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Hays County reports 73 new lab-confirmed cases and 342 active cases

Staff Reports

EDITORIAL NOTE
According to the CDC, the State of Texas and Hays County Public Health all give the same disclaimer on all current counts and totals. “The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a very fluid situation, and it will continue to be. All case numbers and totals are subject to change. As new information becomes available, we will publish those updates.”

Hays County Courthouse, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports 73 new lab-confirmed cases along with one (1) new hospitalization and two (2) new hospital discharges. There are 29 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 18,865. This report covers July 15-16, 2021.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 19,471. Hays County has 342 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 438 active cases. Hays County has had 931 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 13 people are currently hospitalized.

NOTE: During a weekly routine data audit the HCLHD removed six (6) cases due to out of county or duplicate.

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, JULY 16, AT 2:27 PM

HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

 

* Disclaimer: As this is a fast-moving situation, the information included below is provisional and subject to change.
*If listed as NR, the latest information has not been released by Hays County; the table will be updated when the data is available. C
oronavirus case and demographic stats are reported Monday’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s only.

HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

 

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

HAYS COUNTY
JULY 13-14 2021 JULY 15-16 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
9.5%
9.5%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
90.5%
90.5%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.8%
4.8%
RECOVERED %
97.1%
96.9%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
203,506
204,359
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 657 853 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
19,404
19,471
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 298 342 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 56 73 
PROBABLE CASES 2,136 2,150 
TOTAL RECOVERED
18,842
18,865 
DAILY RECOVERED 35 29 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
FATALITIES 264 264 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 184,102 184,888 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 930 931 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 14 13 
FEMALE
10,137 10,178 
MALE
9,267 9,293 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
3.2% 3.1%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.3% 69.3%
OTHER
1.1% 1.1%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.3% 25.4%
HISPANIC
49.1% 49.1%
NON-HISPANIC
35.2% 35.2%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.7% 15.6%
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

*Hays county public health updates the following information Monday, Wednesday, and Friday’s only
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 573 11 553 9
BEAR CREEK 5 0 5 0
BUDA 3,457 67 3,345 45
CREEDMOOR 4 0 3 1
DRIFTWOOD 256 2 251 3
DRIPPING SPRINGS 1,019 8 1000 11
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 6,217 120 6,023 74
MANCHACA 24 0 24 0
MAXWELL 53 0 52 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 49 1 47 1
NIEDERWALD 101 3 98 0
SAN MARCOS 6,869 105 6,660 104
UHLAND 39 1 38 0
WIMBERLEY 792 24 756 12
WOODCREEK 10 0 7 3
TOTAL 19,471 342
18,865
264
18,191
DEFINITIONS: CASE & CLINICAL CRITERIA

Confirmed: A case that is laboratory confirmed using a molecular diagnostic test (for example, PCR, Curative RCT-PCR, and Abbott ID Now RCT-PCR)

Probable: A case that:

Using a method approved or authorized by the FDA or designated authority meets presumptive laboratory evidence of

  1. Detection of specific antigen (Ag) in a clinical specimen, OR
  2. Detection of a specific antibody in serum, plasma, or whole blood indicative of a new or recent infection

AND meets clinical criteria

OR

Meets vital records criteria (death certificate lists COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death) with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID-19.

Clinical criteria:

At least two of the following symptoms: fever (measured or subjective), chills, rigors, myalgia, headache, sore throat, new olfactory and taste disorder(s); OR

At least one of the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing; OR

Severe respiratory illness with at least one of the following:

  1. Clinical or radiographic evidence of pneumonia, or
  2. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

 

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NOTE: TEXAS STATE CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, JULY 16, AT 1:55 PM

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

*Texas testing data had not been updated by the time of publication*

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

STATE OF TEXAS JULY 15, 2021 JULY 16, 2021
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
32,526,836
35,594,558 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,568,668
2,571,693 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
3,462
3,008 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 31,351 33,888 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
450,553
451,809 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
1,307
1,231 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,899,651
2,900,895
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,519  2,653 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
51,585
51,610 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
 36
25 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.2% 34.2%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
64.7% 64.7%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.1% 1.1%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.4% 16.4%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
35.8% 35.8%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.7% 0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.9% 34.9%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
10.9% 10.9%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON FRIDAY, JULY 16, AT 3:03
AM

U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*Disclaimer: This data is provisional and the situation changes rapidly and might not reflect some cases still being reported.

US POPULATION: 330 MILLION

U.S. OVERVIEW

POSITIVE
FATALITIES
RECOVERED
ACTIVE
JULY 16
(*provisionary)
34,887,155 624,214 29,341,913 4,921,028
JULY 15
(*provisionary)
34,848,068 623,838 29,324,300 4,899,930
JULY 14
(*provisionary)
34,807,813 623,435 29,304,451 4,879,927

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

INTERNATIONAL CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*Disclaimer: This data is provisional and the situation changes rapidly and might not reflect some cases still being reported.

WORLD POPULATION: 7.7 BILLION

WORLDWIDE
OVERVIEW
POSITIVE
FATALITIES RECOVERED ACTIVE
JULY 16
(*provisionary)
189,785,636 4,084,260 173,192,793 12,508,583
JULY 15
(*provisionary)
4,899,930 4,075,580 172,836,794 12,303,793
JULY 14
(*provisionary)
188,654,892 4,066,861 172,471,860 12,116,171

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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