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Hays County reports 82 new lab-confirmed COVID 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 82 new lab-confirmed cases along with one (1) new hospitalization and three (3) new hospital discharges. There are 89 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 17,205.

Please note: today’s report covers April 22 – April 23.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 18,061. Hays County has 617 active cases. In the past 21 days, there have been 877 active cases. Hays County has had 833 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 13 people are currently hospitalized.

 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, APRIL 23, AT 1:58 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 – Friday exclusively. No case stats will be given on weekends and holidays.

HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

 

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

HAYS COUNTY
APRIL 20 – 21, 2021 APRIL 22 – 23, 2021
FATALITY %
1.3%
1.3%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.4%
10.3%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.6%
89.7%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
95.2%
95.3%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
173,101
174,559 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 1,152 1,458 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
17,979
18,061 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 624 617
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 103 82
PROBABLE CASES 1,954 19,650
TOTAL RECOVERED
17,116
17,205
DAILY RECOVERED 20 89
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
FATALITIES 239 239
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 154,073 156,498
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 832 833 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 15 13 
FEMALE
9,419 9,468
MALE
8,560 8,593
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
2.9% 3.0%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.6% 69.4%
OTHER
1.0% 0.9%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.4% 25.6%
HISPANIC
48.95% 48.9% 
NON-HISPANIC
34.87% 35.0% 
NOT SPECIFIED 16.18% 16.1% 
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

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

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 541 24 508 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,212 121 3,053 38
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2 1
DRIFTWOOD 226 10 214 2
DRIPPING SPRINGS 860 31 820 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,769 159 5,541 69
MANCHACA 25 0 25 0
MAXWELL 66 2 63 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 46 1 44 1
NIEDERWALD 94 2 92 0
SAN MARCOS 6,462 245 6,120 97
UHLAND 33 0 33 0
WIMBERLEY 708 20 677 11
WOODCREEK 9 2 6 1
TOTAL 18,061 617
17,205
239
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, APRIL 23, AT 1:35 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 APRIL 22, 2021 APRIL 23, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.45%
8.46%
FATALITY %
1.99%
1.99%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
27,357,774 
27,458,964 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
22,537,948 
22,610,330
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
3,698,801 
3,725,830
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,121,025  1,122,804
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,451,130 
2,453,803 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
2,195 
2,547 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 64,950  64,810
NEW PROBABLE CASES
795 
759 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
405,887 
406,686 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,714,350 
2,718,280
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 11,521  3,930 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,935  2,862 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
48,828 
48,897
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
69
69 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.7% 33.8%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
65.1% 65.1%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.1%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.6% 16.6%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
36.1% 36%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.7% 0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.4% 34.6%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
11% 11%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 23, AT 3
:01 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 /
% RATE

FATALITIES /
% RATE

RECOVERED
ACTIVE
APRIL 23
(*provisionary)
32,669,121 /
9.90%
584,226 /
1.79%
25,236,658 6,848,237
APRIL 22
(*provisionary)
32,602,051 /
9.88%
583,330 /
1.79%

25,177,434 6,841,287

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 /
% RATE
FATALITIES /
% RATE
RECOVERED ACTIVE
APRIL 23
(*provisionary)
145,398,793 /
1.89%
3,087,230 /
2.12%
123,413,163 18,898,400
APRIL 22
(*provisionary)
144,571,171 /
1.88%
3,074,945 /
2.13%
122,758,049 18,738,177

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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