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Hays County reports 90 new COVID cases over the weekend

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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 – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports 90 new lab-confirmed cases along with three (3) new hospitalizations and two (2) new hospital discharges since Friday’s report.

There are 46 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 16,036.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 16,758. Hays County has 490 active cases.

In the past 21 days, there have been 925 active cases. Hays County has had 767 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 10 people are currently hospitalized.

WHERE & HOW TO GET THE VACCINE OR HAVE QUESTIONS?

 

 

HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN GET THE VACCINE IN TEXAS & HAYS COUNTY

HAYS COUNTY & TEXAS COVID VACCINE STATS

.*These totals were updated by the Texas Department of State Health Services and
are updated by 4 PM each day with data as of 11:59 PM the previous night.

COMPARISON – HAYS COUNTY VS. STATE OF TEXAS:
PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION VACCINATED

  POPULATION
FIRST DOSE FULLY VACCINATED
HAYS COUNTY
(*16 yrs and older)
183,380 OR 0.63%
40,452 OR 22.06% 20,069 OR 10.94%
STATE OF TEXAS 29,000,000
5,463,132 OR 18.84% 2,871,034 OR 9.90%

 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, MARCH 15, AT 3:58 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

HAYS COUNTY
MARCH 12, 2021 MARCH 13-15, 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
11.1%
10.9%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
88.9%
89.1%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
95.9%
95.7%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
149,819
153,330
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 715 3,511 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
16,668
16,758 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 446 490 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 17 44
PROBABLE CASES 1,839 1,850
TOTAL RECOVERED
15,990
 16,036
DAILY RECOVERED 43 46
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0 N/A
FATALITIES 232 232
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 133,151 136,572 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 764 3,980
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 9 10
FEMALE
8,708 8,756
MALE
7,960  8,002
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
2.7% 2.7%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0%
0%
WHITE
69.7% 69.7%
OTHER
1%
1%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.5% 25.5%
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 499 14
475 10
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 2,973 109 2,828 36
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2
1
DRIFTWOOD 209 8 200 1
DRIPPING SPRINGS 790 45 736 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,398 108 5,218 72
MANCHACA 25 2 23 0
MAXWELL 62 12 49 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 42 2 39 1
NIEDERWALD 89 0 89 0
SAN MARCOS 5,951 160 5,701 90
UHLAND 31 2 29 0
WIMBERLEY 672 28 634 10
WOODCREEK 7 0 6 1
TOTAL 16,758 490
16,036
232
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 CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, MARCH 15, AT 2:15 PM.

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

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

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

STATE OF TEXAS MARCH 14, 2021
MARCH 15, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.09%
8.09%
FATALITY %
1.94%
1.94%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
24,239,587 
24,324,576 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind)
20,346,386 
20,406,104 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind)
2,841,582 
2,865,192 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) 1,051,619  1,053,280 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,345,024 
2,346,924 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
2,004 
1,437
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 112,819  111,498 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
343
173
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
373,359 
374,202 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,556,626 
2,560,773 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 8,144  4,147 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 4,093
3,980 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
45,543 
45,570 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
69
27
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
33% 33%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
65.39% 65.39%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
33.8% 33.8%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.7% 16.7%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
36.6% 36.6%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
0.6% 0.6%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
11.1% 11.1%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON MONDAY, MARCH 15, AT 3
:24 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
MARCH 15
(*provisionary)
30,081,657 /
9.12%
547,234 /
1.82%
22,169,237 7,365,186
MARCH 14
(*provisionary)
30,043,662 /
9.10%
546,605 /
1.82%

22,108,596 7,388,461

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
MARCH 15
(*provisionary)
120,452,744 /
1.56%
2666,130 /
2.21%
97,008,373 20,778,241
MARCH 14
(*provisionary)
120,150,402 /
1.56%
2,661,347 /
2.22%
96,676,008 20,813,047

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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