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Hays County reports COVID-related fatality of 40-year-old San Marcos resident

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 one COVID-related fatality, a man from San Marcos in his 40s. The department also reports 103 new lab-confirmed cases along with six (6) new hospitalizations and five (5) new hospital discharges. There are 20 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 17,116. Note, today’s report covers April 20-21, 2021.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 17,979. Hays County has 624 active cases. In the past 21 days, there have been 833 active cases. Hays County has had 832 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 15 people are currently hospitalized.

 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, AT 3:24 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 17 – 19, 2021 APRIL 20 – 21, 2021
FATALITY %
1.3%
1.3%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.4%
10.4%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.6%
89.6%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
95.6%
95.2%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
171,949
173,101 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 1,583 1,152 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
17,876
17,979 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 542 624 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 116 103 
PROBABLE CASES 1,954 1,954 
TOTAL RECOVERED
17,096
17,116 
DAILY RECOVERED 150 20 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
FATALITIES 238 239 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 154,073 154,073 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 826 832 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 14 15 
FEMALE
9,363 9,419 
MALE
8,513 8,560 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
2.9% 2.9%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.6% 69.6%
OTHER
1.0% 1.0%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.4% 25.4%
HISPANIC
49.0% 48.95%
NON-HISPANIC
34.8% 34.87%
NOT SPECIFIED 16.3% 16.18%
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 537 22 506 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,192 120 3,034 38
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2
1
DRIFTWOOD 225 10 213 2
DRIPPING SPRINGS 857 34 814 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,754 161 5,524 69
MANCHACA 25 0 25 0
MAXWELL 66 4 61 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 46 1 44 1
NIEDERWALD 94 2 92 0
SAN MARCOS 6,426 250 6,079 97
UHLAND 33 0 33 0
WIMBERLEY 705 18 676 11
WOODCREEK 9 2 6 1
TOTAL 17,979 624
17,116
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 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, AT 3:00 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 20, 2021 APRIL 21, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.43%
8.44%
FATALITY %
1.99%
1.99%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
27,305,417 
27,357,715 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
22,494,107 
22,537,890
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
3,691,476 
3,698,800 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,119,834  1,121,025 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,444,933 
2,448,662 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
3,554 
3,503 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 62,555  65,311 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
821 
1,015 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
403,887 
405,014 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,700,190 
2,702,829 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 6,912   2,639
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,967  2,887 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
48,677 
48,759 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
57 
82 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.7% 33.7%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
65.1% 65.1%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
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% 36.1%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.7% 0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.4% 34.4%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
11% 11%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, AT 2
:14 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 21
(*provisionary)
32,536,470 /
9.86%
582,456 /
1.79%
25,105,535 6,848,479
APRIL 20
(*provisionary)
32,475,043 /
9.84%
581,542 /
1.79%

25,043,463 66,850,038

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 21
(*provisionary)
143,589,419 /
1.86%
3,058,632 /
2.13%
121,963,225 18,567,562
APRIL 20
(*provisionary)
142,752,087 /
1.85%
3,044,553 /
2.13%
121,306,610 18,400,924

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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