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Hays County reports five new COVID-related fatalities; 2,327 additional recoveries

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 five (5) COVID-related fatalities since last Wednesday’s update: a man in his 50s from Dripping Springs, a woman in her 70s from Dripping Springs, a woman in her 50s from Kyle, a man in his 80s from Kyle, and a man in his 60s from San Marcos.

The department also reports 1,010 new lab-confirmed cases along with 21 new hospitalizations and 22 new hospital discharges. There are 2,327 additional persons considered recovered.

The total number of persons considered recovered is 43,292. The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 49,563. Hays County has 5,812 active cases.

Hays County has had 1,613 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 29 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 16 people (55%) are unvaccinated. During a routine data audit, the HCLHD removed 50 cases due to out of county or duplicate.

Hays County residents can now upload at-home COVID-19 test results to the local health department here:https://arcg.is/1G4P1r. All information is confidential and no identifying information is collected. While these reports will not be included in the official case counts for Hays County, they will provide a better understanding of community spread.

We remind everyone of some simple measures to help slow the spread of the virus, including frequent hand washing, social distancing and wearing a mask when indoors around large groups of people. Additionally, a COVID-19 vaccine may reduce the risk of severe symptoms or death in those who contract for the virus. Children age 5-11 are eligible to receive pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

Vaccine opportunities:

  • NOT OFFERING VACCINE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE M-F, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines @ Christus Trinity Clinic (formerly Live Oak), 401 Broadway, San Marcos, 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.
  • M-F, Walk-in Pfizer vaccine clinics @ CommuniCare, 2810 Dacy Ln., Kyle, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.
  • More locations can be found here: https://www.vaccines.gov

UPDATED FEBRUARY 7, 2022

HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS
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* 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
NOTE: N/R = Not Reported

Current Hospitalizations – 29

Current Hospitalizations – 29
In ICU no Vent In ICU with Vent Non-ICU Total
Unvaccinated 5 2 9 16
Vaccinated 3 0 10 13

 

HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS

HAYS COUNTY
JAN. 28 – JAN. 31 FEB. 1 – FEB. 2
FEB. 3 – FEB. 7
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
8,448
7,134
5,812 
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
47,841
48,603
49,563 
NEWLY CONFIRMED 1,416 744 1,010 
PROBABLE CASES 5,738 5,850 6,474 
TOTAL RECOVERED
38,946
41,015
43,292 
RECOVERED SINCE LAST UPDATE
0 2,069 2,327 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) 172 NR 50 
HOSPITALIZATIONS REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) 10 NR
FATALITIES 447 454 459 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 1,577 1,592 1,613 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 35 30 29 
FEMALE
25,617 26,055 26,589 
MALE
22,224 22,548 22,974 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
ASIAN 1.3% 1.3% 1.3%
BLACK
3.7% 3.7% 3.7%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.3% 69.3% 69.3%
OTHER
4.9% 4.9% 4.9%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
20.6% 20.6% 20.6%
HISPANIC
49.0% 48.0% 48.0%
NON-HISPANIC
38.0% 38.0% 38.2%
NOT SPECIFIED 13.0% 14.0% 13.8%
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 7, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 YRS. 349 377 726
10-19 YRS. 492 446 938
20-29 YRS. 621 464 1,085
30-39 YRS. 552 410 962
40-49 YRS. 467 335 802
50-59 YRS. 280 262 542
60-69 YRS. 264 206 470
70-79 YRS. 113 92 205
>80 YRS. 43 39 82
TOTAL 3,181 2,631 5,812
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 7, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

AGE RANGE
FEMALE
MALE
TOTAL
FATALITIES
0-9 YRS.
2,242
2,333
4,575
1
10-19 YRS.
4,326
3,769
8,095
2
20-29 YRS.
6,633
5,542
12,175
5
30-39 YRS. 4,521 3,617 8,138 15
40-49 YRS.
3,768
3,087
6,855
33
50-59 YRS.
2,351
2,218
4,569
63
60-69 YRS.
1,595
1,424
3,019
93
70-79 YRS.
761 702 1,463 108
>80 YRS.
392
282
674
139
TOTAL
26,589
22,974
49,563
459
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 7, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED
FATALITIES
AUSTIN 1,354 172 1,165 17
BEAR CREEK 8 0 8 0
BUDA 9,551 1,195 8,282 74
CREEDMOOR 18 4 13 1
DRIFTWOOD 711 81 624 6
DRIPPING SPRINGS 2,091 250 1,819 22
HAYS 4 1 3 0
KYLE 16,134 1,996 14,005 133
MANCHACA 81 10 71 0
MAXWELL 220 16 203 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 125 10 113 2
NIEDERWALD 230 24 205 1
SAN MARCOS 16,120 1,711 14,242 167
UHLAND 116 14 100 2
WIMBERLEY 2,783 326 2,427
30
WOODCREEK 17 2 12 3
TOTAL 49,563 5,812 43,292 459

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UPDATED FEBRUARY 7, 2022

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

NOTE: DSHS has removed the estimates of active and recovered cases because of the difficulty of assigning them to a specific year.

 

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

NOTE: NR = Not Reported
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

STATE OF TEXAS FEB. 5
FEB. 6
FEB. 7
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
57,993,119
58,125,700  
58,234,613 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
5,283,321
5,298,076 
9,659 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
12,288
14,755 
5,310,407 
PROBABLE CASES
1,067,907
1,071,210 
1,073,174 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
8,443
3,303 
1,964 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 10,657 10,103  9,659 
TOTAL FATALITIES
79,369
79,412 
79,429 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
234
43 
17 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
50.52% 50.52% 50.52%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
45.68% 45.68% 45.68%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
3.79% 3.79% 3.79%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.97% 1.97% 1.97%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
7.81% 7.81% 7.81%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
26.1% 26.1% 26.1%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.81% 0.81% 0.81%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
41.69% 41.69% 41.69%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
21.63% 21.63% 21.63%
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