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Hays County reports five COVID-related fatalities, over one thousand 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 COVID-related fatalities since Friday’s update: an Austin woman in her 80s, a Kyle woman in her 40s, a San Marcos man in his 50s, a San Marcos woman in her 60s, and a San Marcos man in his 70s.

The department also reports 357 new lab-confirmed cases along with 11 new hospitalizations and 18 new hospital discharges. There are 1,215 additional persons considered recovered.

The total number of persons considered recovered is 49,226. The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 52,203.

Hays County has 2,501 active cases. Hays County has had 1,652 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 14 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, six (6) people (43%) are unvaccinated. During a routine data audit, HCLHD removed 56 cases due to out of county or duplicate.

Some simple measures can help slow the spread of the virus, including frequent hand washing, social distancing, and wearing a mask when indoors around large groups of people.

You may need a vaccination prior to traveling to certain locales; see the list below for vaccine opportunities. Children age 5-11 are eligible to receive pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

Hays County residents can now upload their at-home COVID-19 test results to the local health department using this link: https://arcg.is/1G4P1r.

All information is confidential and no identifying information is collected. Although these reports will not be included in the official case counts for Hays County, they will help Hays County have a better understanding of community spread.

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.

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UPDATED FEBRUARY 22, 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 – 14

Current Hospitalizations – 14
In ICU no Vent In ICU with Vent Non-ICU Total
Unvaccinated 1 1 4 6
Vaccinated 4 1 3 8

 

HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS

HAYS COUNTY
FEB. 15 – FEB. 16 FEB. 17 – FEB. 18 FEB. 19 – FEB. 22
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
2,818
3,364
2,501 
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
51,354
51,902
52,203 
NEWLY CONFIRMED 622 548 357 
PROBABLE CASES 6,706 6,706 6,825 
TOTAL RECOVERED
48,067
48,067
49,226 
RECOVERED SINCE LAST UPDATE
760 0 1,215 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) NR NR 56 
HOSPITALIZATIONS REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) NR NR
FATALITIES 469 471 476 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 1,637 1,641 1,652 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 26 21 14 
FEMALE
27,601 27,889 28,059 
MALE
23,753 24,013 24,144 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
ASIAN 1.5% 1.5% 1.5%
BLACK
3.6% 3.6% 3.6%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
WHITE
67.9% 67.9% 67.5%
OTHER
6.6% 6.6% 6.5%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
20.0% 20.0% 20.5%
HISPANIC
47.0% 47.0% 47.0%
NON-HISPANIC
38.0% 38.0% 38.0%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.0% 15.0% 15.0%
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 22, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 YRS. 196 210 406
10-19 YRS. 216 186 402
20-29 YRS. 256 172 428
30-39 YRS. 205 143 348
40-49 YRS. 222 144 366
50-59 YRS. 139 112 251
60-69 YRS. 96 75 171
70-79 YRS. 46 41 87
>80 YRS. 24 18 42
TOTAL 1,400 1,101 2,501
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 22, 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.
2,451
2,555
5,006
1
10-19 YRS.
4,552
3,974
8,526
2
20-29 YRS.
6,893
5,717
12,610
5
30-39 YRS. 4,739 3,765 8,504 15
40-49 YRS.
4,004
3,243
7,247
34
50-59 YRS.
2,493
2,332
4,825
65
60-69 YRS.
1,699
1,504
3,203
98
70-79 YRS.
810 751 1,561 112
>80 YRS.
418
303
721
144
TOTAL
28,059
24,114
52,203
476
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 22, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED
FATALITIES
AUSTIN 1,468 107 1,343 18
BEAR CREEK 9 1 8 0
BUDA 10,089 474 9,540 75
CREEDMOOR 1 0 0 1
DRIFTWOOD 748 34 707 7
DRIPPING SPRINGS 2,411 299 2,089 23
HAYS 4 0 4 0
KYLE 17,119 946 16,036 137
MANCHACA 95 14 81 0
MAXWELL 220 0 219 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 133 7 124 2
NIEDERWALD 243 12 230 1
SAN MARCOS 16,628 510 15,945 173
UHLAND 122 5 115 2
WIMBERLEY 2,896 92 2,771
33
WOODCREEK 17 0 14 3
TOTAL 52,203 2,501 49,226
476

UPDATED FEBRUARY 22, 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. 20
FEB. 21 FEB. 22
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
59,516,152
59,609,538  
59,744,527
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
5,407,689
5,411,128 
5,415,212
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
1,759
3,439 
4,084
PROBABLE CASES
1,104,551
1,106,130 
1,107,904 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
125
1,579 
1,774 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 5,400 5,152  4,970 
TOTAL FATALITIES
82,416
82,435 
82,627 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
84
19 
192 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
51.66% 51.66% 51.66%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
45.16% 45.16% 45.16%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
3.18% 3.18% 3.18%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
2.35% 2.35% 2.35%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
7.67% 7.67% 7.67%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
26.39% 26.39% 26.39%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
2.46% 2.46% 2.46%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
39.01% 39.01% 39.01%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
22.12% 22.12% 22.12%
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