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Hays County reports four COVID-related fatalities; 1,670 new lab-confirmed 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 four (4) COVID-related fatalities since Wednesday’s update: a Kyle man in his 70s, a San Marcos man in his 30s, a San Marcos man in his 70s, and a San Marcos man in his 90s.

The department also reports 1,670 new lab-confirmed cases along with nine (9) new hospitalizations and 11 new hospital discharges. There are 466 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 39,118.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 46,597. Hays County has 7,033 active cases. Hays County has had 1,565 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 28 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 18 people (64%) are unvaccinated.

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 JANUARY 28, 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 – 28

Current Hospitalizations – 28
In ICU no Vent In ICU with Vent Non-ICU Total
Unvaccinated 2 2 14 18
Vaccinated 2 0 8 10

 

HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS

HAYS COUNTY
JAN. 22 – JAN. 24 JAN. 25 – JAN. 26 JAN. 27 – JAN. 28
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
5,894
5,829
7,033 
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
43,973
44,923
46,597 
NEWLY CONFIRMED 1,185 950 1,670 
PROBABLE CASES 5,167 5,386 5,509 
TOTAL RECOVERED
37,642
36,652
39,118 
RECOVERED SINCE LAST UPDATE
1,076 1,000 466 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported Mondays)

44(10 hospitalizations)

NR NR 
FATALITIES 437 442 446 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 1,543 1,556 1,565 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 31 30 28 
FEMALE
23,537 24,053 24,935 
MALE
20,436 20,870 21,662 
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% 49.0% 49.0%
NON-HISPANIC
38.0% 38.0% 38.0%
NOT SPECIFIED 13.0% 13.0% 13.0%
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED JANUARY 28, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 YRS. 407 419 826
10-19 YRS. 639 572 1,211
20-29 YRS. 821 630 1,451
30-39 YRS. 737 502 1,239
40-49 YRS. 597 416 1,013
50-59 YRS. 328 269 597
60-69 YRS. 245 190 435
70-79 YRS. 104 84 188
>80 YRS. 33 40 73
TOTAL 3,911 3,122 7,033
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED JANUARY 28, 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.
2,042
2,146
4,188
1
10-19 YRS.
4,069
3,558
7,628
2
20-29 YRS.
6,345
5,333
11,678
5
30-39 YRS. 4,242 3,431 7,673 15
40-49 YRS.
3,530
2,909
6,439
33
50-59 YRS.
2,211
2,067
4,278
59
60-69 YRS.
1,453
1,314
2,767
90
70-79 YRS.
689 645 1,334 106
>80 YRS.
354
259
612
135
TOTAL
24,935
21,662
46,597
446
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED JANUARY 28, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED
FATALITIES
AUSTIN 1,271 158 1,096 17
BEAR CREEK 8 0 8 0
BUDA 9,001 1,467 7,463 71
CREEDMOOR 17 7 9 1
DRIFTWOOD 675 97 572 6
DRIPPING SPRINGS 1,937 216 1,702 19
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 15,130 2,371 12,628 131
MANCHACA 79 8 71 0
MAXWELL 216 63 152 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 122 19 101 2
NIEDERWALD 213 26 186 1
SAN MARCOS 15,188 2,130 12,893 165
UHLAND 108 16 90 2
WIMBERLEY 2,615 453 2,135
27
WOODCREEK 14 2 9 3
TOTAL 46,597 7,033 39,118 446

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UPDATED JANUARY 28, 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 JAN. 26 JAN. 27 JAN. 28
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
56,345,838
56,503,347
56,680,004 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
5,039,016
5,069,763
5,069,763 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
25,268
30,747
30,747 
PROBABLE CASES
1,009,938
1,013,987
1,013,987 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
5,466
4,049
4,049 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 13,317 13,360 13,360 
TOTAL FATALITIES
77,321
77,555
77,780 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
263
234
225 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
20.53% 20.53% 50.53%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
45.69% 45.69% 45.69%
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)
26.08% 26.08% 26.08%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.81% 0.81% 0.81%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
41.66% 41.66% 41.66%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
21.67% 21.67% 21.67%
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