Hays County reports four COVID-related fatalities; 75 additional recoveries

Staff Reports

HAYS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports four COVID-related fatalities: a Kyle man in his 60s, a Kyle man in his 40s, a San Marcos woman in her 90s, and a Wimberley man in his 60s. The department also reports 73 new lab-confirmed cases along with five (5) new hospitalizations and six (6) new hospital discharges. There are 75 additional persons considered recovered.

The total number of persons considered recovered is 25,587. The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 27,892. Hays County has 1,952 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 2,574 active cases. Hays County has had 1,270 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 48 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 39 are unvaccinated, which is about 81 percent.

Vaccine opportunities:

• M-F, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines @ Live Oak Community Clinic, 401 Broadway, San Marcos,
  8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4:30 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.
• Coming Soon: M-F, Pfizer and Moderna drive-thru vaccine clinics offered by MD Diagnostics @ Old Walnut Springs School, 300 Sportsplex Dripping Springs, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.

For more in-depth coverage on COVID-19, visit COVID-19 SPECIAL COVERAGE: COVID-19 & the Delta Variant in Hays County, Texas