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Hays County reports one COVID-related death, a Woodcreek man in his 70s

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 (1) new COVID-related fatality since Friday’s report, a Woodcreek man in his 70s. The department also reports 56 new lab-confirmed cases along with two (2) new hospitalizations and one (1) new hospital discharge. There are 43 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 18,740. This report covers July 3-7, 2021.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 19,192. Hays County has 189 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 250 active cases. Hays County has had 917 total COVID-related hospitalizations and seven (7) people are currently hospitalized.

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, AT 3:33 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’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s only.

HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

 

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

HAYS COUNTY
JUNE 29-30 2021 JULY 1-2 2021 JULY 3-7 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
9.6%
9.6%
9.5%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
90.4%
90.4%
90.5%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.8%
4.8%
4.8%
RECOVERED %
97.8%
97.7%
97.6%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
199,087
199,828
201,243 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 801 741 1,415 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
19,126
19,136
19,192 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 165 177
189 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 35 29
 56
PROBABLE CASES 2,094 2,109
2,112 
TOTAL RECOVERED
18,700
18,697
18,740 
DAILY RECOVERED 14 3
43 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0 19
FATALITIES 261 262
263 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 179,961 180,692
182,051 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 916 915
917 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 2 6
FEMALE
10,007 10,008
10,030 
MALE
9,119 9,128 9,162 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
3.2% 3.2% 3.2%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.3% 69.3% 69.3%
OTHER
1.1% 1.1% 1.1%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.3% 25.3% 25.3%
HISPANIC
49.0% 49.0% 49.0%
NON-HISPANIC
35.3% 35.3% 35.3%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.7% 15.7% 15.7%
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

*Hays county public health updates the following information Monday, Wednesday, and Friday’s only
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 565 8 548 9
BEAR CREEK 5 0 5 0
BUDA 3,399 36 3,318 45
CREEDMOOR 4 0 3 1
DRIFTWOOD 254 4 247 3
DRIPPING SPRINGS 1,013 9 993 11
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 6,122 77 5,971 74
MANCHACA 24 0 24 0
MAXWELL 56 0 55 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 48 0 47 1
NIEDERWALD 98 0 98 0
SAN MARCOS 6,780 38 6,638 104
UHLAND 38 1 37 0
WIMBERLEY 773 15 746 12
WOODCREEK 10 1 7 2
TOTAL 19,192 189
18,740
263
18,191
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, JULY 7, AT 3:25 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 JULY 6, 2021 JULY 7, 2021
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
32,136,348 
32,192,208 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,546,505 
2,552,598 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
573 
6,093 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 22,661  22,789 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
443,072 
445,067 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
309 
509 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,882,512 
2,887,520 
DAILY RECOVERED (*provisionary)
NR
5,008 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 1,746  1,721 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
51,359 
51,384 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
10
25 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.2% 34.2%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
64.7% 64.7%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.1% 1.1%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.4% 16.4%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
35.8% 35.8%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.7% 0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.9% 34.9%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
10.9% 10.9%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, AT 5:04
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
FATALITIES
RECOVERED
ACTIVE
JULY 7
(*provisionary)
34,622,690  621,561  29,145,285  4,855,844 
JULY 6
(*provisionary)
34,598,361 621,335 29,111,580 4,865,446
JULY 5
(*provisionary)
34,592,377 621,293 29,096,816  4,874,268 

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
FATALITIES RECOVERED ACTIVE
JULY 7
(*provisionary)
185,455,246  4,010,625  169,787,943  11,656,678 
JULY 6
(*provisionary)
184,969,547 4,001,736 169,340,941 11,626,870
JULY 5
(*provisionary)
184,643,359 3,994,986 168,966,398  11,681,975 

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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