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Hays County reports one COVID-related death and 365 active cases

Get COVID case stats for Hays County, Texas, where and how to get vaccinated, and have your questions answered.

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, San Marcos, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports one COVID-related fatality, a Buda woman in her 80s. The department also reports 12 new lab-confirmed cases along with one (1) new hospitalization and five (5) new hospital discharges. There are 17 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 16,356.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 16,957. Hays County has 365 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 560 active cases. Hays County has had 782 total COVID-related hospitalizations and nine (9) people are currently hospitalized.

According to the state health department, all adults will be eligible for a vaccine in Texas beginning March 29. Hays County issued a news release earlier this week about the change; it’s available on our website: https://hayscountytx.com/2021/03/23/dshs-opens-vaccine-eligibility-to-all-adults-beginning-march-29/

Where and how to get vaccinated, and get your questions answered.

 

 

HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN GET THE VACCINE IN TEXAS & HAYS COUNTY

HAYS COUNTY & TEXAS COVID VACCINE STATS

.*These totals were updated by the Texas Department of State Health Services and
are updated by 4 PM each day with data as of 11:59 PM the previous night.

COMPARISON – HAYS COUNTY VS. STATE OF TEXAS:
PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION VACCINATED

  POPULATION
FIRST DOSE FULLY VACCINATED
HAYS COUNTY
(*16 yrs and older)
183,380 OR 0.63%
48,855 OR 26.64% 24,599 OR 13.41%
HAYS COUNTY
(Total Population)
230,091
48,855 OR 21.23% 24,599 OR 10.69%
STATE OF TEXAS 29,000,000
6,407,978 OR 22.10% 3,215,549 OR 11.09%

 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, AT 3:51 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 – Friday exclusively. No case stats will be given on weekends and holidays.

HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

 

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

HAYS COUNTY
MARCH 23, 2021 MARCH 24, 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.9%
10.9%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.1%
89.1%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
96.4%
96.5%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
156,100
156,275
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 813 175 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
16,945
16,957
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 371 365 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 32 12 
PROBABLE CASES 1,867 1,870 
TOTAL RECOVERED
16,339
16,356 
DAILY RECOVERED 84 17 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
0
FATALITIES 235 236 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 139,155 139,318 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 781 782 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 13
FEMALE
8,858  8,866
MALE
8,087 8,091 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
2.7% 2.7%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.7% 69.8%
OTHER
1.0% 1.0%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.5% 25.4%
HISPANIC
49.1% 49.1%
NON-HISPANIC
34.3% 34.3%
NOT SPECIFIED 16.6% 16.6%
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

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

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 502 7 485 10
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,005 60 2,908 37
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2
1
DRIFTWOOD 209 3 205 1
DRIPPING SPRINGS 804 30 765 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,466 105 5,287 74
MANCHACA 25 0 25 0
MAXWELL 62 3 58 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 43 1 41 1
NIEDERWALD 90 1 89 0
SAN MARCOS 6,023 137 5,795 91
UHLAND 32 3 29 0
WIMBERLEY 679 15 654 10
WOODCREEK 7 0 6 1
TOTAL 16,957 365
16,356
236
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 CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, AT 12:55 PM.

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

*Texas testing data had not been updated by the time of publication*

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

STATE OF TEXAS MARCH 23, 2021 MARCH 24, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.18%
8.19%
FATALITY %
1.96%
1.97%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
24,948,363
25,036,811 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind)
20,833,344
20,903,330
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind)
3,042,770
3,058,890 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) 1,072,249 1,074,591 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,371,653
2,374,938 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
3,431
2,758 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 103,676 102,765 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
1,064
900 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
380,635
381,694 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,598,355
2,602,971 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 5,596 4,616 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 3,498 3,461 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
46,558
46,736 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
80
178 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.5% 33.5%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
65.3% 65.3%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.8% 16.8%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
36.4% 36.4%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.6% 0.6%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34% 34%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
11% 11%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, AT 2
:37 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 /
% RATE

FATALITIES /
% RATE

RECOVERED
ACTIVE
MARCH 24
(*provisionary)
30,636,534 /
9.28%
556,883 /
1.82%
23,039,585 7,040,066
MARCH 23
(*provisionary)
30,576,962 /
9.27%
555,945 /
1.82%

22,846,003 7,175,014

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 /
% RATE
FATALITIES /
% RATE
RECOVERED ACTIVE
MARCH 24
(*provisionary)
124,859,833 /
1.62%
2,747,609 /
2.20%
100,880,783 21,231,441
MARCH 23
(*provisionary)
124,321,272 /
1.61%
2,735,952 /
2.20%
100,304,760 21,280,560

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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