Hays County reports one COVID-related fatality, 109 active 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 – The Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) is now reporting COVID-19 data in a manner that is more in line with how the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) now calculates whether a community has high, medium or low transmission (visit that webpage here; Hays County is currently identified as Low Transmission). It’s also in a more standardized format for comparability across counties and regions.

Beginning today, HCLHD added a metric: the weekly case rate per 100,000 (7-day average). See the item in the key statistics table below. An explanation is in the metric definitions table below.

HCLHD reminds everyone that COVID-19 is a respiratory virus that spreads primary through the air. Wearing an N95, KN95, or KF94 mask while indoors will reduce your chances of catching the virus. Additional measures include utilizing indoor air filters, social distancing, and frequent hand washing. Staying up to date with COVID vaccinations greatly reduces the risk of severe disease and death. Everyone age five and older is eligible to receive the vaccine. Everyone over the age of 16 is encouraged to get a booster dose.

Hays County residents can upload at-home COVID-19 test results here: https://arcg.is/1G4P1r. No identifying information is collected. While these reports are not included in our official case counts, they help provide a better understanding of community spread.

Vaccine opportunities:

  • NOTE: CHRISTUS AGAIN OFFERING VACCINES on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines @ Christus Trinity Clinic (formerly Live Oak), 401 Broadway, San Marcos
  • 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
  • Check with your health care provider to see if they offer vaccines
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UPDATED MARCH 30, 2022

HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

KEY STATISTICS

HAYS COUNTY
MAR. 9
MAR. 17
MAR. 23
MAR. 30
NEW CASES*
(Total new cases since the last report. This includes both PCR and antigen-positive tests. This is a change from the previous 2 years reporting that separated PCR tests (confirmed) from antigen tests (probable).)
125
147
78
 109
DAILY CASES PER 100,000 (7-day average)
(The number of new cases per 100,000 population. This is calculated by dividing the 7-day average by the county population and multiplying by 100,000. This standardizes the data in a way that makes it easy to compare data across areas with differing populations.)
10.96
8.71
4.62
6.5 
WEEKLY CASES PER 100K
(Calculated by dividing the total number of cases in the past 7 days by the county population and multiplying by 100,000. This metric is one that the CDC is currently using to determine COVID-19 community levels.)

NR
NR
NR
45.2
ACTIVE CASES
(The number of new cases over the past 7 days. This number is a very broad estimate of the number of people who may be contagious.)

185
147
78
109 
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS (total past 7 days)
(Total number of new COVID-19 hospital admissions in the past 7 days.)
6
7
1
HOSPITALIZATIONS PER 100K (7-day average)
(Total number of new COVID-19 hospital admissions divided by the county population and multiplied by 100,00.)
2
3
0
FATALITIES
(COVID-19 deaths reported in the past 7 days.)
6
2
2
7-DAY TEST POSITIVITY RATE
(Percentage of performed tests that were positive in the past 7 days. Calculated by dividing the number of positive test results by the total number of reported tests and multiplying by 100. Test positivity rate aims to measure the viral prevalence in a community but is also affected by testing strategies and availability.)
4.57%
2.46%
2.75%
3.63%

NR = Not Reported

 

UPDATED MARCH 30, 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 MAR. 28 MAR. 29 MAR. 30
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
62,373,357 
62,512,371 
62,555,712 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
5,495,286 
5,498,702 
5,500,054 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
398 
1,465 
789 
PROBABLE CASES
1,160,150 
1,161,938 
1,163,083 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
61 
1,788 
1,145
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 1,152  1,169  1,134 
TOTAL FATALITIES
85,868 
85,903 
85,946 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
35 
43 
FEMALE % (updated on Fridays)
51.66% 51.66% 51.66%
MALE % (updated on Fridays)
45.15% 45.15% 45.15%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
3.19% 3.19% 3.19%
ASIAN % (updated on Fridays)
2.37% 2.37% 2.37%
BLACK % (updated on Fridays)
7.69% 7.69% 7.69%
HISPANIC % (updated on Fridays)
26.46% 26.46% 26.46%
OTHER % (updated on Fridays)
2.56% 2.56% 2.56%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Fridays)
38.71% 38.71% 38.71%
WHITE % (updated on Fridays)
22.21% 22.21% 22.21%

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*UPDATED MARCH 30, 2021

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
MARCH 30
(*provisionary)
81,686,628  1,005,056  64,876,974  15,804,598 
MARCH 29
(*provisionary)
81,658,973  1,004,244  64,683,169  15,971,560 
MARCH 28
(*provisionary)
81,621,888  1,003,467  64,457,026  16,161,395 
MARCH 27
(*provisionary)
81,616,936 1,003,425 64,268,976 16,344,535
MARCH 26
(*provisionary)
81,600,890 1,003,198 64,070,163 16,527,529

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
MARCH 30
(*provisionary)
485,706,821  6,157,885  421,131,234  58,417,702 
MARCH 29
(*provisionary)
483,894,923  6,152,757  418,142,318  59,599,848 
MARCH 28
(*provisionary)
482,228,904  6,148,926  416,662,954  59,417,024 
MARCH 27
(*provisionary)
481,366,822 6,146,544 415,593,558 59,626,720
MARCH 26
(*provisionary)
480,090,355 6,143,648 414,502,191 59,444,516

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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