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) COVID-related fatality since Friday’s update: a Buda man in his 20s. The department also reports 1,500 new lab-confirmed cases along with 23 new hospitalizations and 12 new hospital discharges.
There are 1,721 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 34,791. Per a routine data review, the HCLHD removed 41 cases due to out of county or duplicate record.
The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 41,108. Hays County has 5,890 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 8,910 active cases. Hays County has had 1,497 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 33 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 17 people (52%) are unvaccinated.
Hays County residents can now upload their at-home COVID-19 test results to the local health department using this link: https://arcg.is/1G4P1r. All information is confidential and no identifying information is collected. Although these reports will not be included in the official case counts for Hays County, it will help them to have 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 18, 2022
Due to technical difficulties, the HCLHD was unable to provide a full report last week.
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. Coronavirus 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 – 33
UPDATED JANUARY 18, 2022
Current Hospitalizations – 33
|
In ICU no Vent |
In ICU with Vent |
Non-ICU |
Total |
| Unvaccinated |
2 |
3 |
12 |
17 |
| Vaccinated |
5 |
1 |
10 |
16 |
HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS
HAYS COUNTY
|
JAN. 1 – JAN. 4
|
JAN. 5 – JAN. 7
|
JAN. 8 – JAN. 18 |
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary) |
|
|
|
| NEWLY CONFIRMED |
1,722
|
1,640
|
1,500 |
| PROBABLE CASES |
3,998
|
4,317
|
4,500 |
| TOTAL RECOVERED |
|
|
|
RECOVERED SINCE LAST UPDATE
|
241 |
0
|
1,721 |
| CASES REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) |
0
|
NR
|
41 |
| FATALITIES |
416
|
418
|
427 |
| TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS |
1,428
|
1,439
|
1,497 |
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS |
13
|
18
|
33 |
FEMALE
|
18,514
|
19,545
|
21,889 |
MALE
|
16,745
|
17,537
|
19,219 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN |
0.1%
|
0.1% |
0.2% |
| ASIAN |
1.0%
|
1.0% |
1.3% |
BLACK
|
3.3%
|
3.3% |
3.7% |
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER |
0.0%
|
0.0% |
0.0% |
WHITE
|
70.6%
|
70.6% |
69.3% |
OTHER
|
1.4%
|
1.4% |
4.9% |
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN |
23.6%
|
23.6% |
20.6% |
HISPANIC
|
49.0%
|
49.1% |
49.0% |
NON-HISPANIC
|
38.0%
|
38.0% |
38.0% |
| NOT SPECIFIED |
13.0%
|
12.9% |
13.0% |
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS
HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191
UPDATED JANUARY 18, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.
| AGE RANGE |
FEMALE |
MALE |
TOTAL |
| 0-9 YRS. |
242 |
237 |
479 |
| 10-19 YRS. |
474 |
366 |
840 |
| 20-29 YRS. |
978 |
661 |
1,639 |
| 30-39 YRS. |
615 |
430 |
1,045 |
| 40-49 YRS. |
496 |
349 |
845 |
| 50-59 YRS. |
297 |
218 |
515 |
| 60-69 YRS. |
177 |
144 |
321 |
| 70-79 YRS. |
85 |
76 |
161 |
| >80 YRS. |
27 |
18 |
45 |
| TOTAL |
3,391 |
2,499 |
5,890 |
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS
HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191
UPDATED JANUARY 18, 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. |
|
1,791 |
|
|
10-19 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
| 20-29 YRS. |
|
|
|
|
| 30-39 YRS. |
3,665 |
3,050 |
6,715 |
13 |
40-49 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
50-59 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
60-69 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
70-79 YRS.
|
598 |
577 |
1,175 |
100 |
>80 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
|
AFFECTS BY CITY
HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191
UPDATED JANUARY 18, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.
| CITY |
CASE TOTALS
|
ACTIVE CASES
|
RECOVERED
|
FATALITIES
|
| AUSTIN |
1,143 |
140 |
988 |
15 |
| BEAR CREEK |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0
|
| BUDA |
7,825 |
1,172 |
6,583 |
70
|
| CREEDMOOR |
11 |
4 |
6 |
1
|
| DRIFTWOOD |
596 |
60 |
530 |
6 |
| DRIPPING SPRINGS |
1,761 |
160 |
1,582 |
19
|
| HAYS |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| KYLE |
13,258 |
1,854 |
11,374 |
126 |
| MANCHACA |
71 |
6 |
65 |
0 |
| MAXWELL |
168 |
58 |
109 |
1 |
| MOUNTAIN CITY |
106 |
11 |
93 |
2 |
| NIEDERWALD |
194 |
22 |
171 |
1 |
| SAN MARCOS |
13,584 |
2,055 |
11,374 |
155
|
| UHLAND |
93 |
15 |
76 |
2 |
| WIMBERLEY |
2,274 |
333 |
1,915
|
26 |
| WOODCREEK |
13 |
0 |
10
|
3 |
| TOTAL |
41,108 |
5,890 |
34,791 |
427 |
.
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UPDATED JANUARY 18, 2021
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. 16 |
JAN. 17 |
JAN. 18 |
| TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary) |
|
|
|
| TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES |
|
|
|
| NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary) |
|
|
|
| PROBABLE CASES |
|
|
|
| NEW PROBABLE CASES |
|
|
|
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) |
12,220 |
12,286 |
12,344 |
TOTAL FATALITIES
|
|
|
|
| FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) |
|
|
|
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
|
50.53% |
50.53% |
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% |