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Hays County reports one COVID-related fatality; 1,500 new lab-confirmed 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 – 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. 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
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)
4,172
5,893
5,890
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
35,259
37,082
41,108
NEWLY CONFIRMED 1,722
1,640
1,500
PROBABLE CASES 3,998
4,317
4,500
TOTAL RECOVERED
30,671
30,771
34,791
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.
1,722
1,791
3,513
1
10-19 YRS.
3,567
3,111
6,678
2
20-29 YRS.
5,736
4,854
10,590
5
30-39 YRS. 3,665 3,050 6,715 13
40-49 YRS.
3,072
2,598
5,670
32
50-59 YRS.
1,951
1,854
3,805
57
60-69 YRS.
1,250
1,159
2,409
86
70-79 YRS.
598 577 1,175 100
>80 YRS.
328
225
553
131
TOTAL
21,889
19,219
41,108
427
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)
54,240,067
54,501,326
54,710,324
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
4,602,144
4,656,551
4,701,161
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
43,374
54,407
44,610
PROBABLE CASES
NR
933,893
943,236
NEW PROBABLE CASES
156,807
13,861
9,343
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 12,220 12,286 12,344
TOTAL FATALITIES
NR
76,000
76,123
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
62
4
123
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%
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