Hays County reports one COVID-related fatality; 60 additional recoveries

Staff Reports

HAYS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports one COVID-related fatality: a Wimberley man in his 50s. The department also reports 37 new lab-confirmed cases along with one (1) new hospitalization and two (2) new hospital discharges. There are 60 additional persons considered recovered.

The total number of persons considered recovered is 28,412. The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 29,356. Hays County has 557 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 985 active cases. Hays County has had 1,331 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 17 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 13 (76%) are unvaccinated.

Vaccine opportunities:

• M-F, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines @ Live Oak Community Clinic, 401 Broadway, San Marcos,
  8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4:30 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.
• Coming Soon: M-F, Pfizer and Moderna drive-thru vaccine clinics offered by MD Diagnostics @ Old Walnut Springs School, 300 Sportsplex Dripping Springs, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Note, beginning Monday, Oct. 25, the Hays County Local Health Department will begin sending out one news release per week with COVID-19 numbers. The online COVID-19 dashboard is updated M-F and can be found on their website.

For more in-depth coverage on COVID-19, visit COVID-19 SPECIAL COVERAGE: COVID-19 & the Delta Variant in Hays County, Texas.