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 new COVID-related fatality, a man from the northern Hays County area (Hays County resident with an Austin address) in his 70s.
The department also reports 649 new lab-confirmed cases since Wednesday’s update along with six (6) new hospitalizations and seven (7) new hospital discharges.
There are 110 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 30,430. The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 33,537.
Hays County has 2,693 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 2,875 active cases. Hays County has had 1,420 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 15 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 13 people (87%) are unvaccinated.
With the upcoming holiday, the HCLHD reminds county residents to take precautions especially if traveling or they have family and friends coming to town. Some simple measures can help slow the spread of the virus, including frequent hand washing, social distancing and wearing a mask when indoors around large groups of people.
You may need a vaccination prior to travel to certain locales; see the list below for vaccine opportunities. Children age 5-11 are eligible to receive pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Vaccine opportunities (hours may change due to holidays):
- 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
The Hays County Local Health Department has announced they will start providing COVID-19 updates three times a week, instead of once a week, beginning December 29, 2021.
UPDATED DECEMBER 31, 2021
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 – 15
Current Hospitalizations – 12
|
In ICU no Vent |
In ICU with Vent |
Non-ICU |
Total |
| Unvaccinated |
7 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
| Vaccinated |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS
The Hays County Local Health Department has announced they will start providing COVID-19 updates three times a week, instead of once a week, beginning December 29, 2021.
HAYS COUNTY
|
DEC 21 – 28
|
DEC 29 |
DEC 31 |
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary) |
|
|
|
| NEWLY CONFIRMED |
1,229 |
649 |
649 |
| PROBABLE CASES |
3,685 |
3,768 |
3,902 |
| TOTAL RECOVERED |
|
|
|
| DAILY RECOVERED |
185 |
5 |
110 |
| CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Mondays) |
6 |
NA |
NA |
| FATALITIES |
413 |
413 |
414 |
| TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS |
1,413 |
1,414 |
1,420 |
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS |
20 |
16 |
15 |
FEMALE
|
16,830 |
17,187 |
17,539 |
MALE
|
15,409 |
15,701 |
15,998 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
| ASIAN |
1.0% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
BLACK
|
3.3% |
3.3% |
3.3% |
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
WHITE
|
70.6% |
70.6% |
70.6% |
OTHER
|
1.4% |
1.4% |
1.4% |
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN |
23.6% |
23.6% |
23.6% |
HISPANIC
|
48.4% |
48.4% |
48.4% |
NON-HISPANIC
|
38.2% |
38.2% |
38.3% |
| NOT SPECIFIED |
13.5% |
13.4% |
13.3% |
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS
HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191
UPDATED DECEMBER 31, 2021
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.
| AGE RANGE |
FEMALE |
MALE |
TOTAL |
| 0-9 YRS. |
89 |
86 |
175 |
| 10-19 YRS. |
182 |
136 |
318 |
| 20-29 YRS. |
469 |
339 |
808 |
| 30-39 YRS. |
321 |
230 |
551 |
| 40-49 YRS. |
215 |
196 |
411 |
| 50-59 YRS. |
115 |
111 |
226 |
| 60-69 YRS. |
72 |
63 |
135 |
| 70-79 YRS. |
26 |
26 |
52 |
| >80 YRS. |
8 |
9 |
17 |
| TOTAL |
1,497 |
1,196 |
2,693 |
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS
HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191
UPDATED DECEMBER 31, 2021
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.
AGE RANGE
|
FEMALE
|
MALE
|
TOTAL
|
FATALITIES
|
| 0-9 YRS. |
|
1,505 |
|
|
10-19 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
| 20-29 YRS. |
|
|
|
|
| 30-39 YRS. |
2,875 |
2,498 |
5,373 |
13 |
40-49 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
50-59 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
60-69 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
70-79 YRS.
|
487 |
474 |
961 |
98 |
>80 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
|
AFFECTS BY CITY
HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191
UPDATED DECEMBER 31, 2021
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.
| CITY |
CASE TOTALS
|
ACTIVE CASES
|
RECOVERED
|
FATALITIES
|
| AUSTIN |
975 |
95 |
865 |
15 |
| BEAR CREEK |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0
|
| BUDA |
6,245 |
537 |
5,645 |
63
|
| CREEDMOOR |
7 |
0 |
6 |
1
|
| DRIFTWOOD |
519 |
33 |
480 |
6 |
| DRIPPING SPRINGS |
1,555 |
105 |
1,431 |
19
|
| HAYS |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| KYLE |
10,893 |
830 |
9,939 |
124 |
| MANCHACA |
65 |
1 |
64 |
0 |
| MAXWELL |
100 |
17 |
82 |
1 |
| MOUNTAIN CITY |
94 |
11 |
81 |
2 |
| NIEDERWALD |
166 |
18 |
147 |
1 |
| SAN MARCOS |
10,961 |
872 |
9,937 |
152
|
| UHLAND |
74 |
8 |
64 |
2 |
| WIMBERLEY |
1,859 |
166 |
1,668
|
25
|
| WOODCREEK |
13 |
0 |
10
|
3 |
| TOTAL |
33,537 |
2,693 |
30,430 |
414 |
.
.
UPDATED DECEMBER 30, 2021
TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS
TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION
NOTE: NR = Not Reported
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock
| STATE OF TEXAS |
DEC. 28, 2021 |
DEC. 29, 2021 |
DEC. 30, 2021 |
| TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary) |
|
|
|
| TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES |
|
|
|
| NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary) |
|
|
|
| ACTIVE (*provisionary) |
161,615 |
171,506 |
181,757 |
| TOTAL PROBABLE CASES |
|
|
|
| NEW PROBABLE CASES |
|
|
|
| TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary) |
4,292,127 |
4,296,099 |
4,300,628 |
DAILY RECOVERED (*provisionary)
|
3,795 |
3,972 |
4,529 |
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) |
4,431 |
4,917 |
5,523 |
| TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary) |
|
|
|
| FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) |
|
|
|
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
|
37.5% |
37.5% |
37.5% |
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
|
61.2% |
61.2% |
61.2% |
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
|
1.3% |
1.3% |
1.3% |
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
|
1.4% |
1.4% |
1.4% |
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
|
14.8% |
14.8% |
14.8% |
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
|
37.0% |
37.0% |
37.0% |
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
|
0.8% |
0.8% |
0.8% |
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
|
32.1% |
32.1% |
32.1% |
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
|
14.0% |
14.0% |
14.0% |
SMCISD Superintendent, Michael Cardona is a wimp. He has zero willingness to display any kind of leadership. He routinely waits until the last minute to disseminate important information to parents. Examples include:
– Declaring the last day of the fall semester, 14 Dec, for a Mental Health day on same day as the TikTok conspiracy started, but didn’t have the cojones to ask for additional security or explain the real reason to parents.
– Waiting until yesterday to send to the Spring semester return plan. Cliff’s Notes: The decision was made on 14 Dec. As predicted in August, nothing changed.
– Nothing will change until we get real leadership.
Fire Michael Cardona!
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Sincerely, congrats to the Students Honored at the 13 Dec meeting. So glad they got you in early. No reason to keep you around.
It was a “school night” after all. <— President of the SMCISD Trustees, Clementine Cantu