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Hays County reports one COVID-related fatality, 649 new cases on last day of 2021

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. 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 – 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)
1,510 
2,154
2,693
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
 32,239
32,888
33,537
NEWLY CONFIRMED 1,229  649 649
PROBABLE CASES 3,685  3,768 3,902
TOTAL RECOVERED
30,316 
30,321
30,430
DAILY RECOVERED 185  5 110
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Mondays) 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.
1,435
1,505
2,940
1
10-19 YRS.
2,966
2,636
5,602
2
20-29 YRS.
4,470
3,992
8,462
4
30-39 YRS. 2,875 2,498 5,373 13
40-49 YRS.
2,437
2,153
4,590
32
50-59 YRS.
1,555
1,568
3,123
55
60-69 YRS.
1,018
979
1,997
83
70-79 YRS.
487 474 961 98
>80 YRS.
296
193
489
126
TOTAL
17,539
15,998
33,537
414
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

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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)
50,417,862 
50,480,253
50,560,935
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
3,755,875 
3,767,803
3,778,695
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
10,880 
11,928
10,892
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 161,615  171,506 181,757
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
775,276 
777,624
782,342
NEW PROBABLE CASES
3,915 
2,358
4,708
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)
74,330 
74,401
74,491
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
68 
71
90
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%

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  • 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!

    ===================================
    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

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