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Hays County Reports one COVID-related fatality, a Buda man in his 60s

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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 COVID-related fatality, a Buda man in his 60s. The department also reports 38 new lab-confirmed cases along with five (5) new hospitalizations and four (4) new hospital discharges. There are four (4) additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 16,551.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 17,187. Hays County has 400 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 574 active cases. Hays County has had 796 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 12 people are currently hospitalized. During a routine data audit, one (1) case was removed from the COVID-related fatalities as it was a duplicate.

As of March 29, all adults are eligible for a vaccine in Texas according to the state health department.

Starting April 5, HCLHD will provide a COVID-19 update on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays via news release; however, the data will continue to be available on the COVID-19 dashboard Monday through Friday. We anticipate that beginning in June we will scale back to Monday and Friday updates only.

Please note, due to county offices being closed Friday, April 2, there will be no COVID-19 report tomorrow.

Where and how to get vaccinated, and get your questions answered.

 

VACCINE INFORMATION & WHERE TO GET IT

 

HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN GET THE VACCINE IN TEXAS & HAYS COUNTY
COVIDVaccineAllocation-Week16

HAYS COUNTY & TEXAS COVID VACCINE STATS

.*These totals were updated by the Texas Department of State Health Services and
are updated by 4 PM each day with data as of 11:59 PM the previous night.

COMPARISON – HAYS COUNTY VS. STATE OF TEXAS:
PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION VACCINATED

  POPULATION
 FIRST DOSE FULLY VACCINATED
HAYS COUNTY
(est.*16 yrs and older)
 183,380
 55,620 OR 30.33% 30,114 OR 16.42%
HAYS COUNTY
(est. total Population)
 230,091
 55,620 OR 24.17% 30,114 OR 13.09%
STATE OF TEXAS 29,000,000
 7,422,893 OR 25.60% 3,972,931 OR 13.70%

 

HAYS COUNTY COVID-19 DAILY: THE EFFECTS

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED THURSDAY, APRIL 1, AT 3:58 PM.

HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

 

* 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 – Friday exclusively. No case stats will be given on weekends and holidays.

HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

 

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

HAYS COUNTY
 MARCH 31, 2021 APRIL 1, 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.7%
10.7%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.3%
89.3%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
96.5%
96.3%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
160,363
161,266 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 341
903 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
17,150
17,187 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 367
400 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 9
38 
PROBABLE CASES 1,890
1,894 
TOTAL RECOVERED
16,547
15,551 
DAILY RECOVERED 26
4 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
 0
FATALITIES 236
236 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 143,213 144,079 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 791
796 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 11 12 
FEMALE
 8,974
8,995 
MALE
 8,176 8,192 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 0.7% 0.7%
BLACK
 2.6% 2.6%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER		 0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
 70.2% 70.2%
OTHER
 1.0% 1.0%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN		 25.4% 25.4%
HISPANIC
 49.1% 49.1%
NON-HISPANIC
 34.4% 34.4%
NOT SPECIFIED 16.5% 16.5%
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

*Hays county public health updates the following information Monday – Friday only
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

CITY CASE TOTALS
 ACTIVE CASES
 RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 511 13 489 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,037 60 2,939 38
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2
 1
DRIFTWOOD 211 2 208 1
DRIPPING SPRINGS 817 27 781 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,542 131 5,341 70
MANCHACA 25 0 25 0
MAXWELL 62 0 61 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 45 3 41 1
NIEDERWALD 90 1 89 0
SAN MARCOS 6,112 152 5,866 94
UHLAND 32 1 31 0
WIMBERLEY 686 10 665 11
WOODCREEK 7 0 6 1
TOTAL 17,187 400
 16,551
 236
DEFINITIONS: CASE & CLINICAL CRITERIA

Confirmed: A case that is laboratory confirmed using a molecular diagnostic test (for example, PCR, Curative RCT-PCR, and Abbott ID Now RCT-PCR)

Probable: A case that:

› Using a method approved or authorized by the FDA or designated authority meets presumptive laboratory evidence of

  1. Detection of specific antigen (Ag) in a clinical specimen, OR
  2. Detection of a specific antibody in serum, plasma, or whole blood indicative of a new or recent infection

› AND meets clinical criteria

OR

› Meets vital records criteria (death certificate lists COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death) with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID-19.

Clinical criteria:

› At least two of the following symptoms: fever (measured or subjective), chills, rigors, myalgia, headache, sore throat, new olfactory and taste disorder(s); OR

› At least one of the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing; OR

› Severe respiratory illness with at least one of the following:

  1. Clinical or radiographic evidence of pneumonia, or
  2. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

NOTE: TEXAS STATE CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED THURSDAY, APRIL 1, AT 12:45 PM.

 

TEXAS COVID-19 DRILLDOWN

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TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

*Texas testing data had not been updated by the time of publication*

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

STATE OF TEXAS MARCH 30, 2021 MARCH 31 – APRIL 1, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.25%
8.27% 
FATALITY %
1.98%
1.98%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
25,536,604
25,748,371
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
21,242,085
21,369,421 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
3,206,026
3,285,174 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)		 1,086,386 1,093,776
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,391,860
2,397,828
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
3,123
2,409
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 95,739 93,718
NEW PROBABLE CASES
857
797
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
386,948
388,814
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,631,430
2,641,072
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 4,256 9,642
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 3,161 2,954
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
47,278
47,522
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
109
118
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
 33.5% 33.5%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
 65.3% 65.3%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
 1.2% 1.2%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
 1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
 16.8% 16.8%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
 36.3% 36.3%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
 0.6% 0.6%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
 34.1% 34.1%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
 11% 11%

 

U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CORONAVIRUS OVERVIEW

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON THURSDAY, APRIL 1, AT 3:05 AM

U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*Disclaimer: This data is provisional and the situation changes rapidly and might not reflect some cases still being reported.

US POPULATION: 330 MILLION

U.S. OVERVIEW

POSITIVE /
% RATE
FATALITIES /
% RATE
 RECOVERED
 ACTIVE
APRIL 1
(*provisionary)		 31,166,344 /
9.44% 		565,256 /
1.81%		 23,673,462 6,927,626
MARCH 31
(*provisionary)		 31,097,154 /
9.42%		 564,138 /
1.81%
 23,586,796 6,946,220

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

INTERNATIONAL CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*Disclaimer: This data is provisional and the situation changes rapidly and might not reflect some cases still being reported.

WORLD POPULATION: 7.7 BILLION

WORLDWIDE
OVERVIEW		 POSITIVE /
% RATE
 FATALITIES /
% RATE		 RECOVERED ACTIVE
APRIL 1
(*provisionary)
 129,574,017 /
1.68%		 2,830,220 /
2.18%		 104,480,926 22,262,871
MARCH 31
(*provisionary)
 128,850,272 /
1.67%		 2,817,418 /
2.18%		 103,996,874 22,035,980

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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