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Hays County reports one COVID-related fatality, a Kyle woman in her 50s

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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 (1) COVID-related fatality, a Kyle woman in her 50s. The Department also reports 82 new lab-confirmed cases along with seven (7) new hospitalizations and six (6) new hospital discharges. There are 115 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 17,636.

Please note: today’s report covers May 1-3.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 18,436. Hays County has 560 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 839 active cases. Hays County has had 853 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 14 people are currently hospitalized.

 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, MAY 3, AT 3:42 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. C
oronavirus 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

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

HAYS COUNTY
APRIL 29 – 30, 2021 APRIL 30-MAY 3, 2021
FATALITY %
1.3%
1.3%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.3%
10.2%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.7%
89.8%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
95.5%
95.7%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
178,717 
180,281
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 1,885  1,564
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
18,354 
18,436
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 594  560
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 118  82
PROBABLE CASES 2,006  2,013
TOTAL RECOVERED
17,521 
17,636
DAILY RECOVERED 115  115
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
FATALITIES 239  240
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 160,363  161,845
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 846  853
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 13  14
FEMALE
9,626  9,671
MALE
8,728  8,765
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
3.0% 3.0%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.4% 69.4%
OTHER
0.9% 0.9%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.6% 25.6%
HISPANIC
48.9% 48.9%
NON-HISPANIC
35.1% 35.1%
NOT SPECIFIED 16.0% 16.0%
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 558 23 526 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,289 129 3,122 38
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2 1
DRIFTWOOD 235 11 222 2
DRIPPING SPRINGS 888 35 844 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,876 158 5,648 70
MANCHACA 25 0 25 0
MAXWELL 71 6 64 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 46 1 44 1
NIEDERWALD 96 2 94 0
SAN MARCOS 6,572 170 6,305 97
UHLAND 33 0 33 0
WIMBERLEY 728 25 692 11
WOODCREEK 9 0 8 1
TOTAL 18,436 560
17,636
240
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)

 

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NOTE: TEXAS STATE CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, MAY 3, AT 12:20 PM.

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

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

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

STATE OF TEXAS APRIL 30, 2021 MAY 3, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.52%
8.53%
FATALITY %
1.99%
1.99%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
28,291,903 
28,549,720
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
23,081,347 
23,274,930
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
3,938,339 
3,996,902
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,272,217  1,277,888
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,470,095 
2,474,902
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
2,500 
1,203
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 63,109 63,028
NEW PROBABLE CASES
824 
318
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
413,132 
414,659
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,741,678 
2,747,846
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 6,859  6,168
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,682  2,558
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
49,217 
49,309
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
59 
6
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.9% 33.9%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
65% 65%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.1% 1.1%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.5% 16.5%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
35.9% 35.9%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.7% 0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.7% 34.4%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
11% 11%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 30, AT 2
:41 PM

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 30
(*provisionary)
33,090,889 /
10.02%
589,852 /
1.78%
25,699,371 6,801,666
APRIL 29
(*provisionary)
32,983,949 /
10.00%
588,341 /
1.78%

25,584,747 6,810,861

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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