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Hays County reports one COVID-related fatality, a San Marcos man in his 70s

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 COVID-related fatality; a San Marcos man in his 70s. This report covers May 8-10, 2021.

The Department also reports 45 new lab-confirmed cases along with four (4) new hospitalizations and six (6) new hospital discharges. There are 181 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 17,958.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 18,606. Hays County has 407 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 730 active cases. Hays County has had 862 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 14 people are currently hospitalized.

Upcoming no appointment needed vaccine clinics:

  • May 11, Live Oak Community Clinic, 401 Broadway, San Marcos, between 8-11:30 a.m. and 1-4:30 p.m.
  • May 12-14, Hays CISD Central Office, 21003 I-35, Kyle, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
  • May 13, Dunbar Recreation Center, 801 MLK Blvd., San Marcos, 5-10 p.m.

Helpful links:

 

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

 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, MAY 10, AT 4:09 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
MAY 6 – 7, 2021 MAY 8 – 10, 2021
FATALITY %
1.3%
1.3%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.2%
10.1%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.8%
89.9%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
95.8%
96.5%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
182,495
183,449 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 1,169 954 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
18,561
18,606
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 544 407
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 51 45
PROBABLE CASES 2,039 2,039
TOTAL RECOVERED
17,777
17,958 
DAILY RECOVERED 63 181
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0 0
FATALITIES 240 241
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 163,934 164,843 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 858 862
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 16  14
FEMALE
9,730 9,757
MALE
8,831  8,849
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% 48.94%
NON-HISPANIC
35.1% 35.16%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.9% 15.91%
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 560 9 542 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,315 76 3,201 38
CREEDMOOR 4 1 2 1
DRIFTWOOD 238 7 229 2
DRIPPING SPRINGS 895 25 861 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,927 120 5,737 70
MANCHACA 26 1 25 0
MAXWELL 73 7 65 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 46 0 45 1
NIEDERWALD 96 2 94 0
SAN MARCOS 6,644 143 6,403 98
UHLAND 33 0 33 0
WIMBERLEY 733 16 706 11
WOODCREEK 9 0 8 1
TOTAL 18,606 407
17,958
241
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 MONDAY, MAY 10, AT 2:05 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 MAY 9, 2021 MAY 10, 2021 
COVID POSITIVE %
8.58%
8.58%
FATALITY %
1.99%
1.99%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
28,976,243 
29,005,136 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
23,565,813 
23,592,660 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
4,121,642 
4,122,989 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,288,788  1,289,487 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,486,826 
2,487,480 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
1,079 
651 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 59,153  57,832 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
279 
96
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
418,284 
418,383 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,766,692 
2,768,859 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 1,616  2,167 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,399  2,200 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
49,591 
49,594 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
19
3
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
34% 34%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
64.9% 64.9%
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)
34.8% 34.8%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
10.9% 10.9%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON MONDAY, MAY 10, AT 2
:58 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
MAY 10
(*provisionary)
33,476,781 /
10.14%
595,812 /
11.78%
26,439,712 6,441,257
MAY 9
(*provisionary)
33,456,913 /
10.14%
595,619 /
1.78%

26,407,793 6,453,501

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
MAY 10
(*provisionary)
158,992,306 /
2.06%
3,307,496 /
2.08%
136,562,372 19,122,438
MAY 9
(*provisionary)
158,760,290 /
2.06%
3,302,448 /
2.08%
136,261,730 19,196,112

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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