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Hays County Reports one COVID-related fatality, a San Marcos man in his 80’s

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 (1) COVID-related fatality, a San Marcos man in his 80s.

Please note: today’s report covers April 6 – April 7. The department also reports 21 new lab-confirmed cases along with four (4) new hospitalizations and two (2) new hospital discharges. There are 67 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 16,704.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 17,358. Hays County has 415 active cases. In the past 21 days, there have been 576 active cases.

Hays County has had 804 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 12 people are currently hospitalized.

 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, AT 4:03 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 2 – 5, 2021 APRIL 6 – 7, 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.6%
10.6%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.4%
89.4%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
96.0%
96.2%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
163,536
164,138 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 2,270 602
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
17,337
17,358 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 462 415 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 150 21
PROBABLE CASES 1,899 1,914 
TOTAL RECOVERED
16,637
16,704 
DAILY RECOVERED 86 67
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0 0
FATALITIES 238 239
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 146,199 146,780 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 800 804
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 10 12
FEMALE
9,071 9,082
MALE
8,266  8,276
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
34.5% 34.5%
NOT SPECIFIED 16.4% 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 515 14 492 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,074 70 2,966 38
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2
1
DRIFTWOOD 215 5 208 2
DRIPPING SPRINGS 823 20 794 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,594 139 5,385 70
MANCHACA 25 0 25 0
MAXWELL 62 0 61 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 45 2 42 1
NIEDERWALD 92 2 90 0
SAN MARCOS 6,176 155 5,925 96
UHLAND 33 1 32 0
WIMBERLEY 687 7 669 11
WOODCREEK 7 0 6 1
TOTAL 17,358 415
16,704
239
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 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, AT 1:40 PM.

 

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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

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

STATE OF TEXAS APRIL 6, 2021 APRIL 7, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.30%
8.32%
FATALITY %
1.99%
1.99%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
26,227,798 
26,273,311 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
21,736,673 
21,772,385 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
3,389,212 
3,398,366 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,101,913  1,102,560 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,408,440 
2,412,115 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
3,365 
3,285 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 69,241  68,974 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
802 
813
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
391,814 
392,683 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,657,694 
2,662,211 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 6,290  4,517 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,882  2,886
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
47,822 
47,921 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
73
99
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.6% 33.6%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
65.2% 65.2%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.7% 16.7%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
36.3% 36.3%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.6% 0.6%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.2% 34.2%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
11% 11%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, AT 1
:08 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 7
(*provisionary)
31,560,438 /
9.56%
570,260 /
1.81%
24,122,221 6,867,957
APRIL 6
(*provisionary)
31,496,976 /
9.54%
569,282 /
1.81%

24,058,562 6,869,132

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 7
(*provisionary)
133,060,565 /
1.73%
2,887,247 /
2.17%
107,313,090 22,860,228
APRIL 6
(*provisionary)
132,480,335 /
1.72%
2,875,665 /
2.17%
106,821,737 22,782,933

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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