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Hays County reports one COVID-related fatality and 295 new cases last week

Staff Reports

Hays County Courthouse, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports one (1) COVID-related fatality between 12/14/2021-12/20/2021: a San Marcos woman in her 70s.

The department also reports 295 new lab-confirmed cases along with seven (7) new hospitalizations and 10 new hospital discharges since the last update.

There are 185 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 30,131.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 31,016. Hays County has 474 active cases. In the past 21 days, there have been 670 active cases.

Hays County has had 1,394 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 12 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 11 people (92%) are unvaccinated.

With the upcoming holidays, 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 traveling 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 @ Live Oak Community Clinic, 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

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UPDATED DECEMBER 20, 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 – 12

Current Hospitalizations – 12
In ICU no Vent In ICU with Vent Non-ICU Total
Unvaccinated 5 2 4 11
Vaccinated 1 0 0 1

 

HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS

HAYS COUNTY
NOV 29 – DEC 6
DEC 7 – DEC 13
DEC 14 – 20
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
271
375
474
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
30,558
30,731
30,016
NEWLY CONFIRMED 196
179
295
PROBABLE CASES 3,470
3,491
3,548
TOTAL RECOVERED
29,879
29,946
30,131
WEEKLY RECOVERED 222
67 185
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 12
6
10
FATALITIES 408
410 411
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 1,377
1,387 1,394
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 10
15 12
FEMALE
15,902
15,982
16,144
MALE
14,656
14,749  14,872
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
1.3%
1.4% 1.4%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
23.7%
23.6% 23.6%
HISPANIC
48.6%
48.5% 48.4%
NON-HISPANIC
37.8%
37.9% 38.0%
NOT SPECIFIED 13.6%
13.6% 13.6%
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED DECEMBER 20, 2021
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 YRS. 21 25 46
10-19 YRS. 36 37 73
20-29 YRS. 51 41 92
30-39 YRS. 54 42 96
40-49 YRS. 39 36 75
50-59 YRS. 25 16 41
60-69 YRS. 14 16 30
70-79 YRS. 9 6 15
>80 YRS. 2 4 6
TOTAL 251 223 474
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED DECEMBER 20, 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.
1,354
1,422
2,776
1
10-19 YRS.
2,799
2,511
5,310
2
20-29 YRS.
4,025
3,670
7,695
4
30-39 YRS. 2,579 2,286 4,865 13
40-49 YRS.
2,237
1,971
4,208
32
50-59 YRS.
1,446
1,461
2,907
54
60-69 YRS.
954
918
1,872
83
70-79 YRS.
461 448 909 96
>80 YRS.
289
185
474
126
TOTAL
16,144
14,872
30,016
411
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED DECEMBER 20, 2021
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED
FATALITIES
AUSTIN 877 21 852 14
BEAR CREEK 8 0 8 0
BUDA 5,759 112 5,585 62
CREEDMOOR 7 0 6 1
DRIFTWOOD 486 1 479 6
DRIPPING SPRINGS 1,454 16 1,419 19
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 10,105 162 9,819 124
MANCHACA 64 2 62 0
MAXWELL 83 1 81 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 83 0 81 2
NIEDERWALD 149 4 144 1
SAN MARCOS 10,144 128 9,865 151
UHLAND 67 3 62 2
WIMBERLEY 1,704 24 1,655
25
WOODCREEK 13 0 10
3
TOTAL 30,016 474 30,131 411

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UPDATED DECEMBER 20, 2021

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

 

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

NOTE: N/R = Not Reported
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

STATE OF TEXAS DEC. 18, 2021 DEC. 19, 2021 DEC. 20, 2021
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
49,359,547
49,477,090
49,597,433
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
3,652,651
3,658,609
3,667,598
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
6,545
5,958
8,989
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 78,966 81,226 87,756
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
752,970
754,437
756,060
NEW PROBABLE CASES
1,518
1,467
1,623
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary) 4,251,871 4,256,911 4,260,877
DAILY RECOVERED (*provisionary)
7,285 5,040 3,966
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 3,117 3,054 3,086
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
73,834
73,859
73,865
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
78
25
6
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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