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Hays County reports one COVID-related fatality and 4,254 active cases

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 Buda man in his 80s. The department also reports 183 new lab-confirmed cases along with two (2) new hospitalizations and four (4) new hospital discharges. There are 100 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 30,771. 

 The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 35,442. Hays County has 4,254 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 4,708 active cases. Hays County has had 1,430 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 11 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, six (6) people (55%) are unvaccinated.

Hays County residents can now upload their at-home COVID-19 test results to the local health department using this link: https://arcg.is/1G4P1r. All information is confidential and no identifying information is collected. Although these reports will not be included in the official case counts for Hays County, they will help us have a better understanding of community spread.

We remind everyone of some simple measures to help slow the spread of the virus, including frequent hand washing, social distancing and wearing a mask when indoors around large groups of people. Additionally, a COVID-19 vaccine may reduce the risk of severe symptoms or death in those who test positive for the virus. Children age 5-11 are eligible to receive pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

Vaccine opportunities:

  • M-F, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines @ Christus Trinity Clinic (formerly Live Oak), 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

 

UPDATED JANUARY 5, 2022

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 – 11

Current Hospitalizations – 153
In ICU no Vent In ICU with Vent Non-ICU Total
Unvaccinated 2 3 1 6
Vaccinated 1 0 4 5

 

HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS

HAYS COUNTY
DEC. 30-31
JAN. 1 – JAN.4
JAN. 5
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
2,693
4,172
4,254
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
33,537
35,259
35,442
NEWLY CONFIRMED 649
1,722
183
PROBABLE CASES 3,902
3,998
4,127
TOTAL RECOVERED
30,430
30,671
30,771
RECOVERED SINCE LAST UPDATE
110
241 100
CASES REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) NR
0
NR
FATALITIES 414
416
417
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 1,420
1,428
1,430
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 15
13
11
FEMALE
17,539
18,514
18,618
MALE
15,998
16,745
16,824
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
1.4% 1.4%
1.4%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
23.6% 23.6%
23.6%
HISPANIC
48.4% 49.0%
48.9%
NON-HISPANIC
38.3% 38.0%
38.0%
NOT SPECIFIED 13.3% 13.0%
13.1%
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED JANUARY 5, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 YRS. 129 130 259
10-19 YRS. 298 237 535
20-29 YRS. 722 525 1,247
30-39 YRS. 473 337 810
40-49 YRS. 345 284 629
50-59 YRS. 214 180 394
60-69 YRS. 128 103 231
70-79 YRS. 61 55 116
>80 YRS. 11 22 33
TOTAL 2,381 1,873 4,254
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED JANUARY 5, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

AGE RANGE
FEMALE
MALE
TOTAL
FATALITIES
0-9 YRS.
1,491
1,565
3,056
1
10-19 YRS.
3,103
2,758
5,861
2
20-29 YRS.
4,783
4,221
9,004
4
30-39 YRS. 3,076 2,637 5,713 13
40-49 YRS.
2,594
2,261
4,855
32
50-59 YRS.
1,665
1,648
3,313
56
60-69 YRS.
1,083
1,022
2,105
84
70-79 YRS.
514 500 1,014 98
>80 YRS.
301
208
509
127
TOTAL
18,618
16,824
35,442
417
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED JANUARY 5, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED
FATALITIES
AUSTIN 1,018 122 881 15
BEAR CREEK 8 0 8 0
BUDA 6,687 898 5,724 65
CREEDMOOR 7 0 6 1
DRIFTWOOD 537 51 480 6
DRIPPING SPRINGS 1,616 155 1,442 19
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 11,462 1,292 10,041 152
MANCHACA 66 2 64 0
MAXWELL 110 24 85 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 96 13 81 2
NIEDERWALD 173 24 148 1
SAN MARCOS 11,614 1,421 10,041 152
UHLAND 79 11 66 2
WIMBERLEY 1,953 241 1,687
25
WOODCREEK 13 0 10
3
TOTAL 35,442 4,254 30,771 417

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UPDATED JANUARY 5, 2022

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

 

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

NOTE: NR = Not Reported
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

STATE OF TEXAS JAN. 3
JAN. 4
JAN. 5
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
51,344,169
51,552,112
51,744,274 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
3,933,670
3,978,101
4,018,044 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
51,481
44,431
39,943 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 331,707 374,020 411,489 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
811,469
820,591
829,593 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
9,394
9,122
9,002 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary) 4,329,345 4,339,018 4,348,524 
DAILY RECOVERED (*provisionary)
28,717 9,673 9,506 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 7,015 7,460 8,129 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
74,736
74,796
74,888 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
78
60
92 
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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