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Hays County reports one COVID-related fatality and 8,448 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 since Friday’s update: a woman from Buda in her 60s.

The department also reports 1,416 new lab-confirmed cases along with 22 new hospitalizations and 15 new hospital discharges. There are 0 new recoveries. The total number of persons considered recovered is 38,946.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 47,841. Hays County has 8,448 active cases. Hays County has had 1,577 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 35 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 22 people (63%) are unvaccinated.

Hays County residents can now upload at-home COVID-19 test results to the local health department here: https://arcg.is/1G4P1r. All information is confidential and no identifying information is collected. While these reports will not be included in the official case counts for Hays County, they will provide 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 contract for the virus. Children age 5-11 are eligible to receive pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

Vaccine opportunities:

  • NOT OFFERING VACCINE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE 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 31, 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 – 35

Current Hospitalizations – 35
In ICU no Vent In ICU with Vent Non-ICU Total
Unvaccinated 5 2 15 22
Vaccinated 2 0 11 13

 

HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS

HAYS COUNTY
JAN. 25 – JAN. 26 JAN. 27 – JAN. 28 JAN. 28 – JAN. 31
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
5,829
7,033
8,448
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
44,923
46,597
47,841
NEWLY CONFIRMED 950 1,670 1,416
PROBABLE CASES 5,386 5,509 5,738
TOTAL RECOVERED
36,652
39,118
38,946
RECOVERED SINCE LAST UPDATE
1,000 466 0
CASES REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) NR NR 172
HOSPITALIZATIONS REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) NR NR 10
FATALITIES 442 446 447
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 1,556 1,565 1,577
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 30 28 35
FEMALE
24,053 24,935 25,617
MALE
20,870 21,662 22,224
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
ASIAN 1.3% 1.3% 1.3%
BLACK
3.7% 3.7% 3.7%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.3% 69.3% 69.3%
OTHER
4.9% 4.9% 4.9%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
20.6% 20.6% 20.6%
HISPANIC
49.0% 49.0% 49.0%
NON-HISPANIC
38.0% 38.0% 38.0%
NOT SPECIFIED 13.0% 13.0% 13.0%
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED JANUARY 31, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 YRS. 478 505 983
10-19 YRS. 762 675 1,437
20-29 YRS. 984 738 1,722
30-39 YRS. 871 584 1,455
40-49 YRS. 719 505 1,224
50-59 YRS. 403 339 742
60-69 YRS. 308 246 554
70-79 YRS. 137 105 242
>80 YRS. 43 46 89
TOTAL 4,705 3,122 8,448
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED JANUARY 31, 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.
2,108
2,226
4,334
1
10-19 YRS.
4,182
3,656
7,838
2
20-29 YRS.
6,466
5,435
11,901
5
30-39 YRS. 4,356 3,497 7,853 15
40-49 YRS.
3,637
2,990
6,627
33
50-59 YRS.
2,275
2,131
4,406
59
60-69 YRS.
1,511
1,360
2,871
91
70-79 YRS.
719 664 1,383 106
>80 YRS.
363
265
628
135
TOTAL
25,617
22,224
47,841
447
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED JANUARY 31, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED
FATALITIES
AUSTIN 1,283 174 1,092 17
BEAR CREEK 8 0 8 0
BUDA 9,193 1,689 7,432 72
CREEDMOOR 18 8 9 1
DRIFTWOOD 693 119 568 6
DRIPPING SPRINGS 2,007 287 1,701 19
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 15,614 2,911 12,572 131
MANCHACA 79 8 71 0
MAXWELL 216 65 150 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 124 21 101 2
NIEDERWALD 221 34 186 1
SAN MARCOS 15,578 2,582 12,831 165
UHLAND 113 21 90 2
WIMBERLEY 2,676 527 2,122
27
WOODCREEK 15 2 10 3
TOTAL 47,841 8,448 38,946 447

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UPDATED JANUARY 31, 2022

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

NOTE: DSHS has removed the estimates of active and recovered cases because of the difficulty of assigning them to a specific year.

 

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

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

STATE OF TEXAS JAN. 29 JAN. 30
JAN. 31
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
56,895,061
57,048,971
57,182,521
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
5,104,330
5,158,709
5,182,291
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
34,567
23,487
23,582
PROBABLE CASES
1,031,360
1,034,108
1,037,055
NEW PROBABLE CASES
9,583
2,748
2,947
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 12,670 12,392 12,121
TOTAL FATALITIES
78,015
78,136
78,160
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
235
121
24
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
50.53%
50.52%
50.52%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
45.69%
45.68%
45.68%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
3.79%
3.79%
3.79%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.97%
1.97%
1.97%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
7.81%
7.81%
7.81%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
26.08%
26.1%
26.1%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.81%
0.81%
0.81%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
41.66%
41.69%
41.69%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
21.67%
21.63%
21.63%

 

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