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Hays County reports over 200% increase in active COVID-19 cases; two new COVID-related fatalities

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 two (2) COVID-related fatalities between Dec. 22 and Dec. 28, 2021: a Buda man in his 50s and a San Marcos woman in her 70s. The department also reports 1,229 new lab-confirmed cases along with 19 new hospitalizations and 11 new hospital discharges since the last update.

Data provided by the Hays County Health Department.

There are 185 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 30,316. The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 32,239.

Hays County has 1,510 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 1,661 active cases. Hays County has had 1,413 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 20 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 16 people (80%) are unvaccinated.

With the upcoming holiday, 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 travel 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 28, 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 8 2 6 16
Vaccinated 0 0 4 4

 

HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS

HAYS COUNTY
DEC 7 – 13
DEC 14 – 20
DEC 21 – 28 
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
375
474
1,510 
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
30,731
30,016
 32,239
NEWLY CONFIRMED 179
295
1,229 
PROBABLE CASES 3,491
3,548
3,685 
TOTAL RECOVERED
29,946
30,131
30,316 
WEEKLY RECOVERED 67 185
185 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 6
10
FATALITIES 410 411
413 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 1,387 1,394
1,413 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 15 12
20 
FEMALE
15,982
16,144
16,830 
MALE
14,749 14,872 15,409 
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
48.5% 48.4% 48.4% 
NON-HISPANIC
37.9% 38.0% 38.2% 
NOT SPECIFIED 13.6% 13.6% 13.5% 
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED DECEMBER 28, 2021
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 YRS. 62 60 122
10-19 YRS. 103 80 183
20-29 YRS. 257 170 427
30-39 YRS. 195 130 325
40-49 YRS. 117 116 233
50-59 YRS. 58 54 112
60-69 YRS. 35 33 68
70-79 YRS. 12 14 26
>80 YRS. 8 6 14
TOTAL 847 663 1,510
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED DECEMBER 28, 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.
1,403
1,471
2,874
1
10-19 YRS.
2,880
2,571
5,451
2
20-29 YRS.
4,246
3,812
8,058
4
30-39 YRS. 2,740 2,393 5,133 13
40-49 YRS.
2,328
2,064
4,392
32
50-59 YRS.
1,491
1,506
2,997
55
60-69 YRS.
976
943
1,919
83
70-79 YRS.
471 461 932 97
>80 YRS.
295
188
483
126
TOTAL
16,830
15,409
32,239
413
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED DECEMBER 28, 2021
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED
FATALITIES
AUSTIN 934 59 861 14
BEAR CREEK 8 0 8 0
BUDA 6,010 329 5,618 63
CREEDMOOR 7 0 6 1
DRIFTWOOD 496 10 480 6
DRIPPING SPRINGS 1,508 62 1,427 19
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 10,504 480 9,900 124
MANCHACA 64 1 63 0
MAXWELL 88 5 82 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 86 3 81 2
NIEDERWALD 158 11 146 1
SAN MARCOS 10,530 472 9,906 152
UHLAND 72 6 64 2
WIMBERLEY 1,758 72 1,661
25
WOODCREEK 13 0 10
3
TOTAL 32,239 1,510 30,316 413

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UPDATED DECEMBER 28, 2021

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

 

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

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

STATE OF TEXAS DEC. 24-26, 2021 DEC. 27, 2021 DEC. 28, 2021
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
NR
50,312,399
50,417,862 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
NR
3,744,995
3,755,875 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
NR
15,093
10,880 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) NR 150,851 161,615 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
NR
771,361
775,276 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
NR
2,238
3,915 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary) NR 4,288,332 4,292,127 
DAILY RECOVERED (*provisionary)
NR 15,773 3,795 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) NR 3,965 4,431 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
NR
74,262
74,330 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
NR
43
68 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
NR 37.5%
37.5%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
NR 61.2%
61.2%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
NR 1.3%
1.3%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
NR 1.4%
1.4%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
NR 14.8%
14.8%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
NR 37.0%
37.0%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
NR 0.8%
0.8%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
NR 32.1%
32.1%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
NR 14.0%
14.0%

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  • Could the surge in new "cases" be tied to Biden's "Dark Winter 2.0" or the email Texas State sent out requiring students to get tested? Both of which resulted in dozens of people mulling about the, previously neglected, testing sites. -- Nah of course not!

    It flu season people. Of course people are going to pop-hot on one of the 12 variants of "Rona." So may I suggest a few musical pieces to get us in the right mood.

    1. Korn: Take a Look in the Mirror, Track 12
    2. Pennywise: Land of the Free?, Track 4
    3. Foo Fighters: The Pretender (video)
    4. Dennis Leary: [teaches spelling]

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