Hays County reports over 2,000 active COVID-19 cases

December 30, 2021
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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) reported 649 new lab-confirmed cases on December 29 along with one (1) new hospitalization and five (5) new hospital discharges.

There are five (5) additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 30,321. The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 32,888.

Hays County has 2,154 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 2,285 active cases. Hays County has had 1,414 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 16 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 14 people (86%) 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 at Christus Trinity Clinic (formerly Live Oak), 401 Broadway, San Marcos, 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. CLOSED DEC. 31, 2021
  • M-F, Walk-in Pfizer vaccine clinics at 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

The Hays County Local Health Department has announced they will start providing COVID-19 updates three times a week, instead of once a week, beginning December 29, 2021.

HAYS COUNTY COVID-19 DRILLDOWN

UPDATED DECEMBER 29, 2021

<strong>HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS</strong>
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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. Coronavirus 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 – 16

Current Hospitalizations – 12
 In ICU no Vent In ICU with Vent Non-ICU Total
Unvaccinated 6 2 6 14
Vaccinated 0 0 2 2

 

HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS

The Hays County Local Health Department has announced they will start providing COVID-19 updates three times a week, instead of once a week, beginning December 29, 2021.

HAYS COUNTY
 DEC 14 – 20
DEC 21 – 28 
DEC 29
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
474
1,510 
2,154
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
30,016
 32,239
32,888
NEWLY CONFIRMED 295
1,229  649
PROBABLE CASES 3,548
3,685  3,768
TOTAL RECOVERED
30,131
30,316 
30,321
DAILY RECOVERED 185
185  5
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Mondays) 10
6  NA
FATALITIES 411
413  413
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 1,394
1,413  1,414
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 12
20  16
FEMALE
 16,144
16,830  17,187
MALE
 14,872 15,409  15,701
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% 48.4%  48.4%
NON-HISPANIC
 38.0% 38.2%  38.2%
NOT SPECIFIED 13.6% 13.5%  13.4%
<strong>TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS</strong>

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED DECEMBER 29, 2021
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 YRS. 75 80 155
10-19 YRS. 153 109 262
20-29 YRS. 366 259 625
30-39 YRS. 267 185 452
40-49 YRS. 168 157 325
50-59 YRS. 89 90 179
60-69 YRS. 56 47 103
70-79 YRS. 17 20 37
>80 YRS. 8 8 16
TOTAL 1,199 955 2,154
<strong>TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS</strong>

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED DECEMBER 29, 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.
1,416
 1,491
2,901
1
10-19 YRS.
2,932
2,600
5,532
2
20-29 YRS.
4,355
3,901
8,256
4
30-39 YRS. 2,812 2,448 5,260 13
40-49 YRS.
2,281
2,105
4,486
32
50-59 YRS.
1,523
1,542
3,065
55
60-69 YRS.
997
957
1,954
83
70-79 YRS.
 476 467 943 97
>80 YRS.
295
190
485
126
TOTAL
17,187
15,701
32,888
413
<strong>AFFECTS BY CITY</strong>

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED DECEMBER 29, 2021
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
 ACTIVE CASES
 RECOVERED
 FATALITIES
AUSTIN 952 77 861 14
BEAR CREEK 8 0 8 0
BUDA 6,111 429 5,619 63
CREEDMOOR 7 0 6 1
DRIFTWOOD 508 22 480 6
DRIPPING SPRINGS 1,537 91 1,427 19
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 10,689 664 9,901 124
MANCHACA 64 1 63 0
MAXWELL 94 11 82 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 88 5 81 2
NIEDERWALD 159 12 146 1
SAN MARCOS 10,766 706 9,908 152
UHLAND 72 6 64 2
WIMBERLEY 1,817 130 1,662
 25
WOODCREEK 13 0 10
 3
TOTAL 32,888 2,154 30,321 413

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TEXAS COVID-19 DRILLDOWN

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UPDATED DECEMBER 29, 2021

<strong>TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS</strong>

 

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

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

STATE OF TEXAS DEC. 27, 2021 DEC. 28, 2021 DEC. 29, 2021
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
50,312,399
50,417,862 
50,480,253
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
3,744,995
3,755,875 
3,767,803
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
15,093
10,880 
11,928
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 150,851 161,615  171,506
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
771,361
775,276 
777,624
NEW PROBABLE CASES
2,238
3,915 
2,358
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary) 4,288,332 4,292,127  4,296,099
DAILY RECOVERED (*provisionary)
 15,773 3,795  3,972
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 3,965 4,431  4,917
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
74,262
74,330 
74,401
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
43
68 
71
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%

December 30, 2021
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