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.
UPDATED DECEMBER 29, 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. 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)
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary) |
|
|
|
| NEWLY CONFIRMED |
295
|
1,229 |
649 |
| PROBABLE CASES |
3,548
|
3,685 |
3,768 |
| TOTAL RECOVERED |
|
|
|
| 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% |
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS
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 |
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS
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. |
|
1,491 |
|
|
10-19 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
| 20-29 YRS. |
|
|
|
|
| 30-39 YRS. |
2,812 |
2,448 |
5,260 |
13 |
40-49 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
50-59 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
60-69 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
70-79 YRS.
|
476 |
467 |
943 |
97 |
>80 YRS.
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
|
AFFECTS BY CITY
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 |
.
.
UPDATED DECEMBER 29, 2021
TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS
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) |
|
|
|
| TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES |
|
|
|
| NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary) |
|
|
|
| ACTIVE (*provisionary) |
150,851 |
161,615 |
171,506 |
| TOTAL PROBABLE CASES |
|
|
|
| NEW PROBABLE CASES |
|
|
|
| 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) |
|
|
|
| FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) |
|
|
|
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% |