Hays County reports six COVID-related fatalities; 1,185 new lab-confirmed cases
Staff Reports
Hays County Courthouse, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports six COVID-related fatalities since Friday’s update: an Austin woman in her 70s, a Kyle man in his 60s, a Kyle man in his 70s, a San Marcos man in his 70s, a San Marcos man in his 80s, and a Wimberley man in his 70s.
The department also reports 1,185 new lab-confirmed cases along with 34 new hospitalizations and 30 new hospital discharges. There are 1,076 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 37,642. During a routine data audit, the HCLHD removed 44 cases due to out-of-county or duplicate.
The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 43,973. Hays County has 5,894 active cases. Hays County has had 1,543 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 31 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 20 people (65%) 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 24, 2022
* 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 – 31
| Current Hospitalizations – 31 |
In ICU no Vent | In ICU with Vent | Non-ICU | Total |
| Unvaccinated | 4 | 2 | 14 | 20 |
| Vaccinated | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS
| HAYS COUNTY |
JAN. 19 | JAN. 20 – JAN. 21 |
JAN. 22 – JAN. 24 |
| ACTIVE (*provisionary) |
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| TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED (*provisionary) |
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|
|
| NEWLY CONFIRMED | 577 |
1,147 |
1,185 |
| PROBABLE CASES | 4,500 |
5,0147 |
5,167 |
| TOTAL RECOVERED |
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|
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| RECOVERED SINCE LAST UPDATE |
183 |
1,636 |
1,076 |
| CASES REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) | NR |
NR |
44(10 hospitalizations) |
| FATALITIES | 427 |
431 |
437 |
| TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS | 1,502 |
1,519 |
1,543 |
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS | 27 |
27 |
31 |
| FEMALE |
22,223 |
22,891 |
23,537 |
| MALE |
19,462 |
19,941 |
20,436 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN | 0.2% |
0.25% |
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% |
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UPDATED JANUARY 24, 2022
