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Hays County Reports Three COVID-19 Related Fatalities

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.”

In December, federal agencies began distributing the first COVID-19 vaccine to states.

The first phase of the distribution saw Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations going to first responders throughout the United States including health professionals, first responders, and residents of long-term health care facilities.

In January, people over 65 or with a chronic medical condition that puts them at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 became eligible to receive the vaccine as part of Phase 1B.

These individuals include:

  • People 65 years of age and older
  • People 16 years of age and older with at least one chronic medical condition that puts them at increased risk for severe illness from the virus that causes COVID-19, such as but not limited to:
    • Cancer
    • Chronic kidney disease
    • COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
    • Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies
    • Solid-organ transplantation
    • Obesity and severe obesity (body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher)
    • Pregnancy
    • Sickle cell disease
    • Type 2 diabetes mellitus

The Week of Jan. 11, the state of Texas began distributing vaccines received to large sites or hubs around the state to vaccinate more than 100,000 people.

Governor Greg Abbott visited Arlington on Monday, Jan. 11, to tour one such facility, which aims to ultimately serve surrounding counties in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area if possible.

  • The goal of this plan is to provide more people with the vaccine and a simpler way to sign up for an appointment.
  • Providers will focus on vaccinating areas and populations hardest hit by COVID-19.

If Texans are in Phase 1 and eligible to receive the vaccine, they can check the COVID-19 Vaccination Hub Providers page to find a hub near them and learn how to register.

Alternately, they can also check the websites of vaccine providers listed on the Texas COVID-19 Vaccine Availability map to see if they have enough vaccine supply at this time.

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the best estimate of when vaccines will be available for the general public not eligible in phase 1A or 1B is Spring 2021.

However, the DSHS’s website says that the timeline is subject to change; vaccine distribution depends on vaccine production and how quickly other vaccines become available.

COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed through the federal government from Moderna and Pfizer as they are available.

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LATEST HAYS COUNTY COVID-19

*UPDATE THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, AT 3:40 PM
* 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.

SPECIAL NOTE: Hays County’s Coronavirus case and demographic stats are reported Monday – Friday exclusively. No new stats will be given on weekends and holidays.
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HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION:
230,191

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HAYS COUNTY
JAN 20, 2021
JAN 21, 2021
COVID POSITIVE RATE
5.94%
6.03%
FATALITY RATE
1.22%
1.23%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
108,392
 110,102
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 599 1,710 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
13,682
13,900 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 2,575 2,664 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 35 218 
PROBABLE CASES 1,585 1,612 
TOTAL RECOVERED
10,939
11,065 
DAILY RECOVERED 198 126 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) N/A N/A
FATALITIES 168 171 
NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 94,710 96,202 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 663 668 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 47 44 

 

HAYS COUNTY DAILY CHANGE IN NEW CASES PER CITY

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

CITY TOTAL CASES ACTIVE CASES RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 371 84 277 10
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 2,439 536 1,881 22
CREEDMOOR 5 2 3 0
DRIFTWOOD 168 28 140 0
DRIPPING SPRINGS 619 146 466 7
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 4,308 839 3,415 54
MANCHACA 19 2 17 0
MAXWELL 34 18 15 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 35 3 31 1
NIEDERWALD 85 26 59 0
SAN MARCOS 5,285 839 4,378 68
UHLAND 28 2 26 0
WIMBERLEY 493 138 348 7
WOODCREEK 4 1 2 1
TOTAL 13,900 2,664 11,065 171
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HAYS COUNTY POSITIVE TEST BY AGE AND GENDER

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 yrs. 425 397 822
10-19 yrs. 1,024 900 1,924
20-29 yrs. 2,128 1,981 4,109
30-39 yrs. 1,158 1,025 2,183
40-49 yrs. 1,000 875 1,875
50-59 yrs. 693 714 1,407
60-69 yrs. 460 422 882
70-79 yrs. 228 222 450
> 80 yrs. 155 93 248
Total 7,271 6,629 13,900
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HAYS COUNTY DRILL DOWN OF ETHNICITY & GENDER

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

ETHNICITY FEMALE MALE TOTAL % OF CASES
HISPANIC 3,545 3,212 6,757 48.6%
NON-HISPANIC 2,343 2,172 4,515 32.5%
NOT-SPECIFIED 1,383 1,245 2,628 18.9%
TOTAL 7,271 6 ,639 13,900 100.0%
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HAYS COUNTY DRILL DOWN BY RACE

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

RACE PERCENTAGE OF CASES
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1%
ASIAN 0.9%
BLACK 2.6%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0%
WHITE 69.6%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
1.3%

Case Criteria

Confirmed: A case that is laboratory confirmed using a molecular diagnostic test (for example, PCR, Curative RCT-PCR, and Abbott ID Now RCT-PCR)

Probable: A case that:

Using a method approved or authorized by the FDA or designated authority meets presumptive laboratory evidence of

  1. Detection of specific antigen (Ag) in a clinical specimen, OR
  2. Detection of a specific antibody in serum, plasma, or whole blood indicative of a new or recent infection

AND meets clinical criteria

OR

Meets vital records criteria (death certificate lists COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death) with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID-19.

Clinical criteria:

At least two of the following symptoms: fever (measured or subjective), chills, rigors, myalgia, headache, sore throat, new olfactory and taste disorder(s); OR

At least one of the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing; OR

Severe respiratory illness with at least one of the following:

  1. Clinical or radiographic evidence of pneumonia, or
  2. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
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LATEST TEXAS COVID-19 CASE TOTALS

*UPDATED ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, AT 4:05 PM

Disclaimer: COVID-19 is a fast-moving situation. The information included below is provisional and subject to change. All Texas data below is provisional and subject to change.* These numbers are an estimate based on several assumptions related to hospitalization rates and recovery times, which were informed by data available to date. These assumptions are subject to change as we learn more about COVID-19. The estimated number does not include data from any cases reported prior to 3/24/2020.
*If listed as NR, the latest information has not been released/reported by state agencies; the table will be updated when the data is available.

TEXAS POPULATION:
29 MILLION

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STATE OF TEXAS JAN 20, 2021 JAN 21, 2021
COVID POSITIVE RATE
6.54%
6.61%
FATALITY RATE
1.72%
1.73%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
18,503,403
18,648,388 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind)
16,076,028
16,202,370 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind)
1,545,919
1,560,260 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) 881,456 885,758 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
1,898,549
1,917,513 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
25,512
18,370 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 378,988 376,769 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
5,017
3,052 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
267,734
271,130 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
1,739,136
1,763,247 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 28,127 24,111 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 13,870 13,564 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
32,844
 33,285
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
450
441 
FEMALE (updated on Friday’s)
34.8% 34.8%
MALE (updated on Friday’s)
63.9% 63.9%
UNKNOWN (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.3% 1.3%
ASIAN (updated on Friday’s)
1.3% 1.3%
BLACK (updated on Friday’s)
16.3% 16.3%
HISPANIC (updated on Friday’s)
38.9% 38.9%
OTHER (updated on Friday’s)
0.5% 0.5%
WHITE (updated on Friday’s)
31.1% 31.1%
UNKNOWN (updated on Friday’s)
11.9% 11.9%

NOTE: Case and fatality information is updated daily at 1 pm and is compiled from information reported publicly by local health departments and through the DSHS public health regions. Counts are current as of that morning.
Because some jurisdictions report cases later in the day, local numbers may be more up to date. County case numbers may occasionally go down if the case investigation determines the person is a resident of another county or state.
Testing numbers show the number of test results for Texas residents reported to DSHS by public health and private labs. They do not include pending tests. Additional testing may be occurring by labs not yet reporting all results to DSHS. Unable to deduplicate total test numbers for private labs.
Demographic data comes from completed case investigations. The majority of cases in Texas are still under investigation.
Hospitalization and hospital capacity numbers are reported daily by hospitals through eight Hospital Preparedness Program providers that coordinate health care system preparedness and response activities in Texas.
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U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*UPDATED ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, AT 2:51 AM
*Disclaimer: This data is provisional and the situation changes rapidly and might not reflect some cases still being reported.

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US POPULATION: 330 MILLION

U.S. OVERVIEW

POSITIVE / PERCENTAGE
FATALITIES /
PERCENTAGE

RECOVERED
ACTIVE
JANUARY 21
(*provisionary)
24,433,486 /
7.40%
404,812 /
1.66%
10,562,082 13,466,592
JANUARY 20
(*provisionary)
24,433,486 /
7.40%
404,812 /
1.66%

10,562,082 13,466,592

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

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WORLDWIDE CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*UPDATED ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, AT 2:51 AM
*Disclaimer: This data is provisional and the situation changes rapidly and might not reflect some cases still being reported.

WORLD POPULATION: 7.7 BILLION

WORLDWIDE
OVERVIEW
POSITIVE /
PERCENTAGE
FATALITIES /
PERCENTAGE
RECOVERED ACTIVE
JANUARY 21
(*provisionary)
96,906,712 /
1.26%
2,075,902 /
2.14%
53,431,108 41,399,702
JANUARY 20
(*provisionary)
96,185,360 /
1.25%
2,057,743 /
2.14%
53,073,420 41,054,197

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

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