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Hays County reports three new COVID-related fatalities; 166 new lab-confirmed cases

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 three new COVID-related fatalities: a Kyle woman in her 80s, a San Marcos man in his 60s, and a San Marcos man in his 90s.

The department also reports 166 new lab-confirmed cases along with one (1) new hospitalization and two (2) new hospital discharges. There are 189 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 49,415.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 52,369. Hays County has 2,475 active cases. Hays County has had 1,653 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 13 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, six (6) people (46%) 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.

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

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UPDATED FEBRUARY 23, 2022

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 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only.

HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

 

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock
NOTE: N/R = Not Reported

Current Hospitalizations – 13

Current Hospitalizations – 13
In ICU no Vent In ICU with Vent Non-ICU Total
Unvaccinated 1 1 4 6
Vaccinated 3 1 3 7

 

HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS

HAYS COUNTY
FEB. 17 – FEB. 18 FEB. 19 – FEB. 22
FEB. 23
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
3,364
2,501
2,475 
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
51,902
52,203
52,369 
NEWLY CONFIRMED 548 357 166 
PROBABLE CASES 6,706 6,825 6,832 
TOTAL RECOVERED
48,067
49,226
49,415 
RECOVERED SINCE LAST UPDATE
0 1,215 189 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) NR 56 NR 
HOSPITALIZATIONS REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) NR 0 NR 
FATALITIES 471 476 479 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 1,641 1,652 1,653 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 21 14 13 
FEMALE
27,889 28,059 28,154 
MALE
24,013 24,144 24,215 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
ASIAN 1.5% 1.5% 1.5%
BLACK
3.6% 3.6% 3.6%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
WHITE
67.9% 67.5% 67.5%
OTHER
6.6% 6.5% 6.5%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
20.0% 20.5% 20.5%
HISPANIC
47.0% 47.0% 47.0%
NON-HISPANIC
38.0% 38.0% 38.0%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.0% 15.0% 15.0%
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 23, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 YRS. 212 214 426
10-19 YRS. 213 186 399
20-29 YRS. 248 170 418
30-39 YRS. 202 144 346
40-49 YRS. 212 140 352
50-59 YRS. 138 109 247
60-69 YRS. 91 72 163
70-79 YRS. 46 40 86
>80 YRS. 25 13 38
TOTAL 1,387 1,088 2,475
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 23, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

AGE RANGE
FEMALE
MALE
TOTAL
FATALITIES
0-9 YRS.
2,474
2,573
5,047
1
10-19 YRS.
4,568
3,983
8,551
2
20-29 YRS.
6,903
5,726
12,629
5
30-39 YRS. 4,752 3,777 8,529 15
40-49 YRS.
4,015
3,250
7,265
34
50-59 YRS.
2,507
2,340
4,847
66
60-69 YRS.
1,702
1,566
3,210
98
70-79 YRS.
813 753 1,566 112
>80 YRS.
420
305
725
146
TOTAL
28,154
24,215
52,369
479
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 23, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED
FATALITIES
AUSTIN 1,477 113 1,346 18
BEAR CREEK 9 1 8 0
BUDA 10,161 514 9,572 75
CREEDMOOR 1 0 0 1
DRIFTWOOD 751 36 708 7
DRIPPING SPRINGS 2,421 297 2,101 23
HAYS 4 0 4 0
KYLE 17,157 882 16,137 138
MANCHACA 95 14 81 0
MAXWELL 220 0 219 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 133 7 124 2
NIEDERWALD 244 13 230 1
SAN MARCOS 16,657 503 15,979 175
UHLAND 124 6 116 2
WIMBERLEY 2,898 89 2,776
33
WOODCREEK 17 0 14 3
TOTAL 52,369 2,475 49,415
479

UPDATED FEBRUARY 23, 2022

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

NOTE: DSHS has removed the estimates of active and recovered cases because of the difficulty of assigning them to a specific year.

 

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

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

STATE OF TEXAS FEB. 21 FEB. 22 FEB. 23
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
59,609,538
59,744,527
59,804,714 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
5,411,128
5,415,212
5,417,898 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
3,439
4,084
2,686 
PROBABLE CASES
1,106,130
1,107,904
1,109,754 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
1,579
1,774
1,850 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 5,152 4,970 4,832 
TOTAL FATALITIES
82,435
82,627
82,887 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
19
192
260 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
51.66% 51.66% 51.66%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
45.16% 45.16% 45.16%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
3.18% 3.18% 3.18%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
2.35% 2.35% 2.35%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
7.67% 7.67% 7.67%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
26.39% 26.39% 26.39%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
2.46% 2.46% 2.46%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
39.01% 39.01% 39.01%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
22.12% 22.12% 22.12%
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