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Hays County Reports Two Additional COVID-Related Fatalities Thursday

Staff

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.”

As viruses, like COVID, evolve and mutate over time, the science community, e.g., Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the National Institute of Health (NIH), and the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), acquire more knowledge at a rapid pace.

Furthermore, as a consequence of how viruses evolve, people should expect change to occur at a rapid pace.

Just as viruses evolve, so does the data.

Epidemiologist Greggory Drew said the numbers would continue to change as data is made available to the health department team.

“We actively review and evaluate the data we are provided, but due to the errors in reporting from testing facilities, we are correcting data as it comes to the health department,” Drew said.

“Since the pandemic began, we’ve been improving our processes and data reporting protocols as we evolve, and new information comes to light,” said Tammy Crumley, Director of Countywide Operations and the Hays County Health Department.

 

 

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Graphic credit to Corridor News

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LATEST HAYS COUNTY COVID-19

*UPDATE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, AT 3:54 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 exclusively Monday – Friday. No new stats will be given on weekends and holidays.

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HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

HAYS COUNTY
NOV 18, 2020 NOV 19, 2020
TOTAL TESTS (includes pending cases)
50,927
51,866
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 609 939 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED (*provisionary)
6,833
 6,899
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 616 648 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 35 66 
PROBABLE CASES 824 833 
TOTAL RECOVERED
6,124
6,156 
DAILY RECOVERED 54 32 
CASES REMOVED *Reported On Fridays N/A N/A 
FATALITIES 93 95 
FATALITY RATE
1.4% 1.4%
NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 44,094 44,967 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 410 414 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 9 11 
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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 119 29 81 9
BEAR CREEK 3 0 3 0
BUDA 1,054 168 873 13
CREEDMOOR 1 0 1 0
DRIFTWOOD 64 14 50 0
DRIPPING SPRINGS 190 59 128 3
HAYS 0 0 0 0
KYLE 2,164 266 1,871 27
MANCHACA 8 0 8 0
MAXWELL 9 0 9 0
MOUNTAIN CITY 16 5 10 1
NIEDERWALD 32 2 30 0
SAN MARCOS 3,079 90 2,949 40
UHLAND 23 0 23 0
WIMBERLEY 135 14 119 2
WOODCREEK 2 1 1 0
TOTAL 6,899 648 6,156 95
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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. 131 136 267
10-19 yrs. 493 362 855
20-29 yrs. 1,175 1,203 2,378
30-39 yrs. 563 522 1,085
40-49 yrs. 468 404 872
50-59 yrs. 336 316 652
60-69 yrs. 228 193 421
70-79 yrs. 110 122 232
> 80 yrs. 79 58 137
Total 3,583 3,316 6,899
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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 1,646 1,497 3,143 45.6%
NON-HISPANIC 880 845 1,725 25.0%
NOT-SPECIFIED 1,057 974 2,031 29.4%
TOTAL 3,583 3,316 6,899 100.0%
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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%
ASIAN 0.6%
BLACK 2.4%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0%
WHITE 65.8%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
31.2%

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, NOVEMBER 19, AT 4:45 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.

NOTE: The Texas COVID Dashboard with the state’s numbers may not have been updated as of press time. Or older cases may have recently been reported by labs to the state and excluded in previous numbers.

STATE OF TEXAS NOV 18, 2020 NOV 19, 2020
TOTAL TESTED 10,566,709 10,714,040 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind) 9,522,343 9,656,497 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind) 512,253 522,222 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) 532,113 535,321 
POSITIVITY RATE: SPECIMEN COLLECTION
(*runs a day behind)
11.49% 12.08%
POSITIVITY RATE: LAB TEST REPORTED
(*runs a day behind)
12.7% 12.78%
POSITIVITY RATE: CASE REPORTED
(legacy method) (*runs a day behind)
9.70% 8.89%
TOTAL POSITIVE CONFIRMED CASES 1,048,383 1,060,883 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 141,891 147,030 
NEW CASES FROM PRIOR DAY (*provisionary)
8,489
12,293 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary) 889,099 896,191 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) 5,876 7,092 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 7,958 7,958 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary) 19,883 20,113 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) 187 230 
COUNTIES REPORTING CASES 254 of 254 254 of 254
COUNTIES REPORTING FATALITIES 240 of 254 240 of 254
FEMALE (Gender) 35.3% 35.3%
MALE (Gender) 63.3% 63.3%
UNKNOWN (Gender) 1.5% 1.5%
ASIAN (Race/Ethnicity) 1.4% 1.4%
BLACK (Race/Ethnicity) 16.4% 16.4%
HISPANIC (Race/Ethnicity) 39.4% 39.4%
OTHER (Race/Ethnicity) 0.5% 0.5%
WHITE (Race/Ethnicity) 30.4% 30.4%
UNKNOWN (Race/Ethnicity) 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, NOVEMBER 19, AT 3:32 PM
*Disclaimer: This data is provisional and the situation changes rapidly and might not reflect some cases still being reported.

US POPULATION: 330 MILLION

U.S. OVERVIEW

TOTAL REPORTED
FATALITIES
RECOVERED
ACTIVE
PER 1M PEOPLE
NOVEMBER 19
(*provisionary)
11,744,493 255,390 6,123,864 5,365,239 35,241
NOVEMBER 18
(*provisionary)
11,395,550 251,551 6,040,795 5,103,204 34,668

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

WORLDWIDE CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*UPDATED ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, AT 3:32 PM
*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
TOTAL
REPORTED

FATALITIES
RECOVERED
ACTIVE
PER 1M PEOPLE
NOVEMBER 19
(*provisionary)
56,435,244 1,352,775 36,291,080 18,791,389 7,154
NOVEMBER 18
(*provisionary)
55,627,041 1,338,130 35,784,587 18,504,324 7,154

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

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