Hays County reports two COVID-19 related fatalities, a Kyle woman in her 20s and a San Marcos woman in her 60s

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 two (2) COVID-related fatalities: a Kyle woman in her 20s and a San Marcos woman in her 60s. This report covers

May 11-12, 2021. The department also reports 28 new lab-confirmed cases along with seven (7) new hospitalizations and five (5) new hospital discharges. There are 35 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 17,993.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 18,634. Hays County has 398 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 655 active cases. Hays County has had 869 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 16 people are currently hospitalized.

Upcoming no appointment needed vaccine clinics:

  • May 13, Dunbar Recreation Center, 801 MLK Blvd., San Marcos, 5-10 p.m.

  • May 13-14, Hays CISD Central Office, 21003 I-35, Kyle, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

  • May 15, Wimberley Community Center, 14068 RR 12, Wimberley, 8 a.m.-noon

Helpful links:

 

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Where and how to get vaccinated, and get your questions answered.

 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, AT 3:36 PM.

<strong>HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS</strong>

 

* 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 Monday – Friday exclusively. No case stats will be given on weekends and holidays.

HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

 

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

HAYS COUNTY
MAY 8 – 10, 2021 MAY 11 – 12, 2021
FATALITY %
1.3%
1.3%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.1%
10.1%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.9%
89.9% 
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.7% 
RECOVERED %
96.5%
96.6% 
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
183,449
184,082 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 954 633 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
18,606
18,634 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 407
398 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 45
28 
PROBABLE CASES 2,039
2,045 
TOTAL RECOVERED
17,958
17,993 
DAILY RECOVERED 181
35 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
0
FATALITIES 241
243 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 164,843 165,448 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 862
869 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 14 16 
FEMALE
9,757
9,772 
MALE
8,849 8,862 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
3.0% 3.0%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.4% 69.4%
OTHER
0.9% 0.9%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.6% 25.6%
HISPANIC
48.94% 48.94%
NON-HISPANIC
35.16% 35.16%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.91% 15.91%
<strong>AFFECTS BY CITY</strong>

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

*Hays county public health updates the following information Monday – Friday only
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 561 10 542 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,322 75 3,209 38
CREEDMOOR 4 1 2 1
DRIFTWOOD 239 7 229 2
DRIPPING SPRINGS 897 22 861 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,936 116 5,737 71
MANCHACA 26 1 25 0
MAXWELL 73 6 65 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 46 0 45 1
NIEDERWALD 97 3 94 0
SAN MARCOS 6,651 141 6,403 99
UHLAND 33 0 33 0
WIMBERLEY 733 16 706 11
WOODCREEK 9 0 8 1
TOTAL 18,634 398
17,958
243
<strong>DEFINITIONS</strong><strong>: CASE & CLINICAL CRITERIA</strong>

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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NOTE: TEXAS STATE CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, AT 4:10 P.M.

<strong>TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS</strong>

*Texas testing data had not been updated by the time of publication*

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

STATE OF TEXAS MAY 11, 202 MAY 12, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.59%
8.59%
FATALITY %
1.99%
1.99%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
29,086,103 
29,172,250 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
23,638,436 
23,700,181
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
4,154,170 
4,175,258 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,293,497 
1,296,811 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,490,481 
2,492,365 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
2,859 
1,656 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 56,743  57,017 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
842 
463 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
419,348 
 419,830
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,773,699 
2,775,464 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 4,840   1,765
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,508  2,492 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
49,651 
49,719 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
57 
68 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
34% 34%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
64.9% 64.9%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.1% 1.1%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.5% 16.5%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
35.9% 35.9%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.7% 0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.8% 34.8%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
10.9% 10.9%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, AT 2
:33 AM

<strong>U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW</strong>

*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

POSITIVE /
% RATE

FATALITIES /
% RATE

RECOVERED
ACTIVE
MAY 12
(*provisionary)
33,550,115 /
10.17%
596,946 /
1.78%
26,558,138 6,395,031
MAY 11
(*provisionary)
33,515,308 /
10.16%
596,179 /
1.78%

26,507,427 6,411,702

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

<strong>INTERNATIONAL CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW</strong>

*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 /
% RATE
FATALITIES /
% RATE
RECOVERED ACTIVE
MAY 12
(*provisionary)
160,363,284 /
2.08%
3,332,762 /
2.08%
138,152,659 18,877,863
MAY 11
(*provisionary)
159,632,570 /
2.07%
3,318,777 /
2.08%
137,342,989 18,970,804

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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