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Hay’s County reports two COVID-related fatalities

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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 Buda man in his 50s and a San Marcos man in his 60s. This report covers May 13-14, 2021.

The Department also reports 49 new lab-confirmed cases along with four (4) new hospitalizations and five (5) new hospital discharges. There are 116 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 18,109.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 18,683. Hays County has 329 active cases. In the past 21 days, there have been 622 active cases. Hays County has had 873 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 15 people are currently hospitalized.

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, MAY 14, AT 2:23 PM.

HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

 

* 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 11 – 12, 2021 MAY 13 – 14, 2021
FATALITY %
1.3%
1.3%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.1%
10.1%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.9%
89.9%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.7%
4.7%
RECOVERED %
96.6%
96.9%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
184,082
184,813 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 633 731 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
18,634
18,683 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 398 329 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 28 49
PROBABLE CASES 2,045 2046
TOTAL RECOVERED
17,993
18,109 
DAILY RECOVERED 35 116
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
0
FATALITIES 243 245 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 165,448 166,130 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 869 873
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 16  15
FEMALE
9,772 9,791 
MALE
8,862 8,892 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
3.0% 3.2%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.4% 69.4%
OTHER
0.9% 1.0%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.6% 25.3%
HISPANIC
48.94% 49.0%
NON-HISPANIC
35.16% 35.2%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.91% 16.0%
AFFECTS BY CITY

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 564 11 544 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,326 53 3,234 39
CREEDMOOR 4 1 2 1
DRIFTWOOD 239 5 232 2
DRIPPING SPRINGS 903 16 878 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,951 99 5,781 71
MANCHACA 26 1 25 0
MAXWELL 73 4 68 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 47 1 45 1
NIEDERWALD 98 3 95 0
SAN MARCOS 6,667 141 6,444 100
UHLAND 34 0 33 0
WIMBERLEY 735 16 713 11
WOODCREEK 9 0 8 1
TOTAL 18,683 329
18,109
245
DEFINITIONS: CASE & CLINICAL 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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NOTE: TEXAS STATE CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, MAY 14, AT 3:30 P.M.

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

*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 13, 2021 MAY 14, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.60%
8.61%
FATALITY %
2.00%
2.0%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
29,218,583 
29,237,643 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
23,743,076 
23,760,072 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
4,177,807 
4,178,977 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,297,700 
1,298,594 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,494,065 
2,496,002 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
1,545 
1,766 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 57,756  55,943 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
730 
631 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
420,578 
421,254 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,780,767 
2,781,448 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 7,303  681 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,353  2,323 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
49,774 
49,835
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
55 
61 
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% 16.4%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
35.9% 35.8%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.7% 0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.8% 34.9%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
10.9% 10.9%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON FRIDAY, MAY 14, AT 2:55
AM

U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*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 14
(*provisionary)
33,626,097 /
10.19%
598,540 /
1.78%
26,667,199 6,360,358
MAY 13
(*provisionary)
33,586,136 /
10.18%
597,785 /
1.80%

26,620,229 6,368,122

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

INTERNATIONAL CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*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 14
(*provisionary)
161,871,416 /
2.10%
3,360,007 /
2.08%
139,704,645 18,806,764
MAY 13
(*provisionary)
161,117,824 /
2.09%
3,346,557 /
2.08%
138,946,156 18,825,111

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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