Hays County reports two COVID-related fatalities, 470 new lab-confirmed cases

August 2, 2021

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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 Kyle woman in her 60s and a Kyle woman in her 70s. The department also reports 470 new lab-confirmed cases along with 30 new hospitalizations and 17 new hospital discharges. There are 71 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 19,270. This report covers July 31 – August 2, 2021.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 20,966. Hays County has 1,425 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 1,627 active cases. Hays County has had 1,005 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 44 people are currently hospitalized.

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HAYS COUNTY COVID-19 DRILLDOWN

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, AUGUST 2.

HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

* NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, AUGUST 2.
* 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. Coronavirus case and demographic stats are reported Monday’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s only.

HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

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

HAYS COUNTY	JULY 29-30, 2021	JULY 31- AUG. 2, 2021
ACTIVE (provisionary)*	1,028	1,425
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED (provisionary)*	20,496	20,966
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED	186	470
PROBABLE CASES	2,277	2,300
TOTAL RECOVERED	19,199	19,270
DAILY RECOVERED	70	71
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays)	2	0
FATALITIES	269	271
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS	975	1,005
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS	31	44
FEMALE	10,713	10,970
MALE	9,783	9,996
AMERICAN INDIAN	0.1%	0.1%
ASIAN	1.0%	1.0%
BLACK	3.1%	3.1%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER	0.0%	0.0%
WHITE	69.3%	69.3%
OTHER	1.0%	1.0%
NOT SPECIFIED / UNKNOWN	25.5%	25.5%
HISPANIC	49.3%	49.3%
NON-HISPANIC	35.4%	35.4%
NOT SPECIFIED	15.4%	15.3%

ACTIVE BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

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

AGE RANGE	FEMALE	MALE	TOTAL
0-9 YRS.	711	720	1,431
10-19 YRS.	1,727	1,514	3,241
20-29 YRS.	3,045	2,768	5,813
30-39 YRS.	1,706	1,541	3,247
40-49 YRS.	1,529	1,323	2,852
50-59 YRS.	1,020	1,042	2,062
60-69 YRS.	682	627	1,309
70-79 YRS.	333	317	650
>80 YRS.	217	144	361
TOTAL	10,970	9,996	20,966

AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

CITY	CASE TOTALS	ACTIVE CASES
AUSTIN	616	42
BEAR CREEK	5	0
BUDA	3,811	344
CREEDMOOR	6	2
DRIFTWOOD	278	21
DRIPPING SPRINGS	1,084	64
HAYS	3	0
KYLE	6,702	457
MANCHACA	29	5
MAXWELL	60	7
MOUNTAIN CITY	52	3
NIEDERWALD	104	3
SAN MARCOS	7,261	372
UHLAND	41	2
WIMBERLEY	903	102
WOODCREEK	11	1
TOTAL	20,966	1,425

TEXAS COVID-19 DRILLDOWN

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*NOTE: TEXAS STATE CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, AUGUST 2.

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	AUGUST 1, 2021	AUGUST 2, 2021
TOTAL TESTED (provisionary)*	33,928,776	33,994,267
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES	2,654,872	2,658,660
NEW DAILY CASES (provisionary)*	2,049	3,781
ACTIVE (provisionary)*	100,868	103,210
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES	473,230	473,819
NEW PROBABLE CASES	310	577
TOTAL RECOVERED (provisionary)*	2,937,665	2,939,564
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (provisionary)*	6,594	6,853
TOTAL FATALITIES (provisionary)*	52,106	52,110
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (provisionary)*	21	4
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)	34.2%	34.2%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)	64.7%	64.7%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)	1.1%	1.1%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)	1.2%	1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)	16.4%	16.4%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)	35.8%	35.8%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)	0.7%	0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)	34.9%	34.9%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)	10.9%	10.9%

U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CORONAVIRUS OVERVIEW

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 2.

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	FATALITIES	RECOVERED	ACTIVE
AUGUST 2 (provisionary)*	35,768,924	629,380	29,673,290	5,466,254
AUGUST 1 (provisionary)*	35,745,024	629,315	29,666,117	5,449,592
JULY 31 (provisionary)*	35,689,184	629,072	29,652,042	5,408,070
JULY 30 (provisionary)*	35,584,272	628,492	29,626,754	5,329,026

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	FATALITIES	RECOVERED	ACTIVE
AUGUST 2 (provisionary)*	199,070,404	4,241,322	179,666,609	15,162,473
AUGUST 1 (*provisionary)	198,628,800	4,235,695	179,357,847	15,035,258
JULY 31 (provisionary)*	198,295,012	4,229,654	179,140,999	14,924,359
JULY 30 (provisionary)*	197,400,667	4,215,129	178,543,558	14,641,980

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock