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Hays County reports two COVID-related fatalities; 5,829 active 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 two COVID-related fatalities since Monday’s report: a San Marcos man in his 40s and a San Marcos in his 60s man.

The department also reports 950 new lab-confirmed cases along with 13 new hospitalizations and 14 new hospital discharges. There are 1,010 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 38,652.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 44,923. Hays County has 5,829 active cases. Hays County has had 1,556 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 30 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 18 people (60%) 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.

We remind everyone of 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

UPDATED JANUARY 26, 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 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

Current Hospitalizations – 30

Current Hospitalizations – 30
In ICU no Vent In ICU with Vent Non-ICU Total
Unvaccinated 3 2 13 18
Vaccinated 3 0 9 12

 

HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS

HAYS COUNTY
JAN. 20 – JAN. 21
JAN. 22 – JAN. 24 JAN. 25 – JAN. 26
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
5,791
5,894
5,829 
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
42,832
43,973
44,923 
NEWLY CONFIRMED 1,147
1,185 950 
PROBABLE CASES 5,0147
5,167 5,386 
TOTAL RECOVERED
36,610
37,642
36,652 
RECOVERED SINCE LAST UPDATE
1,636
1,076 1,000 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) NR

44(10 hospitalizations)

NR 
FATALITIES 431
437 442 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 1,519
1,543 1,556 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 27
31 30 
FEMALE
22,891
23,537 24,053 
MALE
19,941
20,436 20,870 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.25%
0.2% 0.2%
ASIAN 1.3%
1.3% 1.3%
BLACK
3.7%
3.7% 3.7%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0%
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.3%
69.3% 69.3%
OTHER
4.9%
4.9% 4.9%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
20.6%
20.6% 20.6%
HISPANIC
49.0%
49.0% 49.0%
NON-HISPANIC
38.0%
38.0% 38.0%
NOT SPECIFIED 13.0%
13.0% 13.0%
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED JANUARY 26, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 YRS. 357 330 687
10-19 YRS. 537 455 992
20-29 YRS. 707 505 1,212
30-39 YRS. 659 403 1,062
40-49 YRS. 506 341 847
50-59 YRS. 255 217 472
60-69 YRS. 190 146 336
70-79 YRS. 86 74 160
>80 YRS. 32 29 61
TOTAL 3,329 2,500 5,829
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED JANUARY 26, 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.
1,954
2,036
3,990
1
10-19 YRS.
3,924
3,418
7,343
2
20-29 YRS.
6,156
5,166
11,322
5
30-39 YRS. 4,109 3,305 7,414 14
40-49 YRS.
3,400
2,817
6,217
33
50-59 YRS.
2,120
1,998
4,118
59
60-69 YRS.
1,382
1,256
2,638
90
70-79 YRS.
659 628 1,287 104
>80 YRS.
349
246
594
134
TOTAL
24,053
20,870
44,923
442
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED JANUARY 26, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED
FATALITIES
AUSTIN 1,223 120 1,086 17
BEAR CREEK 8 0 8 0
BUDA 8,651 1,197 7,383 71
CREEDMOOR 15 5 9 1
DRIFTWOOD 647 72 569 6
DRIPPING SPRINGS 1,857 152 1,686 19
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 14,592 1,990 12,471 131
MANCHACA 77 8 69 0
MAXWELL 208 58 149 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 118 16 100 2
NIEDERWALD 209 22 186 1
SAN MARCOS 14,705 1,827 12,717 161
UHLAND 107 19 86 2
WIMBERLEY 2,489 341 2,121
27
WOODCREEK 14 2 9 3
TOTAL 44,923 5,829 38,652 442

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UPDATED JANUARY 26, 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 JAN. 24 JAN. 25 JAN. 26
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
56,018,405
56,215,045
56,345,838 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
4,978,176
5,013,748
5,039,016 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
33,779
35,572
25,268 
PROBABLE CASES
994,988
1,004,472
1,009,938 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
5,145
9,484
5,466 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 13,001 13,291 13,317 
TOTAL FATALITIES
76,904
77,058
77,321 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
29
154
263 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
50.53% 50.53% 20.53%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
45.69% 45.69% 45.69%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
3.79% 3.79% 3.79%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
3.79% 3.79% 1.97%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
7.81% 7.81% 7.81%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
26.08% 26.08% 26.08%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.81% 0.81% 0.81%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
41.66% 41.66% 41.66%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
21.67% 21.67% 21.67%
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