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Hays County reports two COVID-related fatalities, 622 new lab-confirmed 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 (2) COVID-related fatalities since Monday’s update: a Dripping Springs man in his 80s and a Wimberley man in his 80s. The department also reports 622 new lab-confirmed cases along with two (2) new hospitalizations and one (1) new hospital discharge. There are 760 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 48,067.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 51,354. Hays County has 2,818 active cases. Hays County has had 1,637 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 26 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 15 people (58%) 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.

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UPDATED FEBRUARY 16, 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 – 26

Current Hospitalizations – 26
In ICU no Vent In ICU with Vent Non-ICU Total
Unvaccinated 5 2 8 15
Vaccinated 5 0 6 11

 

HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS

HAYS COUNTY
FEB. 10 – FEB. 11
FEB. 12 – FEB. 14 FEB. 15 – FEB. 16
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
3,926
2,958
2,818 
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
50,301
50,732
 51,354
NEWLY CONFIRMED 334 448 622 
PROBABLE CASES 6,629 6,675
 6,706
TOTAL RECOVERED
45,908
47,307
48,067 
RECOVERED SINCE LAST UPDATE
1,669 1,416
760 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) NR 17
NR 
HOSPITALIZATIONS REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) NR 1
NR 
FATALITIES 467 467
469 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 1,626 1,635
1,637 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 28 25 26 
FEMALE
27,004 27,249
27,601 
MALE
23,297 23,483 23,753 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
ASIAN 1.3% 1.5% 1.5%
BLACK
3.7% 3.6% 3.6%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
WHITE
69.3% 67.9% 67.9%
OTHER
4.9% 6.6% 6.6%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
20.6% 20.0% 20.0%
HISPANIC
48.0% 47.0% 47.0%
NON-HISPANIC
38.0% 38.0% 38.0%
NOT SPECIFIED 14.0% 14.0% 15.0%
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 16, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 YRS. 199 194 393
10-19 YRS. 228 178 406
20-29 YRS. 293 182 475
30-39 YRS. 240 186 426
40-49 YRS. 252 175 427
50-59 YRS. 137 133 270
60-69 YRS. 132 104 236
70-79 YRS. 60 56 116
>80 YRS. 42 27 69
TOTAL 1,583 1,235 2,818
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 16, 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.
2,362
2,473
4,835
1
10-19 YRS.
4,478
3,893
8,371
2
20-29 YRS.
6,811
5,658
12,469
5
30-39 YRS. 4,679 3,719 8,398 15
40-49 YRS.
3,945
3,197
7,142
33
50-59 YRS.
2,446
2,299
4,745
64
60-69 YRS.
1,671
1,481
3,152
96
70-79 YRS.
796 733 1,529 110
>80 YRS.
413
300
713
143
TOTAL
27,601
23,753
51,354
469
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 16, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED
FATALITIES
AUSTIN 1,437 124 1,296 17
BEAR CREEK 8 0 8 0
BUDA 9,947 609 9,263 75
CREEDMOOR 1 0 0 1
DRIFTWOOD 736 32 697 7
DRIPPING SPRINGS 2,329 285 2,021 23
HAYS 4 1 3 0
KYLE 16,758 919 15,704 135
MANCHACA 85 6 79 0
MAXWELL 220 4 215 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 130 5 123 2
NIEDERWALD 238 13 224 1
SAN MARCOS 16,457 666 15,622 169
UHLAND 119 6 111 2
WIMBERLEY 2,868 146 2,689
33
WOODCREEK 17 2 12 3
TOTAL 51,354 2,818 48,067
469

UPDATED FEBRUARY 16, 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 FEB. 14 FEB. 15 FEB. 16
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
58,965,847
59,078,759
59,163,614 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
5,372,619
5,380,619
5,385,207 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
5,655
8,000
4,588 
PROBABLE CASES
1,092,164
1,095,117
1,097,229 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
703
2,953
2,112 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 7,479 7,154 6,914 
TOTAL FATALITIES
81,030
81,258
81,557 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
42
228
299 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
51.67% 51.67% 51.67%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
45.18% 45.18% 45.18%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
3.16% 3.16% 3.16%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
2.34% 2.34% 2.34%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
7.69% 7.69% 7.69%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
26.36% 26.36% 26.36%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
16.18% 16.18% 16.18%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
16.41% 16.41% 16.41%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
31.02% 31.02% 31.02%

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