Hays County reports two COVID-related fatalities and 1,906 active cases

Staff Reports

Hays County Courthouse, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports two COVID-related fatalities a man from Kyle in his 60s, a woman from San Marcos in her 80s. The department also reports 384 new lab-confirmed cases along with three (3) new hospitalizations and three (3) new hospital discharges. There are 191 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 24,141. 

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 26,377. Hays County has 1,906 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 2,934 active cases. Hays County has had 1,204 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 55 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 47 are unvaccinated, which is about 85 percent.

*Note: Due to a technical issue, yesterday’s data had fewer than expected lab tests from Curative for Sept. 5-7, so the number of positive cases was lower than would be expected. Those cases are included in today’s update.

Vaccine opportunities:

• M-F, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines @ Live Oak Community Clinic, 401 Broadway, San Marcos,
  8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4:30 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.  

For more in-depth coverage on COVID-19, visit COVID-19 SPECIAL COVERAGE: COVID-19 & the Delta Variant in Hays County, Texas