Hays County reports two COVID related fatalities, both San Marcos residents

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.”

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Texas received 676,280 COVID-19 vaccines, and Hays County received 4,680 weekly vaccine allocations.

On Saturday, DSHS reported that Hays County had vaccinated 24,385 with a single dose, and an additional 10,820 have received their second dose.

Out of 254 Texas counties, Hays County is the 17th highest population that falls into Phase 1B for ages 16-65 with any medical condition.

The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses shipping to Texas providers continues to climb, with 676,280 first doses allocated to the state by the federal government for the week of March 1.

The DSHS has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship those doses to 522 providers in 199 counties.

The total includes 84,240 doses for federally-supported sites in Houston and North Texas and another 52,650 unused doses returned to Texas by the Federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care.

Texas providers swiftly resumed vaccination following last week’s winter storms and have now administered more than 5 million doses. More than 3.3 million people have received at least one dose, and almost 1.7 million are fully vaccinated.

Progress continues in vaccinating adults 65 years old and older, with more than 40 percent have received at least one dose and nearly 1 in 5 fully vaccinated.

Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports two COVID-related fatalities, a San Marcos man in his 70s and a San Marcos woman in her 60s.

The department also reports 34 new lab-confirmed cases along with one (1) new hospitalization and three (3) new hospital discharges. There are 0 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 15,617.

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, MARCH 5, AT 1:40 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

HAYS COUNTY
MARCH 4, 2021 MARCH 5, 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.38%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
11.5%
11.4%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
88.5%
88.6%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
94.9%
94.7%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
143,398
144,057 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 1,063
659 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
16,458
16,490 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 614
646 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 23
32 
PROBABLE CASES 1,813
1,828 
TOTAL RECOVERED
15,619
15,617 
DAILY RECOVERED 0
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) N/A
FATALITIES 225
227 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 126,940
127,567 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 754
755 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 16
14 

 

 

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 494 35 /
7.1%
449 /
90.9%
10 /
2%
BEAR CREEK 4 0 /
0%
4 /
100%
0 /
0%
BUDA 2,922 142/
4.9%
2,746 /
94%
34 /
1.2%
CREEDMOOR 3 0 /
0%
2 /
66.7%
1 /
33.3%
DRIFTWOOD 205 6/
2.9%
198 /
96.6%
1 /
0.5%
DRIPPING SPRINGS 758 41 /
5.4%
708 /
93.4%
9 /
1.2%
HAYS 3 0 /
0%
3 /
100%
0 /
0%
KYLE 5,340 195 /
3.7%
5,074 /
95%
71 /
1.3%
MANCHACA 25 2 /
8%
23 /
92%
0 /
0%
MAXWELL 56 11 /
19.6%
44 /
78.6%
1 /
1.8%
MOUNTAIN CITY 40 1 /
2.5%
38 /
95%
1 /
2.5%
NIEDERWALD 89 1 /
1.1%
88 /
98.9%
0 /
0%
SAN MARCOS 5,855 173 /
3%
5,594 /
95.5%
88/
1.5%
UHLAND 29 1 /
3.4%
28 /
96.6%
0 /
0%
WIMBERLEY 660 38 /
5.8%
612 /
92.7%
10 /
1.5%
WOODCREEK 7 0 /
0%
6 /
85.7%
1 /
14.3%
TOTAL 16,490 646 /
3.9%
15,617 /
94.7%
227 /
1.4%
BY AGE AND GENDER

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 yrs. 521 533 1,054
10-19 yrs. 1,305 1,124 2,429
20-29 yrs. 2,428 2,255 4,683
30-39 yrs. 1,329 1,200 2,529
40-49 yrs. 1,192 1,043 2,235
50-59 yrs. 822 833 1,655
60-69 yrs. 556 518 1,074
70-79 yrs. 264 264 528
> 80 yrs. 186 117 303
Total 8,603 7,887 16,490
BY ETHNICITY AND GENDER

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

ETHNICITY FEMALE MALE TOTAL % OF CASES
HISPANIC 4,253 3,852 8,105 49.2%
NON-HISPANIC 2,902 2,697 5,599 34.0%
NOT-SPECIFIED 1,448 1,338 2,786 16.9%
TOTAL 8,603 7,887 16,490 100.0%

BY RACE

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

RACE PERCENTAGE OF CASES
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0%
BLACK 2.7%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0%
WHITE 69.6%
OTHER 1.0%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.6%
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)

 

 

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

NOTE: TEXAS CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, MARCH 5, AT 1:50 PM

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

STATE OF TEXAS MARCH 4, 2021 MARCH 5, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
7.96%
7.96%
FATALITY %
1.90%
1.91%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
23,393,254
23,470,003 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind)
19,764,177
19,820,052 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind)
2,606,279
2,624,414 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) 1,022,798 1,025,537 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,309,124
2,314,187 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
3,493
4,277 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 152,267 147,360 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
2,410
1,636 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
362,318
364,108 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,458,818
2,470,308 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 8,589 11,490 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 5,263
5,065 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
43,878
44,134 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
315
256 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.4% 33.5%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
65.4% 65.3%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.7% 16.7%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
36.7% 36.6%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.6% 0.6%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.7% 33.8%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
11.1% 11.1%

 

*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON FRIDAY, MARCH 5, AT 3:02 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
MARCH 5
(*provisionary)
29,526,086 /
8.95%
533,636 /
1.81%
20,093,442 8,899,008
MARCH 4
(*provisionary)
29,456,377 /
8.93%
531,652 /
1.80%

20,003,325 8,921,400

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
MARCH 5
(*provisionary)
116,273,001 /
1.51%
2,582,799 /
2.22%
91,935,945 21,754,257
MARCH 4
(*provisionary)
115,838,489 /
1.50%
2,573,248 /
2.22%
91,526,523 21,738,718

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

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