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Hays County Reports Two COVID-Related Fatalities Wednesday

Staff

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.”

As viruses, like COVID, evolve and mutate over time, the science community, e.g., Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the National Institute of Health (NIH), and the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), acquire more knowledge at a rapid pace.

Furthermore, as a consequence of how viruses evolve, people should expect change to occur at a rapid pace.

Just as viruses evolve, so does the data.

Epidemiologist Greggory Drew said the numbers would continue to change as data is made available to the health department team.

“We actively review and evaluate the data we are provided, but due to the errors in reporting from testing facilities, we are correcting data as it comes to the health department,” Drew said.

“Since the pandemic began, we’ve been improving our processes and data reporting protocols as we evolve, and new information comes to light,” said Tammy Crumley, Director of Countywide Operations and the Hays County Health Department.

 

 

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Graphic credit to Corridor News

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LATEST HAYS COUNTY COVID-19

*UPDATE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, AT 4:03 PM
* 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.

SPECIAL NOTE: Hays County’s Coronavirus case and demographic stats are reported exclusively Monday – Friday. No new stats will be given on weekends and holidays.
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HAYS COUNTY DAILY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

HAYS COUNTY
NOV 3, 2020
NOV 4, 2020
TOTAL TESTS (includes pending cases)
43,047
43,280 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 701 233 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED (*provisionary)
6,231
6,265 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 349 332 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 45 34 
PROBABLE CASES 755  764
TOTAL RECOVERED
5,793
5,842 
DAILY RECOVERED 9 49 
FATALITIES 89 91 
FATALITY RATE
1.4% 1.5%
NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 36,816 37,015 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 391 391 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 8
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HAYS COUNTY DAILY CHANGE IN NEW CASES PER CITY

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

CITY TOTAL CASES ACTIVE CASES RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 93 17 68 8
BEAR CREEK 3 1 2 0
BUDA 894 88 793 13
CREEDMOOR 1 0 1 0
DRIFTWOOD 50 5 45 0
DRIPPING SPRINGS 139 27 109 3
HAYS 0 0 0 0
KYLE 1,890 122 1,744 24
MANCHACA 8 0 8 0
MAXWELL 10 0 10 0
MOUNTAIN CITY 11 1 9 1
NIEDERWALD 30 0 30 0
SAN MARCOS 2,990 55 2,895 40
UHLAND 23 2 21 0
WIMBERLEY 122 14 106 2
WOODCREEK 1 0 1 0
TOTAL 6,265 332 5,842 91
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HAYS COUNTY POSITIVE TEST BY AGE AND GENDER

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

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL DEATHS
0-9 yrs. 105 110 215 0
10-19 yrs. 435 308 743 0
20-29 yrs. 1,126 1,140 2,266 1
30-39 yrs. 517 485 1,002 0
40-49 yrs. 410 343 753 3
50-59 yrs. 301 277 578 11
60-69 yrs. 203 170 373 9
70-79 yrs. 100 113 213 30
> 80 yrs. 65 57 122 37
Total 3,262 3,003 6,265 91
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HAYS COUNTY DRILL DOWN OF ETHNICITY & GENDER

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

ETHNICITY FEMALE MALE TOTAL % OF CASES
HISPANIC 1,484 1,321 2,805 44.8%
NON-HISPANIC 727 715 1,442 23.0%
NOT-SPECIFIED 1,051 967 2,018 32.2%
TOTAL 3,262 3,003 6,265 100.0%
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HAYS COUNTY DRILL DOWN BY RACE

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

RACE PERCENTAGE OF CASES
AMERICAN INDIAN 0%
ASIAN 0.6%
BLACK 2.4%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0%
WHITE 63.4%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
33.6%

Case 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)
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LATEST TEXAS COVID-19 CASE TOTALS

*UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, AT 3:45 PM

Disclaimer: COVID-19 is a fast-moving situation, the information included below is provisional and subject to change. All Texas data below is provisional and subject to change.* These numbers are an estimate based on several assumptions related to hospitalization rates and recovery times, which were informed by data available to date. These assumptions are subject to change as we learn more about COVID-19. The estimated number does not include data from any cases reported prior to 3/24/2020.
*If listed as NR, the latest information has not been released/reported by state agencies; the table will be updated when the data is available.

NOTE: The Texas COVID Dashboard with the state’s numbers may not have been updated as of press time. Or older cases may have recently been reported by labs to the state and excluded in previous numbers.

STATE OF TEXAS NOV 3, 2020
NOV 4, 2020
TOTAL TESTED 9,174,350 9,268,311 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind) 8,328,869  8,404,187
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind) 353,605 366,869 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) 491,876 497,255 
POSITIVITY RATE: SPECIMEN COLLECTION
(*runs a day behind)
9.54% 10.6%
POSITIVITY RATE: LAB TEST REPORTED
(*runs a day behind)
10.54% 10.75%
POSITIVITY RATE: CASE REPORTED
(legacy method) (*runs a day behind)
8.93% 9.27%
TOTAL POSITIVE CONFIRMED CASES 916,773  926,400
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 108,522 112,776 
NEW CASES FROM PRIOR DAY (*provisionary)
7,215
9,049 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary) 792,286 797,586 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) 4,601  5,300
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 5,936 5,872 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary) 18,194 18,320 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) 97 126 
COUNTIES REPORTING CASES 253 of 254 253 of 254
COUNTIES REPORTING FATALITIES 236 of 254 236 of 254
FEMALE (Gender) 35.2% 35.2%
MALE (Gender) 63.3% 63.3%
UNKNOWN (Gender) 1.5% 1.5%
ASIAN (Race/Ethnicity) 1.5% 1.5%
BLACK (Race/Ethnicity) 16.5% 16.5%
HISPANIC (Race/Ethnicity) 39.7% 39.7%
OTHER (Race/Ethnicity) 0.5% 0.5%
WHITE (Race/Ethnicity) 30.4% 30.4%
UNKNOWN (Race/Ethnicity) 11.6% 11.6%

NOTE: Case and fatality information is updated daily at 1 pm and is compiled from information reported publicly by local health departments and through the DSHS public health regions. Counts are current as of that morning.
Because some jurisdictions report cases later in the day, local numbers may be more up to date. County case numbers may occasionally go down if the case investigation determines the person is a resident of another county or state.
Testing numbers show the number of test results for Texas residents reported to DSHS by public health and private labs. They do not include pending tests. Additional testing may be occurring by labs not yet reporting all results to DSHS. Unable to deduplicate total test numbers for private labs.
Demographic data comes from completed case investigations. The majority of cases in Texas are still under investigation.
Hospitalization and hospital capacity numbers are reported daily by hospitals through eight Hospital Preparedness Program providers that coordinate health care system preparedness and response activities in Texas.
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U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 04, AT 7:13 AM
*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

TOTAL REPORTED
FATALITIES
RECOVERED
ACTIVE
PER 1M PEOPLE
NOVEMBER 4
(*provisionary)
9,490,941 236,319 5,627,063 3,627,559 28,732
NOVEMBER 3
(*provisionary)
9,374,777 235,051 5,578,679 3,561,047 28,450

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

WORLDWIDE CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 04, AT 7:13 AM
*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

TOTAL
REPORTED

FATALITIES
RECOVERED
ACTIVE
PER 1M PEOPLE
NOVEMBER 4
(*provisionary)
47,458,222 123,097 7,603,121 39,732,004 6,103
NOVEMBER 3
(*provisionary)
46,909,107 1,206,886 31,382,707 14,319,514 6,033

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

*SEE LATEST TESTING AND COUNTY OFFICE
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