Hays County seeing increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations

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 one (1) COVID-related fatality, a Woodcreek man in his 80s. The department also reports 110 new lab-confirmed cases along with 11 new hospitalizations and four (4) new hospital discharges. There are 31 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 18,807. This report covers July 10-12, 2021.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 19,348. Hays County has 277 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 359 active cases. Hays County has had 929 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 15 people are currently hospitalized.

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, JULY 12, AT 3:58 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’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s only.

HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

 

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

HAYS COUNTY
JULY 8-9 2021 JULY 10-12 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
9.5%
9.5%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
90.5%
90.5%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.8%
4.8%
RECOVERED %
97.6%
97.2%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
201,880
202,849 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 637 969 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
19,238
 19,348
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 199
277 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 10
 110
PROBABLE CASES 2,112 2,124 
TOTAL RECOVERED
18,776
18,807 
DAILY RECOVERED 36
31 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 1
FATALITIES 263
264 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 182,642 183,348 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 918
929 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 8
15 
FEMALE
10,053 10,105 
MALE
9,185 9,243 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
3.2% 3.2%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.3% 69.3%
OTHER
1.1% 1.1%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.3% 25.3%
HISPANIC
49.0% 49.1%
NON-HISPANIC
35.2% 35.2%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.7% 15.7%
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

*Hays county public health updates the following information Monday, Wednesday, and Friday’s only
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 570 9 552 9
BEAR CREEK 5 0 5 0
BUDA 3,432 54 3,333 45
CREEDMOOR 4 0 3 1
DRIFTWOOD 254 0 251 3
DRIPPING SPRINGS 1,018 11 996 11
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 6,180 109 5,997 74
MANCHACA 24 0 24 0
MAXWELL 56 0 55 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 48 0 47 1
NIEDERWALD 101 3 98 0
SAN MARCOS 6,828 77 6,647 104
UHLAND 38 0 38 0
WIMBERLEY 777 14 751 12
WOODCREEK 10 0 7 3
TOTAL 19,348 277
18,807
264
18,191
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)

 

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NOTE: TEXAS STATE CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, JULY 12, AT 3:35 PM

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

*Texas testing data had not been updated by the time of publication*

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

STATE OF TEXAS JULY 11, 2021 JULY 12, 2021
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
32,338,096 
32,416,877 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,559,734 
2,560,137 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
516 
396 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 25,684  25,591 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
447,291 
447,425 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
54
134 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,893,821 
2,894,470 
DAILY RECOVERED (*provisionary)
1,837  649 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 1,961  2,100 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
51,486 
51,490 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
8
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.2% 34.2%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
64.7% 64.7%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.1% 1.1%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.4% 16.4%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
35.8% 35.8%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.7% 0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.9% 34.9%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
10.9% 10.9%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON MONDAY, JULY 12, AT 3:01
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
FATALITIES
RECOVERED
ACTIVE
JULY 12
(*provisionary)
34,732,753  622,845  29,244,103  4,865,805 
JULY 11
(*provisionary)
34,726,111  622,821  29,234,930  4,868,360 
JULY 10
(*provisionary)
34,711,416 622,708 29,222,972 4,865,736

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
FATALITIES RECOVERED ACTIVE
JULY 12
(*provisionary)
187,679,562  4,050,185  171,627,523  12,001,854 
JULY 11
(*provisionary)
187,311,846  4,043,891  171,279,325  11,988,630 
JULY 10
(*provisionary)
186,962,279 4,037,712 170,997,115 11,927,452

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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