Hays County reports two COVID-related fatalities; 196 new lab-confirmed cases
Staff Reports
Hays County Courthouse – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports two (2) COVID-related fatalities between 11/29/2021-12/6/2021: a woman from San Marcos in her 80s and a man from Driftwood in his 60s.
The department also reports 196 new lab-confirmed cases along with four (4) new hospitalizations and seven (7) new hospital discharges since the last update. There are 222 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 29,879. The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 30,558.
Hays County has 271 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 517 active cases. Hays County has had 1,377 total COVID-related hospitalizations and ten (10) people are currently hospitalized. Of those, eight (8) people (80%) are unvaccinated.
With the upcoming holidays, the HCLHD reminds county residents to take precautions especially if traveling or they have family and friends coming to town. Some simple measures can help slow the spread of the virus, including frequent hand washing, social distancing and wearing a mask when indoors around large groups of people.
You may need a vaccination prior to travel to certain locales; see the list below for vaccine opportunities. Children age 5-11 are now eligible to receive pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Vaccine opportunities (hours may change due to holidays):
- M-F, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines @ Live Oak Community Clinic, 401 Broadway, San Marcos,
8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. (Please note the change in hours from previous releases.) - M-F, Walk-in Pfizer vaccine clinics @ CommuniCare, 2810 Dacy Ln., Kyle, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.
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UPDATED DECEMBER 6, 2021
* 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. Coronavirus 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 – 10
| Current Hospitalizations – 10 |
In ICU no Vent | In ICU with Vent | Non-ICU | Total |
| Unvaccinated | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Vaccinated | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS
| HAYS COUNTY |
NOV 16 – NOV 22 |
NOV 23-29 |
NOV 29 – DEC 6 |
| ACTIVE (*provisionary) |
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| TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED (*provisionary) |
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| NEWLY CONFIRMED | 236 |
75 |
196 |
| PROBABLE CASES | 3,426 |
3,428 |
3,470 |
| TOTAL RECOVERED |
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| WEEKLY RECOVERED | 183 |
211 |
222 |
| CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) | 0 |
4 |
12 |
| FATALITIES | 404 |
406 |
408 |
| TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS | 1,363 |
1,373 |
1,377 |
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS | 13 |
13 |
10 |
| FEMALE |
15,767 |
15,796 |
15,902 |
| MALE |
14,536 |
14,578 |
14,656 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN | 0.1% |
0.1% | 0.1% |
| ASIAN | 1.0% |
1.0% | 1.0% |
| BLACK |
3.3% |
3.3% | 3.3% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER |
0.0% |
0.0% | 0.0% |
| WHITE |
70.7% |
70.6% | 70.6% |
| OTHER |
1.1% |
1.3% | 1.3% |
| NOT SPECIFIED / UNKNOWN |
23.8% |
23.7% | 23.7% |
| HISPANIC |
48.6% |
48.6% | 48.6% |
| NON-HISPANIC |
37.8% |
37.9% | 37.8% |
| NOT SPECIFIED | 13.5% |
13.5% | 13.6% |
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UPDATED DECEMBER 7, 2021
