Local Health Department reports about 96% of COVID-related hospitalizations are unvaccinated

Staff Reports

Hays County Courthouse, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports zero COVID-related fatalities. 

The department also reports 271 new lab-confirmed cases along with two (2) new hospitalizations and six (6) new hospital discharges. There are 259 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 25,002. The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 27,213. Hays County has 1,871 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 2,964 active cases.

Hays County has had 1,241 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 57 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 55 are unvaccinated, which is about 96 percent.

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