Hays County reports two COVID-related fatalities, a boy under 10-years-old from Austin and a San Marcos woman in her 90s

Staff Reports

Hays County Courthouse – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports two (2) COVID-related fatalities between 12/7/2021-12/13/2021: a boy under 10 years old from Austin (Dripping Springs area of Hays County but with an Austin address), and a woman in her 90s from San Marcos.

The department also reports 179 new lab-confirmed cases along with 10 new hospitalizations and five (5) new hospital discharges since the last update. There are 67 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 29,946.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 30,731. Hays County has 375 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 450 active cases. Hays County has had 1,387 total COVID-related hospitalizations and fifteen (15) people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 11 people (73%) 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 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.
• More locations can be found here: https://www.vaccines.gov

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UPDATED DECEMBER 13, 2021

HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

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* 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 – 15

Current Hospitalizations – 15	In ICU no Vent	In ICU with Vent	Non-ICU	Total
Unvaccinated	4	2	5	11
Vaccinated	2	0	2	4

 

HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS

HAYS COUNTY	NOV 23-29	NOV 29 – DEC 6	DEC 7 – DEC 13
ACTIVE (*provisionary)	528	271	375
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED (*provisionary)	30,374	30,558	30,731
NEWLY CONFIRMED	75	196	179
PROBABLE CASES	3,428	3,470	3,491
TOTAL RECOVERED	29,657	29,879	29,946
WEEKLY RECOVERED	211	222	67
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays)	4	12	6
FATALITIES	406	408	410
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS	1,373	1,377	1,387
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS	13	10	15
FEMALE	15,796	15,902	15,982
MALE	14,578	14,656	14,749
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	70.6%	70.6%	70.6%
OTHER	1.3%	1.3%	1.4%
NOT SPECIFIED / UNKNOWN	23.7%	23.7%	23.6%
HISPANIC	48.6%	48.6%	48.5%
NON-HISPANIC	37.9%	37.8%	37.9%
NOT SPECIFIED	13.5%	13.6%	13.6%

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UPDATED DECEMBER 13, 2021

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

NOTE: N/R = Not Reported
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock