Hays County reports two COVID-related fatalities, zero recoveries
Staff Reports
Hays County Courthouse, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports two (2) new COVID-related fatalities since Wednesday’s update: a man from Kyle in his 70s and a man from San Marcos in his 60s The department also reports 548 new lab-confirmed cases along with four (4) new hospitalizations and nine (9) new hospital discharges. There are 0 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 48,067.
The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 51,902. Hays County has 3,364 active cases. Hays County has had 1,641 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 21 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 15 people (67%) are unvaccinated. Hays County offices are closed on Monday, Feb. 21; the next COVID update will be Feb. 22.
Hays County residents can now upload at-home COVID-19 test results to the local health department here: https://arcg.is/1G4P1r. All information is confidential and no identifying information is collected. While these reports will not be included in the official case counts for Hays County, they will provide a better understanding of community spread.
We remind everyone of some simple measures to help slow the spread of the virus, including frequent hand washing, social distancing and wearing a mask when indoors around large groups of people. Additionally, a COVID-19 vaccine may reduce the risk of severe symptoms or death in those who contract for the virus. Children age 5-11 are eligible to receive pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Vaccine opportunities:
- NOT OFFERING VACCINE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE M-F, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines @ Christus Trinity Clinic (formerly Live Oak), 401 Broadway, San Marcos, 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 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.
- More locations can be found here: https://www.vaccines.gov.
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UPDATED FEBRUARY 18, 2022
* 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 – 21
| Current Hospitalizations – 21 |
In ICU no Vent | In ICU with Vent | Non-ICU | Total |
| Unvaccinated | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Vaccinated | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS
| HAYS COUNTY |
FEB. 12 – FEB. 14 | FEB. 15 – FEB. 16 | FEB. 17 – FEB. 18 |
| ACTIVE (*provisionary) |
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| TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED (*provisionary) |
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| NEWLY CONFIRMED | 448 | 622 | 548 |
| PROBABLE CASES | 6,675 |
6,706 | 6,706 |
| TOTAL RECOVERED |
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| RECOVERED SINCE LAST UPDATE |
1,416 |
760 | 0 |
| CASES REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) | 17 |
NR | NR |
| HOSPITALIZATIONS REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) | 1 |
NR | NR |
| FATALITIES | 467 |
469 | 471 |
| TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS | 1,635 |
1,637 | 1,641 |
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS | 25 | 26 | 21 |
| FEMALE |
27,249 |
27,601 | 27,889 |
| MALE |
23,483 | 23,753 | 24,013 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| ASIAN | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| BLACK |
3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER |
0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| WHITE |
67.9% | 67.9% | 67.9% |
| OTHER |
6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| NOT SPECIFIED / UNKNOWN |
20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| HISPANIC |
47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% |
| NON-HISPANIC |
38.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| NOT SPECIFIED | 14.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% |
UPDATED FEBRUARY 18, 2022
