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 82 new lab-confirmed cases along with one (1) new hospitalization and three (3) new hospital discharges. There are 89 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 17,205.
Please note: today’s report covers April 22 – April 23.
The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 18,061. Hays County has 617 active cases. In the past 21 days, there have been 877 active cases. Hays County has had 833 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 13 people are currently hospitalized.
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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, APRIL 23, AT 1:58 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. Coronavirus case and demographic stats are reported Monday – Friday exclusively. No case stats will be given on weekends and holidays.
HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE
HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock
HAYS COUNTY
|
APRIL 20 – 21, 2021 |
APRIL 22 – 23, 2021 |
FATALITY %
|
|
|
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
|
|
|
| COVID NEGATIVE TEST % |
|
|
HOSPITALIZATION %
|
|
|
RECOVERED %
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|
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| TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases) |
|
|
| NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) |
1,152 |
1,458 |
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary) |
|
|
| ACTIVE (*provisionary) |
624 |
617 |
| NEW DAILY CONFIRMED |
103 |
82 |
| PROBABLE CASES |
1,954 |
19,650 |
| TOTAL RECOVERED |
|
|
| DAILY RECOVERED |
20 |
89 |
| CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) |
0 |
0 |
| FATALITIES |
239 |
239 |
| TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) |
154,073 |
156,498 |
| TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS |
832 |
833 |
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS |
15 |
13 |
FEMALE
|
9,419 |
9,468 |
MALE
|
8,560 |
8,593 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN |
0.1% |
0.1% |
| ASIAN |
1.0% |
1.0% |
BLACK
|
2.9% |
3.0% |
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER |
0.0% |
0.0% |
WHITE
|
69.6% |
69.4% |
OTHER
|
1.0% |
0.9% |
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN |
25.4% |
25.6% |
HISPANIC
|
48.95% |
48.9% |
NON-HISPANIC
|
34.87% |
35.0% |
| NOT SPECIFIED |
16.18% |
16.1% |
AFFECTS BY CITY
HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191
*Hays county public health updates the following information Monday – Friday only
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.
| CITY |
CASE TOTALS
|
ACTIVE CASES
|
RECOVERED |
FATALITIES |
| AUSTIN |
541 |
24 |
508 |
9 |
| BEAR CREEK |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| BUDA |
3,212 |
121 |
3,053 |
38 |
| CREEDMOOR |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| DRIFTWOOD |
226 |
10 |
214 |
2 |
| DRIPPING SPRINGS |
860 |
31 |
820 |
9 |
| HAYS |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| KYLE |
5,769 |
159 |
5,541 |
69 |
| MANCHACA |
25 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
| MAXWELL |
66 |
2 |
63 |
1 |
| MOUNTAIN CITY |
46 |
1 |
44 |
1 |
| NIEDERWALD |
94 |
2 |
92 |
0 |
| SAN MARCOS |
6,462 |
245 |
6,120 |
97 |
| UHLAND |
33 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
| WIMBERLEY |
708 |
20 |
677 |
11 |
| WOODCREEK |
9 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
| TOTAL |
18,061 |
617
|
17,205
|
239
|
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
- Detection of specific antigen (Ag) in a clinical specimen, OR
- 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:
- Clinical or radiographic evidence of pneumonia, or
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
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NOTE: TEXAS STATE CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, APRIL 23, AT 1:35 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 |
APRIL 22, 2021 |
APRIL 23, 2021 |
COVID POSITIVE %
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|
|
FATALITY %
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|
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| TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary) |
|
|
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind) |
|
|
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind) |
|
|
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind) |
1,121,025 |
1,122,804 |
| TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES |
|
|
| NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary) |
|
|
| ACTIVE (*provisionary) |
64,950 |
64,810 |
| NEW PROBABLE CASES |
|
|
| TOTAL PROBABLE CASES |
|
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| TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary) |
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| TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 |
11,521 |
3,930 |
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) |
2,935 |
2,862 |
| TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary) |
|
|
| FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) |
|
|
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
|
33.7% |
33.8% |
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
|
65.1% |
65.1% |
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
|
1.2% |
1.1% |
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
|
1.2% |
1.2% |
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
|
16.6% |
16.6% |
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
|
36.1% |
36% |
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
|
0.7% |
0.7% |
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
|
34.4% |
34.6% |
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
|
11% |
11% |
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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 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 /
% RATE
|
FATALITIES /
% RATE
|
RECOVERED
|
ACTIVE
|
APRIL 23
(*provisionary) |
32,669,121 /
9.90% |
584,226 /
1.79% |
25,236,658 |
6,848,237 |
APRIL 22
(*provisionary) |
32,602,051 /
9.88% |
583,330 /
1.79%
|
25,177,434 |
6,841,287 |
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 /
% RATE
|
FATALITIES /
% RATE |
RECOVERED |
ACTIVE |
APRIL 23
(*provisionary)
|
145,398,793 /
1.89% |
3,087,230 /
2.12% |
123,413,163 |
18,898,400 |
APRIL 22
(*provisionary)
|
144,571,171 /
1.88% |
3,074,945 /
2.13% |
122,758,049 |
18,738,177 |
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock
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