Hays County reports four COVID-related fatalities; 1,670 new lab-confirmed cases
Staff Reports
HAYS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, TX — Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports four (4) COVID-related fatalities since Wednesday’s update: a Kyle man in his 70s, a San Marcos man in his 30s, a San Marcos man in his 70s, and a San Marcos man in his 90s.
The department also reports 1,670 new lab-confirmed cases along with nine (9) new hospitalizations and 11 new hospital discharges. There are 466 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 39,118.
The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 46,597. Hays County has 7,033 active cases. Hays County has had 1,565 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 28 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 18 people (64%) are unvaccinated.
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
UPDATED JANUARY 28, 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 – 28
| Current Hospitalizations – 28 |
In ICU no Vent | In ICU with Vent | Non-ICU | Total |
| Unvaccinated | 2 | 2 | 14 | 18 |
| Vaccinated | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS
| HAYS COUNTY |
JAN. 22 – JAN. 24 | JAN. 25 – JAN. 26 | JAN. 27 – JAN. 28 |
| ACTIVE (*provisionary) |
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| TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED (*provisionary) |
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| NEWLY CONFIRMED | 1,185 | 950 | 1,670 |
| PROBABLE CASES | 5,167 | 5,386 | 5,509 |
| TOTAL RECOVERED |
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| RECOVERED SINCE LAST UPDATE |
1,076 | 1,000 | 466 |
| CASES REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) |
44(10 hospitalizations) |
NR | NR |
| FATALITIES | 437 | 442 | 446 |
| TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS | 1,543 | 1,556 | 1,565 |
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS | 31 | 30 | 28 |
| FEMALE |
23,537 | 24,053 | 24,935 |
| MALE |
20,436 | 20,870 | 21,662 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| ASIAN | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| BLACK |
3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER |
0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| WHITE |
69.3% | 69.3% | 69.3% |
| OTHER |
4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| NOT SPECIFIED / UNKNOWN |
20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% |
| HISPANIC |
49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% |
| NON-HISPANIC |
38.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| NOT SPECIFIED | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% |
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UPDATED JANUARY 28, 2022
