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Hays County reports 23 new lab-confirmed cases and 83 COVID recoveries

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.”

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Texas will receive more than 1 million COVID-19 vaccines, and Hays County 4,680 in weekly vaccine allocations.

DSHS reported that Hays County had vaccinated 28,820 with a single dose, and an additional 15,081 have received their second dose.

Out of 254 Texas counties, Hays County is the 17th highest population that falls into Phase 1B for ages 16-65 with any medical condition.

The vaccine will be shipped to providers across Texas next week. The state is allocating 929,320 doses to 1,651 providers in 234 counties.

More than 200,000 additional doses will be available to pharmacy locations and federally-qualified health centers directly from the federal government.

The significant increase is largely due to a supply of 245,200 doses of the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine coming to the state.

The single-dose vaccine was authorized last weekend by the FDA and began shipping this week with 24,000 doses delivered to providers participating in the federally-supported vaccination sites in Arlington, Dallas, and Houston.

Texas has now administered nearly 6.3 million doses. More than 4 million people have received at least one dose, and more than 2.2 million are fully vaccinated.

Progress continues in vaccinating adults 65 years old and older with 48 percent having received at least one dose and more than 1 million seniors – more than one-quarter of the Texans in that age group – now fully vaccinated.

In addition to the first doses mentioned above, the state is ordering 457,000 doses intended as the second dose for people first vaccinated a few weeks ago.

DSHS automatically orders second doses to arrive at providers in the week they can begin to be administered, so they will be available when needed.

People should be able to return to the same provider to receive their second dose within six weeks of getting the first.

Texas continues to vaccinate health care workers, residents of long-term care facilities, people 65 and older, and those with medical conditions that put them at greater risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19.

This week, the state added school and child care workers to the list of people eligible to be vaccinated.

According to a federal directive, the action means that “those who work in pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools and those who work as or for licensed child care providers” may now be vaccinated by any vaccine provider in Texas.

People can find more information on the COVID-19 vaccine at dshs.texas.gov/covidvaccine/.

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Not only for your safety but the protection of others, please follow the following guidelines.

 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, AT 3:25 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. C
oronavirus 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

HAYS COUNTY
MARCH 9, 2021
MARCH 10, 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
11.2%
11.2%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
88.8%
88.8%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
95.2%
95.6%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
147,548
148,350 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 332 802 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
16,952
16,615 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 559  499
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 18 23 
PROBABLE CASES 1,833 1,837 
TOTAL RECOVERED
15,804
15,887
DAILY RECOVERED 187 83 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) N/A N/A
FATALITIES 229 229 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 130,956 131,735 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 760  762
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 12 12 

 

 

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 496 21 /
4.2%
465 /
93.8%
10 /
2%
BEAR CREEK 4 0 /
0%
4 /
100%
0 /
0%
BUDA 2,950 121/
4.1%
2,795 /
94.7%
34 /
1.2%
CREEDMOOR 3 0 /
0%
2 /
66.7%
1 /
33.3%
DRIFTWOOD 206 5/
2.4%
200 /
97.1%
1 /
0.5%
DRIPPING SPRINGS 774 36 /
4.7%
729 /
94.2%
9 /
1.2%
HAYS 3 0 /
0%
3 /
100%
0 /
0%
KYLE 5,367 126 /
2.3%
5,170 /
96.3%
71 /
1.3%
MANCHACA 25 2 /
8%
23 /
92%
0 /
0%
MAXWELL 57 9 /
15.8%
47 /
82.5%
1 /
1.8%
MOUNTAIN CITY 42 3 /
7.1%
38 /
90.5%
1 /
2.4%
NIEDERWALD 89 1 /
1.1%
88 /
98.9%
0 /
0%
SAN MARCOS 5,898 147 /
2.5%
5,661 /
96%
90/
1.5%
UHLAND 30 1 /
3.3%
29 /
96.7%
0 /
0%
WIMBERLEY 664 27 /
4.1%
627 /
94.4%
10 /
1.5%
WOODCREEK 7 0 /
0%
6 /
85.7%
1 /
14.3%
TOTAL 16,615 499 /
3.0%
15,887 /
95.6%
229 /
1.4%
BY AGE AND GENDER

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 yrs. 525 537 1,062
10-19 yrs. 1,320 1,135 2,455
20-29 yrs. 2,446 2,264 4,710
30-39 yrs. 1,339 1,207 2,546
40-49 yrs. 1,209 1,050 2,259
50-59 yrs. 828 839 1,667
60-69 yrs. 558 520 1,078
70-79 yrs. 267 264 531
> 80 yrs. 188 119 307
Total 8,680 7,935 16,615
BY ETHNICITY AND GENDER

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

ETHNICITY FEMALE MALE TOTAL % OF CASES
HISPANIC 4,292 3,872 8,164 49.1%
NON-HISPANIC 2,936 2,722 5,658 34.1%
NOT-SPECIFIED 1,452 1,341 2,793 16.8%
TOTAL 8,680 7,935 16,615 100.0%

BY RACE

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

RACE PERCENTAGE OF CASES
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0%
BLACK 2.7%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0%
WHITE 69.6%
OTHER 1.0%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.6%
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

  1. Detection of specific antigen (Ag) in a clinical specimen, OR
  2. 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:

  1. Clinical or radiographic evidence of pneumonia, or
  2. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

 

 

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

NOTE: TEXAS CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, AT 3:35 PM

*Texas testing data had not been updated by the time of publication*

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

STATE OF TEXAS MARCH 9, 2021 MARCH 10, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.02%
8.03%
FATALITY %
1.92%
1.93%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
23,772,698
23,894,111
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind)
20,021,752
20,105,901
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind)
2,712,254
2,747,349
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) 1,038,692 1,040,861
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,326,885
2,330,216 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
3,744
3,104 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 128,614 125,403 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
1,063
1,306 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
367,841
369,373 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,518,534
 2,526,462
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 8,150 7,928 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 4,702 4,556 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
44,650
44,875 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
167
225 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.5% 33.5%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
65.3% 65.3%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.7% 16.7%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
36.6% 36.6%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.6% 0.6%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.8% 33.8%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
11.1% 11.1%

 

*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 910, AT 3:25 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
MARCH 10
(*provisionary)
29,801,506 /
9.03%
540,574 /
1.81%
20,549,678 8,711,254
MARCH 9
(*provisionary)
29,744,652 /
9.01%
538,628 /
1.81%

20,449,634 8,756,390

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
MARCH 10
(*provisionary)
118,209,329 /
1.54%
2,623,409 /
2.22%
93,897,579 21,688,341
MARCH 9
(*provisionary)
117,800,527 /
1.53%
2,613,388 /
2.22%
93,482,290 21,704,849

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

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