The Hays County Local Health Department tallied 82 additional recoveries from COVID-19, 55 new lab-confirmed cases, three hospitalizations and one hospital discharge on Tuesday.
There are currently 708 active coronavirus cases — a 27-case decrease since Monday — and there have been 7,097 total cases since the first diagnosis of the virus within Hays County on March 14. The local health department also reported that there have been 945 active cases over the last 21 days — an 11-case increase since Monday. The county reported that there have been 866 probable cases spanning from April through mid November.
There are currently 14 county residents hospitalized by COVID-19 and there have been 426 total hospitalizations following the fluctuation between hospitalizations and hospital discharges reported Tuesday. Some patients hospitalized by COVID-19 are in hospitals outside of Hays County but are included in the county’s numbers if they reside within the county, the local health department said.
