The Hays County Local Health Department tallied 75 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, three hospital discharges and one additional hospitalization on Friday.
There are currently 1,057 active coronavirus cases — a 75-case increase since Thursday — and there have been 8,091 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 1,265 active cases over the last 21 days — a nine-case increase since Thursday. The county stated that there have been 958 probable cases spanning from April through Dec. 11.
There are currently seven county residents hospitalized by COVID-19 and there have been 544 total hospitalizations following the fluctuation in hospitalizations and hospital discharges reported Friday. 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.
