5 Hays County residents die of COVID-19, 166 new cases Monday

Five Hays County residents recently died of COVID-19, the Hays County Local Health Department reported Monday. 

A San Marcos woman in her 70s; a Wimberley woman in her 70s; a San Marcos man in his 60s; a San Marcos man in his 50s; and a Kyle woman in her 20s were among those who died from the coronavirus. Hays County has now recorded 372 COVID-19-related fatalities since the pandemic’s onset. 

The local health department also recorded 241 additional recoveries from the coronavirus, 166 new lab-confirmed cases, 14 hospitalizations and 11 hospital discharges on Monday, which included information reported over the weekend.