Hays County reports 3 COVID-19 fatalities, 46 new cases Friday

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

A Wimberley man in his 90s; a Buda woman in her 80s; and a Buda man in his 60s were among those who died from the coronavirus. Hays County has recorded 491 COVID-19-related fatalities since the pandemic’s onset.

The local health department also tallied an additional 543 recoveries, 46 lab-confirmed cases and five hospital discharges on Friday, which included information from March 1-2.