Hays County and the City of San Marcos issued a joint State of Disaster declaration Sunday after a 44-year-old county resident tested positive for COVID-19.
The county made the announcement Saturday that it had its first case of the coronavirus and confirmed two additional cases in Hays County on Monday. With a state of disaster, the county and city will be able to access state and federal funds to aid response to COVID-19.
“I am leading a plan that is locally executed, state coordinated and federally supported,” County Judge Ruben Becerra. “This declaration … is to stay ahead of things and also to solidify and open up other channels of resources to keep us ahead. We’re doing the best thing we can by doing this.”
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