The Hays County Local Health Department reported two new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases Friday, increasing the total case count to 221.
The county has 74 active cases and four current hospitalizations. The local health department has received 2,122 negative tests and is awaiting results for 120 tests. County Epidemiologist Eric Schneider said county residents who received testing by the Texas National Guard at the Wimberley and Dripping Springs sites on May 10 will be contacted with their results as soon as they are available. The state’s health department indicates that it may take up to 7 days to receive results, Schneider added.
As of Friday, 144 county residents have recovered from the disease. Twenty-four county residents who contracted COVID-19 have been hospitalized. Hays County has seen three fatalities since the first positive diagnosis of the disease on March 14 — A woman in her 80s who was living with a relative in Buda, a Wimberley resident in their 90s and a San Marcos resident who was in their 60s.
