2 Hays County residents die from COVID-19; 61 recoveries reported Wednesday

The Hays County Local Health Department reported two new fatalities — a San Marcos Woman in her 90s and the other a Kyle man in his 70s. Both were hospitalized at the time of their death. 

The local health department  also reported 61 additional county residents have recovered from COVID-19, 18 new lab-confirmed coronavirus cases and three new hospitalizations on Wednesday. 

There are currently 2,518 active COVID-19 cases — 45 less than Tuesday — and there have been 5,210 total cases since the first diagnosis of the virus in Hays County on March 14.