The Hays County Local Health Department recorded 63 recoveries from COVID-19 and 30 new lab-confirmed cases on Tuesday.
There are currently 1,138 active coronavirus cases — 33 fewer than Monday — and there have been 5,995 total cases since the first diagnosis of the virus in Hays County on March 14.The county also reported that there have been 339 active cases over the last 21 days — a 28-case decrease since Monday
The local health department reports that there have been 732 probable cases spanning from April through early October. Probable cases are defined as those detected with the use of a method approved or authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that meet presumptive laboratory evidence of detection of specific antigen in a clinical specimen or detection of specific antibody in serum, plasma or whole blood indicative of a new or recent infection; and meets clinical criteria. Probable cases can also be determined if they meet vital records criteria with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID-19.
