Hays County reports 2 new COVID-19 cases

The Hays County Local Health Department reported two new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, raising the total to 219. 

There are currently 72 active cases within the county, a two-case increase from Wednesday. The local health department still has 120 pending tests and has received 2,086 negative tests. The amount of county residents who have recovered from the disease remained the same from Wednesday — 144. 

Hays County reported an additional hospitalization Thursday, raising the total to 23 county residents hospitalized by COVID-19. The number of current hospitalizations, however, decreased by one on Thursday to three. 

Kyle and San Marcos each reported one new case Thursday. Kyle has recorded 101 total cases and has 35 active cases. San Marcos has seen 64 total cases and has 22 active cases.  

Buda has tallied 27 total COVID-19 cases, including six active cases. Wimberley has had nine cases and has four active cases. Austin, within Hays County, has had six total virus cases, including two active cases. Dripping Springs has had six total cases and has three active cases. Driftwood and Niederwald have had two total cases each. Bear Creek and Uhland have each seen one total case. 

Forty-eight patients who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 are between 30-39 years old. Forty-five residents fall in the 50-59-year-old age range. Forty residents fall in the 20-29 year old age range. Thirty-five people diagnosed with the disease are 40-49 years old. Twenty-one patients are 60-69 years old, 10 are between 10-19 years old, nine are 70-79 years old, eight are 80 and older and three are 9 years old or younger.

One-hundred-twenty-eight females and 91 males have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. 

According to the county, only 10 patients who tested positive for the illness had traveled before becoming sick, while 209 residents had no travel history before becoming symptomatic. 

The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Thursday that 43,851 Texans have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and there have been 1,216 fatalities. The DSHS estimates that 24,487 Texans have recovered from the disease.

COVID-19 causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks for most people.