Five Hays County residents recently died of COVID-19, the Hays County Local Health Department reported Tuesday.
An Austin woman in her 80s; a San Marcos man in his 70s; a San Marcos woman in her 60s; a San Marcos man in his 50s; and a Kyle woman in her 40s were among those who died from the coronavirus. Hays County has recorded 476 COVID-19-related fatalities since the pandemic's onset.
The local health department also reported an additional 1,215 recoveries, 357 lab-confirmed cases, 18 hospital discharges and 11 hospitalizations on Tuesday, which included information from Feb. 19-22.
The county considers 2,501 cases active — 863 fewer reported Friday — and there have been 52,203 total cases since the first diagnosis of the virus within its boundaries on March 14, 2020. There have been 6,825 probable cases spanning from April 2020 through Feb. 22, 2022.
