6 Hays County residents die of COVID-19; County reports 1,185 new cases Monday

Six Hays County residents recently died of COVID-19, the Hays County Local Health Department reported Monday. 

A San Marcos man in his 80s; a San Marcos man in his 70s; a Wimberley man in his 70s; a Kyle man in his 70s; an Austin woman in her 70s; and a Kyle man in his 60s were among those who died from the coronavirus. Hays County has recorded 437 COVID-19-related fatalities since the pandemic’s onset. 

An additional 1,185 lab-confirmed cases, 1,076 recoveries, 34 hospitalizations and 30 hospital discharges were reported by the local health department in Monday’s report, which included information from Jan. 22-24.