The Hays County Local Health Department reported 217 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 215 additional recoveries, five hospital discharges and three hospitalizations on Monday, which includes information recorded during the weekend.
The county stated that 2,085 COVID-19 cases are considered active — a 140-case increase since Friday — and there have been 15,995 total cases since the first diagnosis of the virus within Hays County on March 14, 2020. There have been 3,122 active cases over the last 21 days as of Monday. The county stated that there have been 1,743 probable cases spanning from April 2020 through Feb. 8, 2021.
With the fluctuation between hospitalizations and hospital discharges on Monday, there are currently 33 county residents hospitalized by COVID-19 and there have been 694 total hospitalizations. Some patients hospitalized by COVID-19 are in hospitals outside of Hays County but are included in the county’s numbers if they reside within Hays County, the local health department said.
