The Hays County Local Health Department reported 36 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 34 recoveries, nine hospitalizations and one hospital discharge on Monday, which included information recorded during the weekend.
The county considers 423 cases active — two more than Friday — and there have been 16,913 total cases since the first recorded coronavirus case within its boundaries on March 14, 2020. Hays County has tallied 645 COVID-19 cases over the past 21 days. There have been 1,864 probable cases spanning from April 2020 through March 22, 2021.
Fourteen county residents are currently hospitalized by COVID-19 and there have been 781 total hospitalizations following the fluctuation in hospitalizations and hospital discharges reported Monday. 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.
