Hays County records 82 recoveries from COVID-19, 48 new cases Monday

Recoveries from COVID-19 continue to outpace new cases in Hays County, pushing the active case count below 300. 

The Hays County Local Health Department reported 82 recoveries from the coronavirus, 48 new lab-confirmed cases, eight hospital discharges and three hospitalizations on Monday, which included information from May 15-17. 

The county considers 295 cases active — 34 fewer than Friday — and there have been 18,731 total cases since the onset of the pandemic. Hays County has tallied 532 COVID-19 cases over the past 21 days. There have been 2,048 probable cases spanning from April 2020 through May 17, 2021.