The Hays County Local Health Department reported 89 additional recoveries from COVID-19, 82 new lab-confirmed cases, three hospital discharges and one hospitalization on Friday, which included information from April 21-22.
The county considers 617 cases active — seven fewer than Wednesday — and there have been 18,061 total cases since the first diagnosis of the virus within its boundaries on March 14, 2020. Hays County has tallied 877 COVID-19 cases over the past 21 days. There have been 1,965 probable cases spanning from April 2020 through April 23, 2021.
Thirteen county residents are currently hospitalized by COVID-19 and there have been 833 total hospitalizations with the fluctuation in hospitalizations and hospital discharges reported Friday. 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.
