Hays County tallies 103 recoveries from COVID-19, 74 new cases Wednesday

The Hays County Local Health Department recorded 103 additional recoveries from COVID-19, 74 new lab-confirmed cases, three hospitalizations and one hospital discharge on Wednesday, which included information from May 4-5. 

The county considers 531 cases active — 29 fewer than Monday — and there have been 18,510 total cases since the first diagnosis of the virus within the county’s boundaries on March 14, 2020. Hays County has tallied 865 COVID-19 cases over the past 21 days. There have been 2,036 probable cases spanning from April 2020 through May 5, 2021.

Sixteen county residents are currently hospitalized by COVID-19 and there have been 856 total hospitalizations with the fluctuation in hospitalizations and hospital discharges reported Wednesday. 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.

There have been 17,739 county residents who have recovered from the coronavirus following the 103 recoveries recorded Wednesday.

Hays County has reported 240 coronavirus-related fatalities since the onset of the pandemic. 

The local health department has received 162,816 negative tests and there have been 181,326 tests administered in Hays County. 

San Marcos recorded 32 new cases between Tuesday and Wednesday. The city currently has 178 active cases — an eight-case increase since Monday — and there have been 6,604 total cases.

Kyle has recorded 5,898 total cases, including 178 active cases. Buda has tallied 3,302 total cases and currently has 110 active cases. Dripping Springs has amassed 891 total cases and has 34 active cases. Wimberley has counted 730 total cases, including 25 active cases. Austin, within Hays County, currently has 21 active cases and has had 558 total cases. Driftwood has recorded 235 total cases and has 10 active cases. Niederwald has had 96 total cases and currently has two active cases. Maxwell has had 71 total cases and six active cases. Mountain City has amassed 46 total cases. Uhland has had 33 total cases. Manchaca has one active case and has recorded 26 total cases.

Woodcreek has tallied nine total cases. Bear Creek has amassed four total cases. Creedmoor and Hays have each recorded three total cases. 

The 20-29-age-range has recorded the most COVID-19 cases with 5,251 total cases tallied Wednesday. 

According to the local health department, 2,854 county residents diagnosed with the disease are between 10-19 years old, 2,792 are 30-39 years old; 2,507 people fall in the 40-49-year-old age range; 1,825 are between 50-59 years old; 1,224 are 9 years old or younger; and 1,166 county residents diagnosed with the coronavirus are 60-69 years old.

Five-hundred-sixty-seven residents who've contracted COVID-19 are 70-79 years old, and 324 are 80 and older.

The local health department reported that 9,706 females and 8,804 males in Hays County have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

The county’s ethnic breakdown stated 48.9% of county residents diagnosed with the coronavirus are Hispanic, while 35.1% of county residents diagnosed with the disease are non-Hispanic and 15.9% don’t have a specified ethnicity.

By race, 69.4% of county residents who’ve had COVID-19 are white, 25.6% are unknown or not specified, 3% are Black, 1% are Asian, 0.9% are listed as other and 0.1% are American Indian.

The Texas Department of State Health Services reported there have been 2,480,166 Texans diagnosed with COVID-19 and 49,417 fatalities as of Wednesday. There are currently 2,588 Texans hospitalized by the coronavirus, according to the DSHS.

At Texas State University there have been 2,817 total coronavirus cases since March 1, 2020 — 2,555 among students and 262 among faculty and staff — as of press time on Wednesday. There are currently 42 active cases, according to the university’s dashboard.

San Marcos Consolidated ISD reported 20 active COVID-19 cases for the week of April 26 — 19 among students and one among faculty and staff. 

COVID-19 causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks for most people. The disease, however, can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death, especially for older adults and people with existing health problems.

COVID-19 VACCINE SIGNUP 

To make an appointment for a vaccine shot, visit https://www.haysinformed.com. From there you can use the new online scheduler to find a time and location that works best for you. The state is allowing all adults to sign up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine effective March 29. According to the DSHS, 96,810 county residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the time of publication, while 69,312 have been fully vaccinated. The DSHS estimates that Hays County has a population of 183,380 who are 16 years or older.