The Hays County Local Health Department reported 84 additional recoveries from COVID-19, 32 new lab-confirmed cases and one hospital discharge on Tuesday.
The county considers 371 cases active — 52 fewer than Monday — and there have been 16,945 total cases since the first recorded coronavirus case within its boundaries on March 14, 2020. Hays County has tallied 602 COVID-19 cases over the past 21 days. There have been 1,867 probable cases spanning from April 2020 through March 23, 2021.
Thirteen county residents are currently hospitalized by COVID-19 and there have been 781 total hospitalizations following the hospital discharge reported Tuesday. 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.
