2 Hays County residents die from COVID-19, 21 new cases reported

For the third consecutive day, the Hays County Local Health Department reported two fatalities on Friday.

The two county residents who died were a San Marcos man in his 50s and a Kyle woman in her 90s. There have now been 61 COVID-19 fatalities, according to the local health department.

The county also tallied 73 recoveries from COVID-19 and 21 new lab-confirmed cases on Friday.

There are currently 727 active coronavirus cases — 53 fewer than Thursday — and there have been 6,155 total cases since the first diagnosis of the virus in Hays County on March 14. The county also reported that there have been 323 active cases over the last 21 days — a seven-case increase since Thursday.

The local health department states that there have been 749 probable cases spanning from April through early October.

There are currently six county residents hospitalized by COVID-19 and there have been 355 total hospitalizations as of 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 the county, the local health department said.

Hays County has now had 5,367 residents recover from the disease following the 73 new recoveries tallied Friday.

The local health department has received 31,511 negative tests and there have been 37,666 tests administered in Hays County.

San Marcos has seen the most coronavirus cases in the county but tallied less than 100 active cases on Friday. The city currently has 76 active cases — five less than Thursday — and has had 3,088 total cases as of Friday.

Kyle now has 437 active cases and has had 1,821 total. Buda has recorded 825 total cases and currently has 133 active cases. Dripping Springs has amassed 113 total cases and has 43 active cases. Wimberley has tallied 110 total cases, including five active cases. Austin, within Hays County, currently has five active cases and has had 68 total cases. Driftwood has recorded 45 total cases and has 14 active cases. Niederwald has had 32 total cases and there is one active case. Uhland has had 20 total cases and has four active cases. Mountain City has had 12 total cases and has five active cases.

Manchaca has had nine total cases and has two active cases. Maxwell has had nine total cases. Bear Creek has one active case and has had two total cases. Woodcreek has had one total case.

The 20-29-age-range has recorded the most COVID-19 cases with 2,300 total cases tallied as of Friday.

Nine-hundred-ninety-one county residents diagnosed with the disease are between 30-39 years old. Seven-hundred-twelve people diagnosed with the coronavirus are 40-49 years old. Six-hundred-ninety-eight residents fall in the 10-19-year-old age range. Five-hundred-sixty-nine county residents diagnosed with COVID-19 are between 50-59 years old, 357 are 60-69 years old, 208 are 70-79 years old, 205 are 9 years old or younger and 115 are 80 and older.

According to the local health department, 3,216 females and 2,939 males in Hays County have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

The county’s ethnic breakdown states 43.2% of county residents diagnosed with the coronavirus are Hispanic, while 37.1% of county residents diagnosed with the disease don’t have a specified ethnicity and 19.7% are non-Hispanic. By race, 61.6% of coun

By race, 61.6% of county residents who’ve had COVID-19 are white, 35.5% are unknown or not specified, 2.3% are Black and 0.5% are Asian.

The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Friday that there have now been 815,678 Texans diagnosed with COVID-19, there have been 16,903 fatalities and there are 4,248 Texans currently hospitalized by the virus. An estimated 719,478 Texans have recovered from the coronavirus, according to the DSHS.

At Texas State University there have been 742 total coronavirus cases since March 1 — 698 among students and 44 among faculty and staff — as of Friday. There are currently 60 active cases, according to the university’s dashboard.

As San Marcos Consolidated ISD brought back students at roughly 50% capacity on Oct. 5, the district is reporting three total onsite cases among staff members and students.

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.

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