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Hays County reports 60 COVID-19 recoveries, 19 new cases Friday

Sunday, October 11, 2020

The Hays County Local Health Department tallied 60 recoveries from COVID-19, 19 new lab-confirmed cases and three hospitalizations on Friday.

There are currently 963 active coronavirus cases — 41 fewer than Thursday — and there have been 6,037 total cases since the first diagnosis of the virus in Hays County on March 14. The county also reported that there have been 318 active cases over the last 21 days — a three-case decrease since Thursday

The local health department states that there have been 734 probable cases spanning from April through early October.

There are currently 11 county residents hospitalized by COVID-19 and there have been 350 total hospitalizations with the three newly reported hospitalizations on 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 5,019 residents recover from the disease following the 60 new recoveries tallied Friday.

The county has recorded 55 coronavirus-related fatalities since the first diagnosis of the virus within its boundaries.

The local health department has received 29,874 negative tests and there have been 35,911 tests administered in Hays County.

San Marcos has seen the most coronavirus cases in the county but is no longer the city with the most active cases. The city currently has 173 active cases — 26 less than Thursday — and has had 3,042 total cases as of Friday.

Kyle now has 533 active cases and has had 1,793 total. Buda has recorded 801 total cases and currently has 167 active cases. Dripping Springs has amassed 106 total cases and has 46 active cases. Wimberley has tallied 105 total cases, including seven active cases. Austin, within Hays County, currently has seven active cases and has had 62 total cases. Driftwood has recorded 43 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 five active cases. Mountain City has had 12 total cases and has five active cases.

Manchaca has had nine total cases and has three 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 2,273 total cases tallied as of Friday.

Nine-hundred-sixtynine county residents diagnosed with the disease are between 30-39 years old. Seven-hundred-one people diagnosed with the coronavirus are 40-49 years old. Six-hundred-eighty residents fall in the 10-19-year-old age range. Five-hundred-fifty-five county residents diagnosed with COVID-19 are between 50-59 years old, 346 are 60-69 years old, 204 are 70-79 years old, 200 are 9 years old or younger and 109 are 80 and older.

According to the local health department, 3,157 females and 2,880 males in Hays County have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

The county’s ethnic breakdown states 43.3% of county residents diagnosed with the coronavirus are Hispanic, while 37.4% of county residents diagnosed with the disease don’t have a specified ethnicity and 19.4% are non-Hispanic.

By race, 61% of county residents who’ve had COVID-19 are white, 36.2% are unknown or not specified, 2.2% are Black and 0.6% are Asian.

The Texas Department of State Health Services reported as of press time on Friday that there have now been 781,794 Texans diagnosed with COVID-19, there have been 16,334 fatalities and there are 3,556 Texans currently hospitalized by the virus. An estimated 695,194 Texans have recovered from the coronavirus, according to the DSHS.

At Texas State University there have been 701 total coronavirus cases since March 1 — 658 among students and 43 among faculty and staff — as of press time Saturday. There are currently 52 active cases, according to the university’s dashboard.

As San Marcos Consolidated ISD brought back students at roughly 50% capacity Monday , the district is reporting two total 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.

ncastillo@sanmarcosrecord.com

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