Hays County Epidemiologist Eric Schneider stressed the importance of continuing to remain vigilant with in-person classes continuing at Texas State University and riverfront parks reopening in San Marcos as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Schneider spoke on a host of coronavirus-related topics during a press conference Wednesday morning. He said San Marcos is seeing cases pop up among the 18-25-year-old age range, which he attributes with Texas State’s population. The university has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases as students have arrived back in San Marcos and in-person classes have begun. There are currently 151 active cases counted among Texas State students, faculty and staff as of press time Wednesday.
“We want to make sure that our college students are being smart,” Schneider said, adding that Texas State students have a lot of contact with the community through working in retail shops and the food industry. “When you are on campus, I know you’re wearing your mask, I know you’re social distancing, but when you’re off campus, you need to continue those practices because we want to make sure that we don’t have a repeat of what happened back in May.”
