Hays County Local Health Department today reports its 11th COVID-related fatality, a Mountain City man in his 70s. Today’s update also shows 85 new lab-confirmed cases and 15 additional recoveries.
Epidemiologist Ian Harris (filing in for Eric Schneider) said the County’s total of lab-confirmed cases is 3,328; of those, 2,721 are considered active. The total number of individuals considered recovered is 596. The number of negative tests is 10,417. Schneider is awaiting results on 61 tests. Hays County has had 69 total hospitalizations; 20 people are currently hospitalized.
July 8 Report
| Lab Confirmed* | Negative* | Pending** | Recovered | Active | Fatalities | Hospitalizations | Current Hospitalizations |
| 3,328 | 10,417 | 61 | 596 | 2,721 | 11 | 69 | 20 |
*Hays Co. residents tested by TDEM are included in current case counts (positive and negative).
**Pending does not include tests conducted by TDEM where there is no result yet.
| Age Range | Female | Male | Total | Fatalities |
| 0-9 yrs. | 51 | 44 | 95 | 0 |
| 10-19 yrs. | 127 | 89 | 216 | 0 |
| 20-29 yrs. | 782 | 783 | 1,565 | 0 |
| 30-39 yrs. | 266 | 263 | 529 | 0 |
| 40-49 yrs. | 193 | 173 | 366 | 0 |
| 50-59 yrs. | 148 | 129 | 277 | 1 |
| 60-69 yrs. | 96 | 65 | 161 | 1 |
| 70-79 yrs. | 40 | 36 | 76 | 4 |
| > 80 yrs. | 24 | 19 | 43 | 5 |
| Total | 1,727 | 1,601 | 3,328 | 11 |
| Area | Total Cases | Active Cases | Recovered | Fatalities |
| Austin | 32 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
| Bear Creek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buda | 389 | 314 | 74 | 1 |
| Driftwood | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| Dripping Springs | 49 | 40 | 9 | 0 |
| Hays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle | 916 | 674 | 241 | 1 |
| Manchaca | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Mountain City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Niederwald | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| San Marcos | 1,846 | 1,595 | 245 | 6 |
| Uhland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Wimberley | 47 | 36 | 10 | 1 |
| Woodcreek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3,328 | 2,721 | 596 | 11 |
| Ethnicity | Female | Male | Total | Percentage of Cases |
| Hispanic | 668 | 645 | 1313 | 39.5% |
| Non-Hispanic | 316 | 297 | 613 | 18.4% |
| Not Specified | 743 | 659 | 1402 | 42.1% |
| Total | 1,727 | 1,601 | 3,328 | 100.0% |
| Race | Percentage of Cases |
| American Indian | 0.0% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Black | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
| White | 52.6% |
| Not Specified/ Unknown | 45.7% |
*Some Hays County residents have Austin addresses. Because of HIPAA laws, additional information about patients is not allowed to be shared.
Note: the COVID-19 online Dashboard is updated once daily.
Schneider reminded residents to rely on qualified information sources for additional information such as the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control which offers information in Spanish and Chinese as well as English. The County’s COVID-19 info is here.
As with any emergency situation, www.HaysInformed.com, the countywide emergency notification blog, has a rolling list of important information regarding COVID-19. Many City websites also have information for residents.
# # #