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Hays County COVID-19 Update July 30

Hays County Local Health Department today reports three (3) new COVID-related fatalities; one male from San Marcos in his 70s and one male and one female from Kyle, also in their 70s. All three were hospitalized at the time of their deaths.

Epidemiologist Eric Schneider also reported 21 new lab-confirmed cases, four (4) new hospitalizations, one (1) hospital discharge and 57 additional people considered recovered.

The County’s total of lab-confirmed cases is 4,297; of those, 2,896 are considered active. The number of individuals considered recovered is 1,373. The number of negative tests is 21,401. Schneider is awaiting results on 46 tests.

“With our Hays County numbers going down, people might think the virus spread is slowing or that it’s okay to relax our efforts,” Schneider said, “but that’s not the case. We need to work together as a community, and our best advice is to continue social distancing, wearing masks and washing our hands.”

Hays County has had 102 hospitalizations and 23 people are currently hospitalized; no change from yesterday. Some patients are in hospitals outside Hays County but are included in our numbers if they reside here. Likewise, an individual from another county who is in a local hospital would be accounted for in their county of residence.

July 30 Report

Lab Confirmed Negative Pending Recovered Active Fatalities Hospitalizations Current Hospitalizations
4,297 21,401 46 1,373 2,896 28 102 23

 

Age Range Female Male Total Fatalities
0-9 yrs. 76 64 140 0
10-19 yrs. 187 129 316 0
20-29 yrs. 915 905 1,820 0
30-39 yrs. 367 350 717 0
40-49 yrs. 268 231 499 0
50-59 yrs. 204 181 385 4
60-69 yrs. 133 101 234 3
70-79 yrs. 60 58 118 12
> 80 yrs. 35 33 68 9
Total 2,245 2,052 4,297 28

 

Area Total Cases Active Cases Recovered Fatalities
Austin 42 27 14 1
Bear Creek 1 0 1 0
Buda 578 394 183 1
Driftwood 32 30 2 0
Dripping Springs 77 64 13 0
Hays 0 0 0 0
Kyle 1,284 892 385 7
Manchaca 3 2 1 0
Maxwell 6 3 3 0
Mountain City 5 2 1 2
Niederwald 17 6 11 0
San Marcos 2,172 1,427 729 16
Uhland 10 9 1 0
Wimberley 69 39 29 1
Woodcreek 1 1 0 0
Total 4,297 2,896 1,373 28

 

Ethnicity Female Male Total Percentage of Cases
Hispanic 898 834 1,732 40.3%
Non-Hispanic 397 369 766 17.8%
Not Specified 950 849 1,799 41.9%
Total 2,245 2,052 4,297 100.0%

 

Race Percentage of Cases
American Indian 0.0%
Asian 0.4%
Black 1.9%
Native Hawaiian/

Pacific Islander

0.0%
White 49.0%
Not Specified/ Unknown 48.7%

*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 a day, Monday-Friday. The County will report new cases and full demographic data Monday-Friday; any cases from Saturday and Sunday will be included in Monday’s update.

A COVID-19 Fact Sheet has been added to the County website: https://hayscountytx.com/covid-19-fact-sheet/. This document provides a glossary of terms and insight into methods and results calculations. In addition, Schneider said the COVID-19 Dashboard has a new function. By opening up the full dashboard, users can click the top right corner on the main page to find an option to see the stats broken down by each individual city.  After selecting “View Cities Dashboard”, use the drop-down menu to search by city.

Hays County officials will soon be announcing details of permanent testing sites in the county.

Schneider reminds 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.

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