Hays County Local Health Department today reports 22 new lab-confirmed cases along with 52 additional people now considered recovered.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases is 5,719 with 1,789 of those considered active*. The number of individuals considered recovered is 3,878. The number of negative tests is 25,920. The Health Department is not awaiting results on any tests.
Hays County has had 165 total hospitalizations and 12 people are currently hospitalized. 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.
September 17 Report
| Lab Confirmed | Negative | Pending | Recovered | Active | Fatalities | Hospitalizations | Current Hospitalizations |
| 5,719 | 25,920 | 0 | 3,878 | 1,789 | 52 | 165 | 12 |
| Age Range | Female | Male | Total | Fatalities |
| 0-9 yrs. | 97 | 90 | 187 | 0 |
| 10-19 yrs. | 349 | 248 | 597 | 0 |
| 20-29 yrs. | 1,090 | 1,089 | 2,179 | 0 |
| 30-39 yrs. | 488 | 445 | 933 | 0 |
| 40-49 yrs. | 371 | 305 | 676 | 1 |
| 50-59 yrs. | 268 | 258 | 526 | 6 |
| 60-69 yrs. | 184 | 145 | 329 | 5 |
| 70-79 yrs. | 96 | 93 | 189 | 22 |
| > 80 yrs. | 54 | 49 | 103 | 18 |
| Total | 2,997 | 2,722 | 5,719 | 52 |
*The Hays County Local Health Department contacts and follows up with every person who tests positive for COVID-19 to ensure they, or other household contacts, are not still contagious before moving them into the “Recovered” category. HCLHD does not clear people based on a calendar, because some individuals can be symptomatic and contagious for many weeks. Also, if a person has multiple family members who are household contacts, it is possible for the virus to last in that household for a period of months until everyone is symptom free.
| Area | Total Cases | Active Cases | Recovered | Fatalities |
| Austin | 58 | 25 | 32 | 1 |
| Bear Creek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buda | 764 | 294 | 465 | 5 |
| Creedmoor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Driftwood | 37 | 13 | 24 | 0 |
| Dripping Springs | 93 | 50 | 42 | 1 |
| Hays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle | 1,723 | 728 | 981 | 14 |
| Manchaca | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Maxwell | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mountain City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Niederwald | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| San Marcos | 2,871 | 638 | 2,205 | 28 |
| Uhland | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Wimberley | 94 | 23 | 70 | 1 |
| Woodcreek | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5,719 | 1,789 | 3,878 | 52 |
| Ethnicity | Female | Male | Total | Percentage of Cases |
| Hispanic | 1323 | 1190 | 2513 | 43.9% |
| Non-Hispanic | 532 | 515 | 1047 | 18.3% |
| Not Specified | 1142 | 1017 | 2159 | 37.8% |
| Total | 2997 | 2722 | 5719 | 100.0% |
| Race | Percentage of Cases |
| American Indian | 0.0% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Black | 2.0% |
| Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
| White | 61.0% |
| Not Specified/ Unknown | 36.6% |
NOTE: Some Hays County residents have Austin addresses. Because of HIPAA laws, additional information about patients is not allowed to be shared.
A COVID-19 Fact Sheet is on the County website: https://hayscountytx.com/covid-19-fact-sheet/. The COVID-19 Dashboard has the option to see the stats broken down by individual cities. After selecting “View Cities Dashboard”, use the drop-down menu to search by city. 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 local municipality websites also have information. Several local school districts also have their own COVID-19 dashboards as does Texas State University.
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