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Hays County COVID-19 Update November 4

Hays County Local Health Department reports two new COVID-related fatalities; a Buda Man in his 80s and a San Marcos woman in her 90s. The department also reports 34 new COVID-19 cases, no new hospitalizations, three (3) new hospital discharges and 49 additional people now considered recovered.

The total number of individuals considered recovered is 5,842. The total number of lab-confirmed cases is 6,265 with 332 of those considered active*. The number of active cases from just the past 21 days is 460.The number of probable cases is 764. To be more in line with how the test results are being reported by the state health department, HCLHD is now reporting the probable cases separately in our COVID-19 updates. (See the full Case Criteria Definitions on our website.)

The number of negative tests is 37,015. Hays County has had 391 total hospitalizations and five (5) 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.

November 4 Report

Lab-Confirmed Negative
Tests
Recovered Cases Active Last 21 days Active
All Cases
Probable

Cases

COVID-related Fatalities Total Hospitalizations Current Hospitalizations
6,265 37,015 5,842 460 332 764 91 391 5

 

Age Range Female Male Total Fatalities
0-9 yrs. 105 110 215 0
10-19 yrs. 435 308 743 0
20-29 yrs. 1,126 1,140 2,266 1
30-39 yrs. 517 485 1,002 0
40-49 yrs. 410 343 753 3
50-59 yrs. 301 277 578 11
60-69 yrs. 203 170 373 9
70-79 yrs. 100 113 213 30
> 80 yrs. 65 57 122 37
Total 3,262 3,003 6,265 91

*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 93 17 68 8
Bear Creek 3 1 2 0
Buda 894 88 793 13
Creedmoor 1 0 1 0
Driftwood 50 5 45 0
Dripping Springs 139 27 109 3
Hays 0 0 0 0
Kyle 1890 122 1744 24
Manchaca 8 0 8 0
Maxwell 10 0 10 0
Mountain City 11 1 9 1
Niederwald 30 0 30 0
San Marcos 2990 55 2895 40
Uhland 23 2 21 0
Wimberley 122 14 106 2
Woodcreek 1 0 1 0
Total 6265 332 5842 91

 

Ethnicity Female Male Total Percentage of Cases
Hispanic 1,484 1,321 2,805 44.8%
Non-Hispanic 727 715 1,442 23.0%
Not Specified 1,051 967 2,018 32.2%
Total 3,262 3,003 6,265 100.0%

 

Race Percentage of Cases
American Indian 0.0%
Asian 0.6%
Black 2.4%
Native Hawaiian/

Pacific Islander

0.0%
White 63.4%
Not Specified/ Unknown 33.6%

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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