Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports 229 new lab-confirmed cases along with 51 additional people now considered recovered. There are no new hospitalizations and no new hospital discharges. The total number of individuals considered recovered is 7,253.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases is 8,569 with 1,203 of those considered active*. The number of active cases from just the past 21 days is 1,535. The number of probable cases is 1,012. HCLHD reports probable cases separately in our COVID-19 updates. See the full Case Criteria Definitions on our website.
The number of negative tests is 62,379. Hays County has had 465 total hospitalizations and 16 people are currently hospitalized.
According to Epidemiologist Ian Harris, the coronavirus is still actively spreading throughout Hays County.
“We encourage everyone to keep practicing all of the safety precautions especially with the holidays approaching,” he said. “The holidays might not be the same this year, but we want everyone and their families to stay healthy.”
Please note that Curative – the company offering testing around the county – sent two reports to the HCLHD today (one for yesterday, one for today) showing more than 200 new positives over the two-day period. We know it may seem out of keeping with recent trends and that Tuesday’s report of new lab-confirmed cases was low, comparatively. HCLHD wanted to inform our audiences of the reason for the anomaly.
December 16 Report
| Lab-Confirmed | Negative Tests |
Recovered Cases | Active Last 21 days | Active All Cases |
Probable
Cases |
COVID-related Fatalities | Total Hospitalizations | Current Hospitalizations | Cases Removed |
| 8,569 | 62,379 | 7,253 | 1,535 | 1,203 | 1,012 | 113 | 465 | 16 | Conducted on Fridays |
| Age Range | Female | Male | Total | Fatalities |
| 0-9 yrs. | 204 | 193 | 397 | 0 |
| 10-19 yrs. | 613 | 492 | 1,105 | 0 |
| 20-29 yrs. | 1,379 | 1,359 | 2,738 | 1 |
| 30-39 yrs. | 704 | 650 | 1,354 | 0 |
| 40-49 yrs. | 594 | 520 | 1,114 | 4 |
| 50-59 yrs. | 430 | 423 | 853 | 11 |
| 60-69 yrs. | 285 | 258 | 543 | 13 |
| 70-79 yrs. | 144 | 137 | 281 | 35 |
| > 80 yrs. | 117 | 67 | 184 | 49 |
| Total | 4,470 | 4,099 | 8,569 | 113 |
| Area | Total Cases | Active Cases | Recovered | Fatalities |
| Austin | 221 | 74 | 138 | 9 |
| Bear Creek | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Buda | 1,439 | 254 | 1,171 | 14 |
| Creedmoor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Driftwood | 104 | 21 | 83 | 0 |
| Dripping Springs | 349 | 95 | 250 | 4 |
| Hays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle | 2,784 | 419 | 2,328 | 37 |
| Manchaca | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Maxwell | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Mountain City | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| Niederwald | 43 | 8 | 35 | 0 |
| San Marcos | 3,387 | 302 | 3,040 | 45 |
| Uhland | 24 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Wimberley | 167 | 19 | 145 | 3 |
| Woodcreek | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 8,569 | 1,203 | 7,253 | 113 |
| Ethnicity | Female | Male | Total | Percentage of Cases |
| Hispanic | 2,077 | 1,905 | 3,982 | 46.5% |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,353 | 1,259 | 2,612 | 30.5% |
| Not Specified | 1,040 | 935 | 1,975 | 23.1% |
| Total | 4,470 | 4,099 | 8,569 | 100.0% |
| Race | Percentage of Cases |
| American Indian | 0.0% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Black | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
| White | 71.3% |
| Not Specified/ Unknown | 25.5% |
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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