Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports one (1) COVID-related fatality, a Buda man in his 60s. The department also reports 53 new lab-confirmed cases along with eight (8) new hospitalizations and three (3) new hospital discharges. There are 706 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 13,057.
The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 15,166. Hays County has 1,916 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 3,125 active cases. Hays County has had 686 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 40 people are currently hospitalized.
Updates on vaccines will be available through text alerts, on HaysInformed.com, and on the County’s official Facebook page.
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Have questions about vaccines? Please visit the Hays County Vaccine FAQs webpage for more information.
February 3 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 |
| 15,166 | 108,601 | 13,057 | 3,125 | 1,916 | 1,730 | 193 | 686 | 40 | Conducted on Fridays |
| Age Range | Female | Male | Total | Fatalities |
| 0-9 yrs. | 468 | 462 | 930 | 0 |
| 10-19 yrs. | 1,152 | 1,019 | 2,171 | 0 |
| 20-29 yrs. | 2,266 | 2,124 | 4,390 | 1 |
| 30-39 yrs. | 1,246 | 1,112 | 2,358 | 4 |
| 40-49 yrs. | 1,089 | 951 | 2,040 | 8 |
| 50-59 yrs. | 755 | 773 | 1,528 | 23 |
| 60-69 yrs. | 517 | 466 | 983 | 25 |
| 70-79 yrs. | 248 | 244 | 492 | 57 |
| > 80 yrs. | 172 | 102 | 274 | 75 |
| Total | 7,913 | 7,253 | 15,166 | 193 |
| Area | Total Cases | Active Cases | Recovered | Fatalities |
| Austin | 425 | 85 | 330 | 10 |
| Bear Creek | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buda | 2,670 | 340 | 2,304 | 26 |
| Creedmoor | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Driftwood | 190 | 23 | 167 | 0 |
| Dripping Springs | 684 | 109 | 566 | 9 |
| Hays | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle | 4,879 | 709 | 4,112 | 58 |
| Manchaca | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Maxwell | 49 | 16 | 32 | 1 |
| Mountain City | 36 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
| Niederwald | 88 | 9 | 79 | 0 |
| San Marcos | 5,505 | 515 | 4,911 | 79 |
| Uhland | 28 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Wimberley | 573 | 103 | 463 | 7 |
| Woodcreek | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 15,166 | 1,916 | 13,057 | 193 |
NOTE: Some Hays County residents have Austin addresses. Because of HIPAA laws, additional information about patients is not allowed to be shared.
| Ethnicity | Female | Male | Total | Percentage of Cases |
| Hispanic | 3,876 | 3,537 | 7,413 | 48.9% |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,630 | 2,434 | 5,064 | 33.4% |
| Not Specified | 1,407 | 1,282 | 2,689 | 17.7% |
| Total | 7,913 | 7,253 | 15,166 | 100.0% |
| Race | Percentage of Cases |
| American Indian | 0.1% |
| Asian | 1.0% |
| Black | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
| White | 69.4% |
| Not Specified/ Unknown | 1.1% |
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, including the online dashboard, 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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