Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports 217 new lab-confirmed cases since Friday’s report along with three (3) new hospitalizations and five (5) new hospital discharges. There are 215 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 13,312.
The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 15,595. Hays County has 2,085 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 3,122 active cases. Hays County has had 694 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 33 people are currently hospitalized.
Visit haysinformed.com to sign up on the Hays County pre-registration wait list. The pre-registration list does not guarantee an appointment. Individual’s names will be on the wait list for whichever of the two groups they qualify, either 1A or 1B per Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) rules.
NOTE: A phone call in system will be implemented soon. For now, sign-ups are only available online.
Have questions about vaccines? Please visit the Hays County Vaccine FAQs webpage for more information.
February 6-8 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 |
| 15,595 | 112,926 | 13,312 | 3,122 | 2,085 | 1,743 | 198 | 694 | 33 | Performed Fridays |
| Age Range | Female | Male | Total | Fatalities |
| 0-9 yrs. | 484 | 490 | 974 | 0 |
| 10-19 yrs. | 1206 | 1054 | 2,260 | 0 |
| 20-29 yrs. | 2,311 | 2,170 | 4,481 | 1 |
| 30-39 yrs. | 1,264 | 1141 | 2,405 | 4 |
| 40-49 yrs. | 1123 | 972 | 2,095 | 9 |
| 50-59 yrs. | 782 | 797 | 1,579 | 24 |
| 60-69 yrs. | 528 | 490 | 1018 | 26 |
| 70-79 yrs. | 253 | 251 | 504 | 58 |
| > 80 yrs. | 172 | 107 | 279 | 76 |
| Total | 8,123 | 7,472 | 15,595 | 198 |
| Area | Total Cases | Active Cases | Recovered | Fatalities |
| Austin | 449 | 102 | 337 | 10 |
| Bear Creek | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buda | 2,728 | 354 | 2,347 | 27 |
| Creedmoor | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Driftwood | 195 | 27 | 168 | 0 |
| Dripping Springs | 710 | 123 | 578 | 9 |
| Hays | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle | 5,032 | 778 | 4,194 | 60 |
| Manchaca | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Maxwell | 50 | 13 | 36 | 1 |
| Mountain City | 37 | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| Niederwald | 87 | 7 | 80 | 0 |
| San Marcos | 5,635 | 551 | 5,003 | 81 |
| Uhland | 28 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Wimberley | 608 | 121 | 480 | 7 |
| Woodcreek | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 15,595 | 2,085 | 13,312 | 198 |
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 | 4,004 | 3,661 | 7,665 | 49.2% |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,704 | 2,507 | 5,211 | 33.4% |
| Not Specified | 1,415 | 1,304 | 2,719 | 17.4% |
| Total | 8,123 | 7,472 | 15,595 | 100.0% |
| Race | Percentage of Cases |
| American Indian | 0.1% |
| Asian | 1.0% |
| Black | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
| White | 69.4% |
| Not Specified/ Unknown | 1.1% |
The County’s COVID-19 info, including the online dashboard, is here. In that file are links to the FAQ page as well as info on COVID-19 testing locations.
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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