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Hays County COVID-19 Update February 12

Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports 45 new lab-confirmed cases along with six (6) new hospitalizations and three (3) new hospital discharges. There are 192 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 14,238.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 15,837. Hays County has 1,397 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 2,470 active cases. Hays County has had 705 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 31 people are currently hospitalized.

During the HCLHD routine data audit 66 cases were removed, 11 of those being hospitalizations.

Visit haysinformed.com to sign up on the Hays County pre-registration wait list. The pre-registration list does not guarantee an appointment. Individuals’ 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.

There will be no report on Monday, February 15, as the county will be closed in observance of Presidents Day.

February 12 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
15,837 117,404 14,238 2,470 1,397 1,761 202 705 31 66

 

Age Range Female Male Total Fatalities
0-9 yrs. 496 496 992 0
10-19 yrs. 1,233 1,078 2,311 0
20-29 yrs. 2,335 2,185 4,520 1
30-39 yrs. 1,281 1,157 2,438 4
40-49 yrs. 1,143 993 2,136 9
50-59 yrs. 790 812 1,602 24
60-69 yrs. 542 498 1,040 26
70-79 yrs. 256 256 512 61
> 80 yrs. 175 111 286 77
Total 8,251 7,586 15,837 202

 

Area Total Cases Active Cases Recovered Fatalities
Austin 459 82 367 10
Bear Creek 4 0 4 0
Buda 2,774 253 2,493 28
Creedmoor 3 2 0 1
Driftwood 198 15 183 0
Dripping Springs 719 72 638 9
Hays 3 0 3 0
Kyle 5,150 489 4,600 61
Manchaca 23 5 18 0
Maxwell 45 12 32 1
Mountain City 39 3 35 1
Niederwald 88 4 84 0
San Marcos 5,677 372 5,224 81
Uhland 28 1 27 0
Wimberley 620 84 527 9
Woodcreek 7 3 3 1
Total 15,837 1,397 14,238 202

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 4,069 3,704 7,773 49.1%
Non-Hispanic 2,761 2,570 5,331 33.7%
Not Specified 1,421 1,312 2,733 17.3%
Total 8,251 7,586 15,837 100.0%

 

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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