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Hays County COVID-19 Update February 26

Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports one COVID-related fatality, a Kyle man in his 60s. The Department also reports 46 new lab-confirmed cases along with two (2) new hospitalizations and one (1) new hospital discharge. There are 63 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 15,577.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 16,270. Hays County has 480 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 1,123 active cases. Hays County has had 740 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 29 people are currently hospitalized.

Following a routine data audit, HCLHD removed two (2) cases from the total number of cases. Removals are typically due to being out-of-county or duplicate data.

Visit haysinformed.com to sign up on the Hays County vaccine 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. Have questions about vaccines? Please visit the Hays County Vaccine FAQs webpage for more information.

February 26 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
16,270 121,881 15,577 1,123 480 1,789 213 740 29 2

 

Age Range Female Male Total Fatalities
0-9 yrs. 509 522 1031 0
10-19 yrs. 1,283 1,110 2,393 0
20-29 yrs. 2,395 2,234 4,629 1
30-39 yrs. 1,309 1,185 2,494 5
40-49 yrs. 1,177 1,026 2,203 11
50-59 yrs. 813 830 1,643 25
60-69 yrs. 552 507 1,059 29
70-79 yrs. 258 262 520 63
> 80 yrs. 182 116 298 79
Total 8,478 7,792 16,270 213

 

 

Area Total Cases Active Cases Recovered Fatalities
Austin 487 31 446 10
Bear Creek 4 0 4 0
Buda 2,864 95 2,738 31
Creedmoor 3 0 2 1
Driftwood 200 3 197 0
Dripping Springs 746 31 706 9
Hays 3 0 3 0
Kyle 5,291 161 5,063 67
Manchaca 23 0 23 0
Maxwell 48 3 44 1
Mountain City 40 2 37 1
Niederwald 89 1 88 0
San Marcos 5,791 124 5,584 83
Uhland 29 1 28 0
Wimberley 645 28 608 9
Woodcreek 7 0 6 1
Total 16,270 480 15,577 213

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 4,188 3,812 8,000 49.17%
Non-Hispanic 2,846 2,651 5,497 33.79%
Not Specified 1,444 1,329 2,773 17.04%
Total 8,478 7,792 16,270 100.00%

 

Race Percentage of Cases
American Indian 0.1%
Asian 1.0%
Black 2.7%
Native Hawaiian/

Pacific Islander

0.0%
White 69.6%
Other 1.1%
Not Specified/ Unknown 25.5%

A COVID-19 Fact Sheet is on the County website: https://hayscountytx.com/covid-19-fact-sheet/. 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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