Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports 25 new lab-confirmed cases along with three (3) new hospitalizations and no new hospital discharges. There are 26 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 16,547.
The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 17,150. Hays County has 367 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 559 active cases. Hays County has had 791 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 11 people are currently hospitalized.
As of March 29, all adults are eligible for a vaccine in Texas according to the state health department.
Hays County issued a news release about the change; it’s available on our website: https://hayscountytx.com/2021/03/23/dshs-opens-vaccine-eligibility-to-all-adults-beginning-march-29/
March 31 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 |
| 17,150 | 143,213 | 16,547 | 559 | 367 | 1,890 | 236 | 791 | 11 | Conducted on Friday’s |
| Age Range | Female | Male | Total | Fatalities |
| 0-9 yrs. | 551 | 559 | 1,110 | 0 |
| 10-19 yrs. | 1,368 | 1,178 | 2,546 | 0 |
| 20-29 yrs. | 2,541 | 2,324 | 4,865 | 1 |
| 30-39 yrs. | 1,388 | 1,244 | 2,632 | 6 |
| 40-49 yrs. | 1,237 | 1,080 | 2,317 | 12 |
| 50-59 yrs. | 851 | 864 | 1,715 | 30 |
| 60-69 yrs. | 573 | 537 | 1,110 | 34 |
| 70-79 yrs. | 270 | 268 | 538 | 66 |
| > 80 yrs. | 195 | 122 | 317 | 87 |
| Total | 8,974 | 8,176 | 17,150 | 236 |
| Area | Total Cases | Active Cases | Recovered | Fatalities |
| Austin | 510 | 11 | 489 | 10 |
| Bear Creek | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buda | 3,029 | 53 | 2,939 | 37 |
| Creedmoor | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Driftwood | 211 | 2 | 208 | 1 |
| Dripping Springs | 815 | 25 | 781 | 9 |
| Hays | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle | 5,532 | 121 | 5,337 | 74 |
| Manchaca | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Maxwell | 62 | 0 | 61 | 1 |
| Mountain City | 45 | 3 | 41 | 1 |
| Niederwald | 90 | 1 | 89 | 0 |
| San Marcos | 6,099 | 141 | 5,867 | 91 |
| Uhland | 32 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Wimberley | 683 | 9 | 664 | 10 |
| Woodcreek | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 17,150 | 367 | 16,547 | 236 |
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 | 4,421 | 3,997 | 8,418 | 49.1% |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,072 | 2,830 | 5,902 | 34.4% |
| Not Specified | 1,481 | 1,349 | 2,830 | 16.5% |
| Total | 8,974 | 8,176 | 17,150 | 100.0% |
| Race | Percentage of Cases |
| American Indian | 0.1% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Black | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
| White | 70.2% |
| Other | 1.0% |
| Not Specified/ Unknown | 25.4% |
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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