Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports 115 new lab-confirmed cases along with four (4) new hospitalizations and three (3) new hospital discharges. There are 63 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 16,946. Please note: today’s report covers April 15 – April 16.
The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 17,760. Hays County has 576 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 748 active cases. Hays County has had 818 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 13 people are currently hospitalized.
During the HCLHD routine data audit, 3 cases were removed from the total COVID-related fatalities.
HCLHD will send the COVID-19 report on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The data will continue to be available on the COVID-19 dashboard Monday – Friday. We anticipate that in June we will scale back to Monday and Friday updates only.
April 15-16 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 |
| 17,760 | 152,606 | 16,946 | 748 | 576 | 1,947 | 238 | 818 | 13 | 3 |
| Age Range | Female | Male | Total | Fatalities |
| 0-9 yrs. | 573 | 584 | 1,157 | 0 |
| 10-19 yrs. | 1,452 | 1,231 | 2,683 | 0 |
| 20-29 yrs. | 2,645 | 2,420 | 5,065 | 1 |
| 30-39 yrs. | 1,425 | 1,268 | 2,693 | 5 |
| 40-49 yrs. | 1,278 | 1,113 | 2,391 | 12 |
| 50-59 yrs. | 877 | 888 | 1,765 | 31 |
| 60-69 yrs. | 585 | 549 | 1,134 | 36 |
| 70-79 yrs. | 277 | 273 | 550 | 67 |
| > 80 yrs. | 197 | 125 | 322 | 86 |
| Total | 9,309 | 8,451 | 17,760 | 238 |
| Area | Total Cases | Active Cases | Recovered | Fatalities |
| Austin | 532 | 21 | 502 | 9 |
| Bear Creek | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buda | 3,139 | 103 | 2,998 | 38 |
| Creedmoor | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Driftwood | 221 | 9 | 210 | 2 |
| Dripping Springs | 847 | 30 | 808 | 9 |
| Hays | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle | 5,683 | 142 | 5,472 | 69 |
| Manchaca | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Maxwell | 65 | 3 | 61 | 1 |
| Mountain City | 45 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Niederwald | 93 | 3 | 90 | 0 |
| San Marcos | 6,358 | 248 | 6,014 | 96 |
| Uhland | 33 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Wimberley | 700 | 14 | 675 | 11 |
| Woodcreek | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 17,760 | 576 | 16,946 | 238 |
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 | 4,567 | 4,127 | 8,694 | 49.0% |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,233 | 2,945 | 6,178 | 34.8% |
| Not Specified | 1,509 | 1,379 | 2,888 | 16.3% |
| Total | 9,309 | 8,451 | 17,760 | 100.0% |
| Race | Percentage of Cases |
| American Indian | 0.1% |
| Asian | 1.0% |
| Black | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
| White | 69.6% |
| Other | 1.0% |
| Not Specified/ Unknown | 25.4% |
The County’s COVID-19 info, including the online dashboard, is here. An FAQ page can be found here.
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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