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Hays County COVID-19 Update April 24-26

Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports 138 new lab-confirmed cases along with 11 new hospitalizations and six (6) new hospital discharges. There are 153 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 17,358. Please note: today’s report covers April 24 – April 26.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 18,199. Hays County has 602 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 865 active cases. Hays County has had 844 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 18 people are currently hospitalized.

 

April 24-26 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
18,199 157,897 17,358 865 602 1,991 239 844 18 Conducted on Fridays

 

Age Range Female Male Total Fatalities
0-9 yrs. 595 598 1,193 0
10-19 yrs. 1,500 1,281 2,781 0
20-29 yrs. 2,708 2,470 5,178 1
30-39 yrs. 1,450 1,293 2,743 5
40-49 yrs. 1,311 1,146 2,457 13
50-59 yrs. 898 907 1,805 31
60-69 yrs. 597 560 1,157 36
70-79 yrs. 287 274 561 67
> 80 yrs. 199 125 324 86
Total 9,545 8,654 18,199 239

 

Area Total Cases Active Cases Recovered Fatalities
Austin 551 22 520 9
Bear Creek 4 0 4 0
Buda 3,239 134 3,067 38
Creedmoor 3 0 2 1
Driftwood 231 13 216 2
Dripping Springs 870 31 830 9
Hays 3 0 3 0
Kyle 5,807 163 5,575 69
Manchaca 25 0 25 0
Maxwell 66 2 63 1
Mountain City 46 1 44 1
Niederwald 94 2 92 0
San Marcos 6,501 211 6,193 97
Uhland 33 0 33 0
Wimberley 717 21 685 11
Woodcreek 9 2 6 1
Total 18,199 602 17,358 239

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 4,690 4,212 8,902 48.9%
Non-Hispanic 3,330 3,036 6,366 35.0%
Not Specified 1,525 1,406 2,931 16.1%
Total 9,545 8,654 18,199 100.0%

 

Race Percentage of Cases
American Indian 0.1%
Asian 1.0%
Black 3.0%
Native Hawaiian/

Pacific Islander

0.0%
White 69.4%
Other 0.9%
Not Specified/ Unknown 25.6%

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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Hays County