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Hays County COVID-19 Update May 18-19

Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports 44 new lab-confirmed cases along with no new hospitalizations and two (2) new hospital discharges. There are 74 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 18,265. This report covers May 18-19, 2021.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 18,775. Hays County has 265 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 539 active cases. Hays County has had 876 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 8 people are currently hospitalized.

Upcoming ‘no appointment needed’ vaccine clinics:

May 20-21 – Pfizer vaccine clinic @ Hays CISD Administration, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

May 27 – Moderna second dose vaccine clinic @ Sinai Pentecostal, 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Every Thursday and Friday – CommuniCare, 2810 Dacy Ln., Kyle, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

 

May 18-19 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
18,775 167,471 18,265 539 265 2,048 245 876 8 Conducted on Fridays

 

Age Range Female Male Total Fatalities
0-9 yrs. 618 628 1,246 0
10-19 yrs. 1,575 1,344 2,919 0
20-29 yrs. 2,783 2,534 5,317 2
30-39 yrs. 1,498 1,332 2,830 5
40-49 yrs. 1,347 1,184 2,531 13
50-59 yrs. 919 932 1,851 33
60-69 yrs. 609 571 1,180 38
70-79 yrs. 289 280 569 68
> 80 yrs. 204 128 332 86
Total 9,842 8,933 18,775 245

 

Area Total Cases Active Cases Recovered Fatalities
Austin 564 6 549 9
Bear Creek 4 0 4 0
Buda 3,336 33 3,264 39
Creedmoor 5 2 2 1
Driftwood 240 5 233 2
Dripping Springs 919 28 882 9
Hays 3 0 3 0
Kyle 5,985 89 5,825 71
Manchaca 26 0 26 0
Maxwell 75 3 71 1
Mountain City 47 1 45 1
Niederwald 98 2 96 0
San Marcos 6,692 87 6,505 100
Uhland 34 1 33 0
Wimberley 738 8 719 11
Woodcreek 9 0 8 1
Total 18,775 265 18,265 245

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 4,852 4,347 9,199 49.0%
Non-Hispanic 3,448 3,152 6,600 35.2%
Not Specified 1,542 1,434 2,976 15.9%
Total 9,842 8,933 18,775 100.0%

 

Race Percentage of Cases
American Indian 0.1%
Asian 1.0%
Black 3.2%
Native Hawaiian/

Pacific Islander

0.0%
White 69.4%
Other 1.0%
Not Specified/ Unknown 25.3%

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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