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Hays County COVID-19 Update August 30

Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports eleven COVID-related fatalities; a Buda man in his 60s, a Dripping Springs man in his 70s, three Kyle men in their 60s, two Kyle men in their 50s, a Kyle woman in her 80s, a Niederwald woman in her 50s, a San Marcos man in his 80s, and a Wimberley man in his 60s. Several of these fatalities occurred between August 21 and August 27 but were just received by the HCLHD. The rest of this report covers August 28-30.

The department also reports 274 new lab-confirmed cases along with thirty-one (31) new hospitalizations and nineteen (19) new hospital discharges. There are 423 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 22,800. The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 25,142. Hays County has 2,024 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 3,299 active cases. Hays County has had 1,183 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 60 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 53 are unvaccinated.

Vaccine opportunities:

  • M-F, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines @ Live Oak Community Clinic, 401 Broadway, San Marcos, 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m.
  • M-F, Walk-in Pfizer vaccine clinics @ CommuniCare, 2810 Dacy Ln., Kyle, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.  

August 30 Report

Lab-Confirmed Negative
Tests
Recovered Cases Active Last 21 days Active
All Cases
Probable

Cases

COVID-related Fatalities Total Hospitalizations Current Hospitalizations
25,142 221,557 22,800 3299, 2,024 2,781 318 1,183 60

 

Age Range Female Male Total Fatalities
0-9 yrs. 922 938 1860 0
10-19 yrs. 2138 1867 4,005 1
20-29 yrs. 3,511 3,252 6,763 2
30-39 yrs. 2,074 1897 3,971 9
40-49 yrs. 1816 1595 3,411 19
50-59 yrs. 1195 1222 2,417 41
60-69 yrs. 804 758 1562 56
70-79 yrs. 382 358 740 83
> 80 yrs. 247 166 413 107
Total 13,089 12,053 25,142 318

 

Current Hospitalizations – 60 In ICU no Vent In ICU with Vent Non-ICU Total
Unvaccinated 12 21 20 53
Vaccinated 0 1 6 7

 

Active Cases
AGE RANGE Female Male Total
0-9 yrs. 96 117 213
10-19 yrs. 240 188 428
20-29 yrs. 212 224 436
30-39 yrs. 174 165 339
40-49 yrs. 136 139 275
50-59 yrs. 74 71 145
60-69 yrs. 71 68 139
70-79 yrs. 16 16 32
> 80 yrs. 11 6 17
Total 1,030 994 2,024

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Area Total Cases Active Cases Recovered Fatalities
Austin 715 55 650 10
Bear Creek 7 1 6 0
Buda 4,524 343 4,129 52
Creedmoor 8 0 7 1
Driftwood 355 47 305 3
Dripping Springs 1,238 91 1,131 16
Hays 3 0 3 0
Kyle 8,149 632 7,418 99
Manchaca 30 1 29 0
Maxwell 56 0 55 1
Mountain City 69 4 63 2
Niederwald 119 9 109 1
San Marcos 8,664 717 7,831 116
Uhland 44 3 41 0
Wimberley 1,149 121 1,014 14
Woodcreek 12 0 9 3
Total 25,142 2,024 22,800 318

NOTE: Some Hays County residents have Austin addresses. Because of HIPAA laws, additional information is not allowed to be shared.

Ethnicity Female Male Total Percentage of Cases
Hispanic 6,506 5,936 12,442 49.5%
Non-Hispanic 4,714 4,365 9,079 36.1%
Not Specified 1,869 1,752 3,621 14.4%
Total 13,089 12,053 25,142 100.0%

 

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

Pacific Islander

0.0%
White 68.9%
Other 0.9%
Not Specified/ Unknown 25.9%

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