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Hays County COVID-19 Update August 31

Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports two COVID-related fatalities an Austin man in his 60s, and a Kyle man in his 40s. The department also reports 259 new lab-confirmed cases. Note: that number contains two days of data; 95 Curative cases were from yesterday but not received until after 5 p.m. There are also three (3) new hospitalizations and eight (8) new hospital discharges. There are 162 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 22,962. 

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 25,401. Hays County has 2,119 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 3,315 active cases. Hays County has had 1,186 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 55 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 47 are unvaccinated, which is about 85 percent.

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 31 Report

Lab-Confirmed

Negative
Tests
Recovered Cases Active Last 21 days Active
All Cases
Probable Cases COVID-related Fatalities Total Hospitalizations Current Hospitalizations
25,401 223,896 22,962 3,315 2,119 2,788 320 1,186

55

 

Age Range

Female Male Total Fatalities
0-9 yrs. 940 962 1902 0
10-19 yrs. 2167 1899 4,066 1
20-29 yrs. 3,534 3,273 6,807 2
30-39 yrs. 2,093 1921 4,014 9
40-49 yrs. 1833 1611 3,444 20
50-59 yrs. 1205 1228 2,433 41
60-69 yrs. 811 764 1575 57
70-79 yrs. 384 361 745 83
> 80 yrs. 248 167 415 107
Total 13,215 12,186 25,401

320

 

Current Hospitalizations – 55 In ICU no Vent In ICU with Vent Non-ICU Total
Unvaccinated 16 20 11 47
Vaccinated 1 1 6 8

 

Active Cases
AGE RANGE Female Male Total
0-9 yrs. 109 129 238
10-19 yrs. 254 203 457
20-29 yrs. 220 232 452
30-39 yrs. 181 171 352
40-49 yrs. 138 140 278
50-59 yrs. 74 73 147
60-69 yrs. 74 68 142
70-79 yrs. 17 18 35
> 80 yrs. 11 7 18
Total 1,078 1,041 2,119

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Q                                            

Area Total Cases Active Cases Recovered Fatalities
Austin 716 48 657 11
Bear Creek 7 0 7 0
Buda 4,587 371 4,164 52
Creedmoor 8 0 7 1
Driftwood 359 47 309 3
Dripping Springs 1251 101 1134 16
Hays 3 0 3 0
Kyle 8,229 658 7,471 100
Manchaca 31 2 29 0
Maxwell 56 0 55 1
Mountain City 70 5 63 2
Niederwald 120 9 110 1
San Marcos 8,733 730 7,887 116
Uhland 44 3 41 0
Wimberley 1175 145 1016 14
Woodcreek 12 0 9 3
Total 25,401 2,119 22,962 320

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 6,563 5,999 12,562 49.5%
Non-Hispanic 4,770 4,424 9,194 36.2%
Not Specified 1,882 1,763 3,645 14.3%
Total 13,215 12,186 25,401 100.0%

 

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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