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Hays County COVID-19 Update September 24, 2021

Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports one (1) COVID-related fatality: a Buda woman in her 50s. The department also reports 112 new lab-confirmed cases along with four (4) new hospitalizations and five (5) new hospital discharges. There are 77 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 26,259. During a routine data audit, HCLHD removed 28 cases due to out of county or duplicate.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 28,175. Hays County has 1,558 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 2,418 active cases. Hays County has had 1,278 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 43 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 38 are unvaccinated, which is about 88 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.
  • Coming Soon: M-F, Pfizer and Moderna drive-thru vaccine clinics offered by MD Diagnostics @ Old Walnut Springs School, 300 Sportsplex Dripping Springs, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.

COVID-19 Update September 24, 2021

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

Cases

COVID-related Fatalities Total Hospitalizations Current Hospitalizations Cases Removed
28,175 250,490 26,259 2,418 1,558 3,119 358 1,278 43 28

 

Age Range Female Male Total Fatalities
0-9 yrs. 1,159 1,189 2,348 0
10-19 yrs. 2,503 2,211 4,714 1
20-29 yrs. 3,789 3,499 7,288 2
30-39 yrs. 2,331 2,094 4,425 11
40-49 yrs. 2,011 1,787 3,798 26
50-59 yrs. 1,314 1,330 2,644 45
60-69 yrs. 879 825 1704 70
70-79 yrs. 414 399 813 88
> 80 yrs. 267 174 441 115
Total 14,667 13,508 28,175 358

 

Current Hospitalizations – 43 In ICU no Vent In ICU with Vent Non-ICU Total
Unvaccinated 11 18 9 38
Vaccinated 0 1 4  5

 

Active Cases
AGE RANGE Female Male Total
0-9 yrs. 120 125 245
10-19 yrs. 176 180 356
20-29 yrs. 136 119 255
30-39 yrs. 135 103 238
40-49 yrs. 102 91 193
50-59 yrs. 61 65 126
60-69 yrs. 46 41 87
70-79 yrs. 19 28 47
> 80 yrs. 9 2 11
Total 804 754 1,558

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Area Total Cases Active Cases Recovered Fatalities
Austin 785 45 728 12
Bear Creek 8 1 7 0
Buda 5,052 250 4,745 57
Creedmoor 7 0 6 1
Driftwood 431 41 386 4
Dripping Springs 1,358 59 1,282 17
Hays 3 0 3 0
Kyle 9,117 510 8,496 111
Manchaca 51 14 37 0
Maxwell 73 12 60 1
Mountain City 75 3 70 2
Niederwald 131 7 123 1
San Marcos 9,582 466 8,986 130
Uhland 52 2 48 2
Wimberley 1,438 148 1,273 17
Woodcreek 12 0 9 3
Total 28,175 1,558 26,259 358

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 7,220 6,604 13,824 49.1%
Non-Hispanic 5,423 5,008 10,431 37.0%
Not Specified 2,024 1,896 3,920 13.9%
Total 14,667 13,508 28,175 100.0%

 

Race Percentage of Cases
American Indian 0.1%
Asian 1.0%
Black 3.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0%
White 69.7%
Other 1.1%
Not Specified/ Unknown 24.8%

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