Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports three (3) COVID-related fatalities: a Kyle woman in her 60s, a Kyle man in his 60s, and a San Marcos woman in her 80s. The department also reports 60 new lab-confirmed cases along with one (1) new hospitalizations and nine (9) new hospital discharges. There are 109 additional persons considered recovered. During a routine data audit, HCLHD removed 26 cases due to out-of-county or duplicate; six (6) were hospitalizations.
The total number of persons considered recovered is 27,757. The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 28,963. Hays County has 827 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 1,457 active cases. Hays County has had 1,314 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 32 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 27 (84%) are unvaccinated.
NOTE: County offices are closed October 11; no COVID-19 update will be issued that day.
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 October 8, 2021
| Lab-Confirmed | Negative Tests |
Recovered Cases | Active 21 days | Active All |
Probable
Cases |
COVID-related Fatalities | Total Hospitalizations | Current Hospitalizations | Cases Removed |
| 28,963 | 261,466 | 27,757 | 1,457 | 827 | 3,233 | 379 | 1,314 | 32 | 26 |
| Age Range | Female | Male | Total | Fatalities |
| 0-9 yrs. | 1,221 | 1,251 | 2,472 | – |
| 10-19 yrs. | 2,594 | 2,333 | 4,927 | 1 |
| 20-29 yrs. | 3,833 | 3,530 | 7,363 | 3 |
| 30-39 yrs. | 2,393 | 2,130 | 4,523 | 11 |
| 40-49 yrs. | 2,075 | 1,842 | 3,917 | 28 |
| 50-59 yrs. | 1,357 | 1,362 | 2,719 | 46 |
| 60-69 yrs. | 897 | 850 | 1,747 | 78 |
| 70-79 yrs. | 426 | 417 | 843 | 92 |
| > 80 yrs. | 274 | 178 | 452 | 120 |
| Total | 15,070 | 13,893 | 28,963 | 379 |
| Current Hospitalizations – 32 | In ICU no Vent | In ICU with Vent | Non-ICU | Total |
| Unvaccinated | 8 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
| Vaccinated* | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
*Includes any Hays County resident with at least one dose of a two-shot vaccine
| Active Cases | |||
| AGE RANGE | Female | Male | Total |
| 0-9 yrs. | 65 | 66 | 131 |
| 10-19 yrs. | 98 | 123 | 221 |
| 20-29 yrs. | 49 | 39 | 88 |
| 30-39 yrs. | 65 | 41 | 106 |
| 40-49 yrs. | 66 | 55 | 121 |
| 50-59 yrs. | 45 | 34 | 79 |
| 60-69 yrs. | 18 | 25 | 43 |
| 70-79 yrs. | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| > 80 yrs. | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Total | 423 | 404 | 827 |
| Area | Total Cases | Active Cases | Recovered | Fatalities |
| Austin | 824 | 41 | 770 | 13 |
| Bear Creek | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Buda | 5,219 | 166 | 4,994 | 59 |
| Creedmoor | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Driftwood | 458 | 27 | 427 | 4 |
| Dripping Springs | 1,385 | 27 | 1,340 | 18 |
| Hays | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle | 9,380 | 263 | 8,999 | 118 |
| Manchaca | 56 | 7 | 49 | 0 |
| Maxwell | 71 | 0 | 70 | 1 |
| Mountain City | 76 | 1 | 73 | 2 |
| Niederwald | 138 | 7 | 130 | 1 |
| San Marcos | 9,727 | 179 | 9,412 | 136 |
| Uhland | 55 | 3 | 50 | 2 |
| Wimberley | 1,544 | 106 | 1,417 | 21 |
| Woodcreek | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Total | 28,963 | 827 | 27,757 | 379 |
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 | 7,400 | 6,781 | 14,181 | 49.0% |
| Non-Hispanic | 5,616 | 5,194 | 10,810 | 37.3% |
| Not Specified | 2,054 | 1,918 | 3,972 | 13.7% |
| Total | 15,070 | 13,893 | 28,963 | 100.0% |
| Race | Percentage of Cases |
| American Indian | 0.1% |
| Asian | 1.0% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| White | 70.2% |
| Other | 1.1% |
| Not Specified/ Unknown | 24.3% |
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