Staff Reports
EDITORIAL NOTE
According to the CDC, the State of Texas and Hays County Public Health all give the same disclaimer on all current counts and totals. “The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a very fluid situation, and it will continue to be. All case numbers and totals are subject to change. As new information becomes available, we will publish those updates.”
HAYS COUNTY COURTHOUSE – The Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) is now reporting COVID-19 data in a manner that is more in line with how the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) now calculates whether a community has high, medium or low transmission (visit that webpage here; Hays County is currently identified as Low Transmission). It’s also in a more standardized format for comparability across counties and regions.
Beginning last week, HCLHD added a metric: the weekly case rate per 100,000 (7-day average).
HCLHD reminds everyone that COVID-19 is a respiratory virus that spreads primary through the air. Wearing an N95, KN95, or KF94 mask while indoors will reduce your chances of catching the virus. Additional measures include utilizing indoor air filters, social distancing, and frequent hand washing.
Staying up to date with COVID vaccinations greatly reduces the risk of severe disease and death. Everyone age five and older is eligible to receive the vaccine. Everyone over the age of 16 is encouraged to get a booster dose.
Hays County residents can upload at-home COVID-19 test results here: https://arcg.is/1G4P1r. No identifying information is collected. While these reports are not included in our official case counts, they help provide a better understanding of community spread.
Vaccine opportunities:
- Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines @ Christus Trinity Clinic (formerly Live Oak), 401 Broadway, San Marcos
- M-F, Walk-in Pfizer vaccine clinics @ CommuniCare, 2810 Dacy Ln., Kyle, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.
- More locations can be found here: https://www.vaccines.gov
- Check with your health care provider to see if they offer vaccines
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UPDATED APRIL 6, 2022
HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS
KEY STATISTICS
| HAYS COUNTY |
MAR. 17 |
MAR. 23 |
MAR. 30 |
APRIL 6 |
| NEW CASES (Total new cases since the last report. This includes both PCR and antigen-positive tests. This is a change from the previous 2 years reporting that separated PCR tests (confirmed) from antigen tests (probable).) |
147 |
78 |
109 |
127 |
| DAILY CASE RATE PER 100,000 (7-day average) (The number of new cases per 100,000 population. This is calculated by dividing the 7-day average by the county population and multiplying by 100,000. This standardizes the data in a way that makes it easy to compare data across areas with differing populations.) |
8.71 |
4.62 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
| WEEKLY CASE RATE PER 100,000 (7-day average) Calculated by dividing the total number of cases in the past 7 days by the county population and multiplying by 100,000. This metric is one that the CDC is currently using to determine COVID-19 community levels. |
NR |
NR |
45.2 |
52.7 |
| ACTIVE CASES (The number of new cases over the past 7 days. This number is a very broad estimate of the number of people who may be contagious.) |
147 |
78 |
109 |
127 |
| HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS (total past 7 days) (Total number of new COVID-19 hospital admissions in the past 7 days.) |
7 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
| HOSPITALIZATIONS PER 100K (7-day average) (Total number of new COVID-19 hospital admissions divided by the county population and multiplied by 100,00.) |
3 |
|
2 |
1 |
| FATALITIES (COVID-19 deaths reported in the past 7 days.) |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
| 7-DAY TEST POSITIVITY RATE (Percentage of performed tests that were positive in the past 7 days. Calculated by dividing the number of positive test results by the total number of reported tests and multiplying by 100. Test positivity rate aims to measure the viral prevalence in a community but is also affected by testing strategies and availability.) |
2.46% |
2.75% |
3.63% |
4.82% |
NR = Not Reported
UPDATED APRIL 6, 2022
TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS
NOTE: DSHS has removed the estimates of active and recovered cases because of the difficulty of assigning them to a specific year.
TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION
NOTE: NR = Not Reported
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock
| STATE OF TEXAS | APRIL 4 |
APRIL 5 |
APRIL 6 |
| TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary) |
62,850,758 |
62,887,527 |
62,921,552 |
| TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES |
5,509,446 |
5,510,771 |
5,512,272 |
| NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary) |
486 |
1,325 |
1,501 |
| PROBABLE CASES |
1,167,512 |
1,168,586 |
1,169,690 |
| NEW PROBABLE CASES |
591 |
1,074 |
1,104 |
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) | 993 | 957 | 959 |
| TOTAL FATALITIES |
86,075 |
86,096 |
86,134 |
| FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) |
1 |
21 |
38 |
| FEMALE % (updated on Fridays) |
51.67% | 51.67% | 51.67% |
| MALE % (updated on Fridays) |
45.15% | 45.15% | 45.15% |
| UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s) |
3.19% | 3.19% | 3.19% |
| ASIAN % (updated on Fridays) |
2.37% | 2.37% | 2.37% |
| BLACK % (updated on Fridays) |
7.68% | 7.68% | 7.68% |
| HISPANIC % (updated on Fridays) |
26.44% | 26.44% | 26.44% |
| OTHER % (updated on Fridays) |
2.56% | 2.56% | 2.56% |
| UNKNOWN % (updated on Fridays) |
38.74% | 38.74% | 38.74% |
| WHITE % (updated on Fridays) |
22.21% | 22.21% | 22.21% |
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*UPDATED APRIL 6, 2021
U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW
*Disclaimer: This data is provisional and the situation changes rapidly and might not reflect some cases still being reported.
US POPULATION: 330 MILLION
| U.S. OVERVIEW | POSITIVE |
FATALITIES |
RECOVERED |
ACTIVE |
| APRIL 6 (*provisionary) |
81,900,012 | 1,009,390 | 65,968,467 | 14,922,155 |
| APRIL 5 (*provisionary) |
81,867,963 | 1,008,679 | 65,841,278 | 15,018,006 |
| APRIL 4 (*provisionary) |
81,832,612 | 1,008,198 | 65,676,514 | 15,147,900 |
| APRIL 3 (*provisionary) |
81,826,371 | 1,008,159 | 65,525,974 | 15,292,238 |
| APRIL 2 (*provisionary) |
81,813,515 | 1,007,989 | 65,382,991 | 15,422,535 |
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock
INTERNATIONAL CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW
*Disclaimer: This data is provisional and the situation changes rapidly and might not reflect some cases still being reported.
WORLD POPULATION: 7.7 BILLION
| WORLDWIDE OVERVIEW |
POSITIVE |
FATALITIES | RECOVERED | ACTIVE |
| APRIL 6 (*provisionary) |
494,267,442 | 6,184,191 | 429,898,948 | 58,184,303 |
| APRIL 5 (*provisionary) |
492,921,730 | 6,179,991 | 428,368,224 | 58,373,515 |
| APRIL 4 (*provisionary) |
491,871,157 | 6,176,628 | 426,860,135 | 58,834,394 |
| APRIL 3 (*provisionary) |
491,151,641 | 6,174,969 | 425,955,995 | 59,020,677 |
| APRIL 2 (*provisionary) |
490,132,496 | 6,171,497 | 424,801,488 | 59,159,511 |
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock
RELATED HAYS COUNTY & TEXAS VACCINE STORIES…
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Hays County reports one COVID-related fatality, 109 active cases