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Hays County reports 111 new coronavirus cases

Austin American-Statesman - 12/31/2020

Here's the latest on the coronavirus pandemic in Hays County.

County officials on Tuesday reported 407 new cases, marking the largest single-day increase in new coronavirus cases to date. In a written statement Wednesday, Hays County Epidemiologist Ian Harris continued health officials' plea for residents to stay home amid a recent spike in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The county will not be reporting coronavirus data on New Year's Day. The local health department in Hays County has corrected its data several times since the start of the pandemic and recently has said it will review its data each week, making necessary updates to its online dashboards on a weekly basis.

Hays County COVID data for Dec. 30, 2020

New deaths: 0

Total deaths since start of the pandemic: 126

New cases: 111

Total cases since start of the pandemic: 10,635

New hospital admissions: 0

Total hospitalizations since start of the pandemic: 550

Current hospitalizations: 49

New recoveries: 229

Estimated recoveries to date: 8,873

Breakdown of cases by city to date:

Austin (some Hays County addresses are listed in Austin): 277

Bear Creek: 4

Buda: 1,783

Creedmoor: 3

Driftwood: 135

Dripping Springs: 447

Kyle: 3,286

Manchaca: 17

Maxwell: 15

Mountain City: 29

Niederwald: 52

San Marcos: 4,232

Uhland: 25

Wimberley: 328

Woodcreek: 2

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Hays County reports 111 new coronavirus cases

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