Hays County reports 3 more coronavirus deaths, 8 new cases

Hays County health officials on Friday said three more people in the area have died because of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the county to 41.

Health officials said three Kyle residents — a man in his 50s, a man in his 90s and a woman in her 80s — died due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. All three were hospitalized at the time of their deaths.

County officials on Friday also reported 8 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases to 5,111.

Health officials said 29 more people have now recovered from COVID-19, for a total of 2,421.

The county has 2,649 active cases as of Friday. Health officials said one new person was hospitalized after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Of the 127 people hospitalized for COVID-19 so far, 16 were in hospitals on Friday.

The number of negative tests is 22,801. Epidemiologist Eric Schneider is awaiting results on 27 tests.

“While the low number of new cases today is encouraging,” Schneider said, “now is not the time to relax. We all need to continue to work together to slow the spread of the virus.”

The breakdown of all 5,111 reported cases, which includes recoveries and active cases, by city is:

Austin (some Hays County addresses are listed in Austin): 46

Bear Creek: 1

Buda: 687

Driftwood: 32

Dripping Springs: 83

Kyle: 1,589

Manchaca: 8

Maxwell: 9

Mountain City: 9

Niederwald: 30

San Marcos: 2,518

Uhland: 15

Wimberley: 83

Woodcreek: 1

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