The Hays County Local Health Department reports one new COVID-19-related fatality, a Buda woman in her 60s. There have been a total of 240 fatalities in the county.

The county also reported 89 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 through April 8-9 and 71 recoveries, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 17,447, total active cases to 432 and recoveries to 16,775. The county reports the total active cases in the past 21 days is 593.

San Marcos, Kyle and Buda have 169, 130 and 79 active cases, respectively.

According to Epidemiologist Eric Schneider, the total number of received negative tests in the county is now 148,214. The total number of hospitalizations is 805 and total current hospitalizations is 12 after one person was hospitalized and one was discharged.

The University Star will continue to provide COVID-19 updates as any additional information is released.

Individuals concerned about possible exposure to COVID-19 are encouraged to contact their healthcare provider or the Hays County Local Health Department at 512.393.5520. For additional information about COVID-19, visit the Texas Department of State Health Services or the Centers for Disease Control website.
The University Star’s COVID-19 coverage can be found here.