Note: The Hays County Local Health Department will only send COVID-19 reports on Mondays but will update the online dashboard Monday-Friday.

The Hays County Local Health Department reports four new COVID-19-related fatalities Oct. 25,  a San Marcos man in his 50s, a San Marcos man in his 80s, and two women from San Marcos in their 60s. There have been a total of 393 fatalities in the county.

The county also reported 105 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 21 recoveries, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 29,513, total active cases to 569 and recoveries to 28,551. The county reports the total active cases in the past 21 days is 817.

San Marcos, Kyle and Buda have 112, 205 and 156 active cases, respectively.

According to Epidemiologist Eric Schneider, the total number of received negative tests in the county is now 271,094. The total number of hospitalizations is 1,336 and total current hospitalizations is 13 after three people were hospitalized and five were discharged.

The county reports 11 unvaccinated and two fully vaccinated people are hospitalized. Seven unvaccinated patients and one fully vaccinated patient are in the ICU.  

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.