With 425 coronavirus tests reported on May 20 and 321 more on May 21—22% of all tests recorded during March, April and May have been in the last two days.
Eight new cases were reported with 321 tests on May 21.
The number of total confirmed cases is 258, with 3,454 tests administered in the county of approximately 230,000 residents. The numbers include 97 active cases and 158 patients who have recovered. Currently, 6 of 28 patients remain hospitalized and there have been three deaths reported in the county.
Cases reported by city include:
Kyle-127
Bear Creek-1
San Marcos-71
Buda-31
Dripping Springs-6
Wimberley-10
*Austin-7 (Small portion of Austin is in Hays County)
Driftwood-2
Neiderwald-2
Uhland-1
746 coronavirus tests have been reported in Hays County in 2 days, yielding 20 new cases
Here are the coronavirus updates to know in Hays County. (Community Impact staff)
By Joe Warner
Joe Warner is executive editor of Community Impact Newspaper. He previously served as managing editor for Central Texas and senior editor of the flagship Round Rock, Pflugerville and Hutto newspaper. He came to Central Texas from Metro Detroit, where he was editor and general manager of several daily and weekly publications. He is the former president of the Michigan Press Association and was on the MPA board of directors for nine years.