11/25/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

11/25/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

By Devon Bates and Ally BolenderNews Reporter and News Content Manager SAN MARCOS, TEXAS--President Trauth and other university leaders shared updates with faculty and staff in a virtual Town Hall on November 23. President Trauth discussed a promising outlook for the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, she encouraged students to bring learning materials home for the break as the fall semester schedule remains unchanged following Thanksgiving. She also recommended […]

November 26, 2020 441

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: 11/05/20

By Devon BatesNews Reporter SAN MARCOS, Texas--The Hays County Health Department reported two new COVID-19 fatalities on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The two fatalities were a San Marcos woman in her 90s and a Buda man in his 80s. These two deaths brought the county's number of Coronavirus-related fatalities to 91. There are currently 322 active Coronavirus cases – a 17-case decrease since November 3. There have been 6,265 total cases […]

November 5, 2020 58

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10/14/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

By Devon Bates and Ally BolenderNews Reporter and News Content Manager SAN MARCOS, TX-- Texas State University Chief Medical Officer, Emilio Carranco, released a COVID-19 update on October 8 regarding the University's increase in testing capacity and decline of COVID-19 cases on campus. During the first week of testing, 1,074 PCR tests were performed with 18 positive results for a 1.7% positivity rate, according to the update. The World Health Organization […]

October 14, 2020 23

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10/07/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

By India ShermanNews Reporter SAN MARCOS, TX-- The city of San Marcos opened free, mobile testing sites for COVID-19. Testing is available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ramon Lucio Park on 601 S. CM Allen Parkway, according to the Hays County website. As of October 6, there are 47 active cases at Texas State University, according to Texas State University COVID-19 dashboard. As of October 6, there are 251 active cases in San Marcos. In total, […]

October 7, 2020 66

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9/30/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

By Clayton KelleyNews Reporter SAN MARCOS, TX-- Hays County reported 445 active COVID-19 cases on September 30. Active cases dropped by nearly 40 since September 28. There are 93 active cases among students, according to Texas State University on September 30. The 55th COVID-19 fatality in San Marcos was reported on September 28, according to the San Marcos Daily Record. Texas State University is offering free COVID-19 testing for students […]

September 30, 2020 66

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08/05/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor SAN MARCOS, Texas- As of Aug. 4, 2020, San Marcos' total Coronavirus cases saw 13-case decrease. Despite this, San Marcos still tallied the most Coronavirus cases in the county with a total of 2,448, according to the San Marcos Daily Record. The Hays County Local Health Department reported yesterday that two San Marcos residents in their 70s died recently from complications caused by COVID-19. The […]

August 5, 2020 42

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07/08/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Hays County Local Health Department has reported 50 new cases, one hospitalization and over 50 recoveries as of yesterday. According to epidemiologist Eric Schneider, there are 2,652 total active cases in the county and close to 600 people have recovered. “We like to see the number of new cases going down, but we cannot relax at this point,” Schneider said. “The […]

July 8, 2020 271

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06/23/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor SAN MARCOS, Texas- The number of new cases has rose to 160 as of June 22, according to Community Impact. The Hays county total number of cases is now close to 2,000 with 1,477 active cases. 14 people have been hospitalized and five have died. Hays County Local Health Department reported that a Coronavirus spike in cases begun on June 8. For more information on […]

June 23, 2020 17

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5/15/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Hays County Health Department reported two new-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on May 14. The county now has a total number of 221 cases with 74 active cases. Four people are currently hospitalized and testing is still currently pending. Kyle and San Marcos remain the cities with the highest number of active cases at 37 and 22, respectively.

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