After a spike of 16 new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus reported to county authorities on April 8, only two new positives were added April 9.

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That brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Hays County residents to 79; 462 people have tested negative, 24 have recovered and seven have test results pending.

No deaths have occurred among Hays County residents and eight people have been hospitalized in Austin or San Antonio. Two people are curr...