Eight new cases of COVID-19 were added to the county’s toll on Thursday and five more people have recovered, the latest numbers indicate.

The new cases boost Hays County’s total confirmed cases to 117, 68 of which are active. Test results are pending in 19 cases and 754 people have tested negative. No additional deaths have been reported and the county’s total remains one.

Ten people have been hospitalized and two remained so as of 4 p.m. April 16

Three people who have tested posi...