by Anita Miller

HAYS COUNTY — Hays County saw a post-Thanksgiving spike in COVID-19 infections, with 1,236 of the 7,812 cases diagnosed since March 13 coming over the course of the last 30 days, epidemiologist Eric Schneider told the commissioners court on Tuesday, Dec. 8.

The virus has claimed the lives of 106 county residents and the county’s hospitals, hospital staff and ICUs are starting to feel the strain, commissioners heard in comments from various officials.

“We have had r...