Since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Hays County in mid-March, epidemiologist Eric Schneider has been conducting contact tracing — tracking where the individual had been and whom he or she might have had contact with during the prior 14 days. Now as the number of cases has risen along w...

Although there are still no plans for Hays County to sponsor any free or reduced-cost flu shot clinics in the near future, incidents of influenza have been spiking locally, mirroring trends across the state and nation. For the week of Dec. 29 through Jan. 4, there were 193 confirmed cases of influen...

Despite a protracted season of summer-like heat, cooler temperatures have finally arrived and with them, flu season. Officially, flu season in Hays County began Oct. 1, and already, more than a dozen people have tested positive, according to the county’s epidemiologist Eric Schneider. “We’ve had 14 ...

After a few reported cases of the flu in Hays County in recent weeks, local health care providers are urging citizens to practice healthy habits as winter approaches. The move for residents to protect themselves from the flu comes as nearly 10,000 Texans died as a result of the virus in 2017, accord...

More than 2,800 people tested positive for the flu from December 2017 to February 2018, according to statistics provided by officials March 7. While the peak of the flu season has come and gone, health officials continue to urge caution for those who might be feeling sick. “The flu season is not ove...

Hays County is ramping up efforts for flu shot awareness after the first flu-related death in Hays County was reported Feb. 6. According to officials, the victim was described as an elderly Wimberley man who died as a result of complications from the virus. “This year’s flu season has been one of th...

Residents suffering from flu-like symptoms can take solace they’re not alone after Hays County officials estimated more than 300 confirmed cases of the virus at the end of December. Hays County Local Health Department Epidemiologist Eric Schneider said flu season is technically September through Apr...

Hays County Local Health Department staff have confirmed a slight increase in the number of animals that have tested postive for rabies this year. A dead bat   found on the ground in the 500 block of Faircrest Drive in Buda around 8 p.m. Oct. 23 was tested by the State Department of State Health Ser...