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Due to a policy change in how labs report positive COVID-19 cases to the Hays County Local Health Department, the County will no longer post a weekend update of new positive cases.

There are now 3,979 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hays County with 3,080 of them active, according to the Hays County Local Health Department. That is 336 new cases in the last week averaging 48 per day. Of those, there have been 66 total cases in the Wimberley Valley and 46 are considered active. Only one of those cases is within the city limits of Woodcreek. That is 8 new cases in the last week.

As the number of new coronavirus cases in Texas continues to rise and hospitals grow more crowded, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday there is no statewide shutdown looming.

COVID-19 turned aggressive to the point last week that the Department of Defense activated U.S. Army and U.S. Navy medical task force teams and assigned them to Texas at Gov. Greg Abbott’s request.

Hays County Constable Precinct 3 Ray Helm resigned this week effective July 31 amidst “several investigations” from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, according to Helm.

Measure twice, cut once – that’s a saying amongst woodworkers.

Wimberley ISD will start in-person school for two campuses on the original start date of August 19 while two campuses will do online schooling until September 8.

The national nonprofit organization, Homes For Our Troops donated a home in the Wimberley Valley to Army Sergeant David Guzman on Saturday, July 18, 2020. SGT Guzman was severely injured while serving in Iraq.

Hays County Constable Precinct 3 Ray Helm resigned this week effective July 31 amidst “several investigations” from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, according to Helm. 

Gov. Greg Abbott suspended elective surgeries in over 100 counties last week, including Hays County.

COVID-19 tests results have been significantly backlogged across the state due to increased testing and supply shortages, contributing to lagging data.

The Wimberley Lions Club has decided that there will be no August Market Days due to the COVID-19 virus. There were multiple reasons for this decision as summarized by Lions President Bobby Burris:

The increase in confirmed cases has slowed over the last week, although issues with testing may be the cause. (See Backlog COVID-19 test results explained on page 2)