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City Council Meeting Minutes March 2, 2021 Mr. Stapp mentioned that four employees were positive. Comparative Information • Texas — About 42k fewer active cases since the last update and 1,529 new fatalities • Hays — 234 fewer active cases since the last update and 5 new fatalities • San Marcos — 75 fewer active cases since last update and 1 new fatalities • Employee test results — 2 more employees currently positive Currently there are 124 active cases in San Marcos. There have been 13 to 25 new cases per day lately. There are currently 20 Hays County residents hospitalized. Trauma Service Area "O" COVID-19 below 15% for a month today was 7.3% In February, there were 5 deaths in Hays County, 2 were San Marcos residents. Testing Overview • 138,151 tests administered county wide —121,881 negative (88.2%) —16,270 confirmed (11.8%) • Testing by Curative — Goodnight Jr. High (near old ACC building off of Hwy 123) — Various additional locations throughout the region • Abbott Labs BinaxNow Rapid Testing — City Employees (Fire and Police) — San Marcos CISD (employees and students) — Chamber of Commerce (can be used by businesses to test employees) Updates to Governor Abbott's Actions • February 25: Governor Announces "Save Our Seniors" Initiative To Vaccinate Homebound Seniors In Texas —1,100 National Guardsmen deployed in teams to assist communities. — Some will focus on identifying and registering homebound seniors for the program while others will visit homes and administer vaccines. — Up to 8,000 vaccines dedicated to this initiative for the first week (began March 1) — Work with organizations like Meals On Wheels and nursing groups to identify homebound seniors who volunteer to be vaccinated. • February 26: Governor, Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Announce Extension of Emergency SNAP Benefits for March — $229 million for month of March related to COVID-19 response City of San Marcos Page 3