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City Council Meeting Minutes March 16, 2021 'source: Texas State University Student Health Services Mr. Stapp mentioned zero new positive cases within city employees with two employees currently positive and recovering. Comparative Information • Texas — About 42k fewer active cases since the last update and 2,538 new fatalities • Hays — 34 fewer active cases since the last update and 19 new fatalities • San Marcos — 20 more active cases since last update and 7 new fatalities • Employee test results — 4 fewer employees currently positive from the last update Mr. Stapp noted that the number of active cases in San Marcos is no longer increasing. Hospitalizations are also fewer in number. Testing Overview • 149,819 tests administered county wide —133,151 negative (88.9%) —16,668 confirmed (11.1%) • Testing by Curative — Goodnight Jr. High (near old ACC building off of Hwy 123) — SM Public Library — 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) Mr. Stapp stated there has not been an update from Governor's Abbott's Office. Council Member Baker asked for an update regarding Revive SMTX and inquired if council consensus for recipients of Revive SMTX will be following CDC guidelines. Mr. Stapp stated he has received an update regarding Revive SMTX from the Chamber of Commerce today but has not studied it in detail. He mentioned $26,200 has been allocated to seven businesses. Mr. Stapp mentioned there has not been a staff recommendation to change requirements since businesses have applied and the information has been published. Council Member Baker asked if the report from the Chamber could be sent to Council members. City of San Marcos Page 3