The largest age-group that has contracted COVID-19 in Hays County is 20-29 year olds, making up more than half of the county’s case load. Young people have received some blame for being callous, but not all those who got the illness were ignoring social distancing rules.

While cases have been on the rise for all ages in the county and the state, two 20-year-olds who got the virus want to send out a message of caution and believe people should not take the matter lightly. Responsibility for ...