With three presumptive cases of COVID-19 in Hays County and more expected, officials are calling for calm and cooperation, urging the public to observe social distancing and proper hygiene as local authorities rely on plans and protocols already in place.
County Judge Ruben Becerra issued a state of disaster declaration on Sunday effective for seven days. On Monday, the Commissioner Court extended that for 120 days unless it is suspended before then.
Becerra’s declaration was announced at a Sunday press conference in the rotunda of the county courthouse in downtown San Marcos. At the time, only one presumptive case had been identified, but officials were mum, however, on details of the specific patient, saying only that the person is 44 and became symptomatic after returning from visiting several cities on the West Coast.
