Comal County Reports 42 New Cases of COVID-19, 25 Recoveries Tuesday

Comal County reported 42 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, bringing the total to 11,111.

Twenty-nine are confirmed cases 13 are probable cases.

There are now 226 active, confirmed-and-probable cases of the virus in Comal County. Of those, seven are hospitalized.

Another 25 COVID-19 recoveries were reported, for a total of 10,562. The total number of deceased remains at 323.

The seven-day molecular positivity rate for Tuesday is 4.49%. The seven-day antigen positivity rate is 4.56%. The Trauma Service Area (TSA) P percentage is 2.46%.

On Tuesday, Comal County hospitals reported caring for 11 COVID-19 patients. Of those, four are in intensive care and two are on ventilators. Not all of these patients are necessarily county residents. Not all county residents hospitalized with COVID-19 are in county hospitals.

Location Breakdown of New Cases

• New Braunfels – 31
• North of Canyon Lake – 1
• South of Canyon Lake – 1
• South Comal County (Garden Ridge) – 2
• Bulverde/Spring Branch – 6
• Fair Oaks – 1

Age Range of New Cases

• Under 20 – 8
• 20s – 11
• 30’s/40’s – 13
• 50s/60s – 7
• 70 and older -3

Testing Information

As of Tuesday morning, Public Health reports

• 105,093 tests conducted
• 5,950 confirmed cases
• 5,137 probable cases
• 24 suspect cases

Location Breakdown of All Cases

Of the 11,111 confirmed-and-probable COVID-19 cases, the location breakdown is:

• New Braunfels (includes Eastern and Central Comal) – 7,880
• Western Comal County (includes Bulverde and Spring Branch) – 1,614
• South of Canyon Lake – 631
• North of Canyon Lake – 527
• Southern Comal County (includes Garden Ridge and Schertz) –404
• Fair Oaks Ranch – 55

Vaccinations

Comal County’s Public Health Department is now administereing Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to those 18 years and older and Pfizer vaccines for anyone 12 years and older.

Probable Cases

“Probable case” is a category established by the Texas Department of State Health Services to describe those who do not have a positive PCR test for COVID-19 but meet two of the three criteria:

• Meets clinical criteria and epidemiologic linkage with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for SARS-CoV-2.
• Meets presumptive laboratory evidence, which is the detection of SARS-CoV-2 by antigen test in a respiratory specimen.
• Meets vital records criteria with no confirmatory laboratory evidence for SARS-CoV-2.

A probable case is treated identically to a confirmed case and counts toward the county’s positivity rate and total case tally.

Suspected Cases

A ‘suspect’ case meets supportive laboratory evidence with no prior history of being a confirmed or probable case. It is also counted toward the total case tally. Supportive laboratory evidence means:

• • Detection of a specific antibody in serum, plasma, or whole blood.
  • Detection of specific antigen by immunocytochemistry in an autopsy specimen.