Comal County Adds 33 New COVID-19 Cases, 10 in Residents Under the Age of 20

Comal County reported 33 new COVID-19 cases today, 10 in residents under the age of 20.

One is an infant under 12 months of age.

Twenty-nine are confirmed and four are probable cases. The county added 39 recoveries for a total of 18,314 since reporting began in March 2020.

The number of active, confirmed-and-probable cases in the county is 473. Of those, 27 residents are hospitalized.

The seven-day molecular positivity rate is 5.27%. The seven-day antigen positivity rate is 6.61%. The TSAP is 6%.

Comal County hospitals are caring for 16 COVID-19 patients. Of those, two are in intensive care and two are on ventilators. Approximately 95% of these patients are unvaccinated.

Not all patients in Comal County hospitals are necessarily county residents. Not all county residents hospitalized with COVID-19 are in Comal County hospitals.

Location Breakdown of New Cases

• New Braunfels – 20
• North of Canyon Lake – 0
• South of Canyon Lake – 4
• South Comal County (Garden Ridge) – 2
• Bulverde/Spring Branch – 7
• Fair Oaks – 0

Age Range of New Cases

• Under 20 – 10 (includes one infant under the age of 12 months)
• 20’s – 7
• 30’s/40’s – 6
• 50’s/60’s – 10
• 70 and older – 0

Testing Information

As of Wednesday morning, Public Health reports

• 186,694 tests conducted
• 11,068 confirmed cases
• 8,137 probable cases
• 24 suspect cases

Location Breakdown of All Cases

Of the 19,229 confirmed-and-probable COVID-19 cases in Comal County, the location breakdown is:

• New Braunfels (includes Eastern and Central Comal) – 12,885
• Western Comal County (includes Bulverde and Spring Branch) – 3,121
• South of Canyon Lake – 1,359
• North of Canyon Lake – 1,126
• Southern Comal County (includes Garden Ridge and Schertz) – 650
• Fair Oaks Ranch – 88

Vaccinations

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

Those who are moderately to severely immunocompromised and qualify for a third dose can call to schedule an appointment for a vaccine.

Appointments can be made by calling 830-221-1150.

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.