County Reports 41 New COVID-19 Cases on Monday

Comal County reported an additional 41 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing its total to 4,134 since reporting began.

Six of the new cases are confirmed and 35 are probable.

The seven-day positivity rate for Comal County is 10.42%. The county now has 290 active, confirmed-and-probable COVID-19 cases. Of those, seven are hospitalized. The county reported another 17 recoveries, for a total of 3,720.

On Monday, Comal County hospitals reported caring for 18 COVID-19 patients. Six are in intesive care and three are on ventilators.

Location Breakdown of New Cases

New Braunfels – 35
North of Canyon Lake – 1
South of Canyon Lake – 2
Bulverde/Spring Branch – 3

Age Range of New Cases

Under 20 – 9 (one infant under 12 months)
20’s – 4
30’s/40’s – 16
50’s/60’s – 10
70 and older – 2

Testing Information

As of Monday morning, Public Health reports

• 31,854 tests conducted
• 3,000 confirmed cases
• 1,131 probable cases
• 3 suspect cases

Location Breakdown of All Cases

New Braunfels (includes Eastern and Central Comal) – 3,018
Western Comal County (includes Bulverde and Spring Branch) – 615
South of Canyon Lake – 206
North of Canyon Lake – 146
Southern Comal County (includes Garden Ride and Schertz) – 135
Fair Oaks Ranch – 14

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 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 towards the total case tally. Supportive laboratory evidence means:

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