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Deaths of Three Canyon Lake and Two New Braunfels Residents, 317 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Tuesday by Comal County

Comal County's Public Health Outreach Team
Comal County's Public Health Outreach Team visited the Community Resource and Rrecreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRRC) last week to share information about COVID-19 vaccines and flu shots.
Comal County's Public Health Outreach Team visited the Community Resource and Rrecreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRRC) last week to share information about COVID-19 vaccines and flu shots.

Five more Comal County residents have died of COVID-19, Comal County said in a statement today.

Also reported were 317 new cases of the virus, bringing the total to 27,724 cases reported since March 2020.

Dead are:

  • A Canyon Lake man in his 80s who died at home on Jan. 29.
  • A Canyon Lake woman in her 70s who died Jan. 22 at a New Braunfels hospital.
  • A Canyon Lake man in his 70s who died Jan. 25 at a San Marcos hospital.
  • A New Braunfels woman in her 70s who died Jan. 17 at a San Antonio hospital.
  • A New Braunfels woman in her 90s who died Jan. 24 at home.

The total number of deceased is now 501.

On Tuesday, local hospitals reported caring for 60 COVID-positive patients. Of those, 18 are in intensive care and six are on ventilators. Approximately 71% of these patients are unvaccinated. Not all of these patients are necessarily county residents.

Some 62.94% of county residents are fully vaccinated.

The county refers residents seeking COVID-19 testing to the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) website for more information about testing locations across the area. The website is meds.tdem.texas.gov.

Public Health is administering Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for those 18 and older, and Pfizer vaccines for those five years and older. Booster vaccines also are available.

To schedule an appointment call 830-221-1150. The county asks callers for their patience as call volume is high.

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