Two New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Households with Previous Cases
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Two new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Comal County on Tuesday, April 22. Both patients live in households with previously confirmed cases of the illness.
Both are new Braunfels residents in their 40s and 50s and are self-isolating. Comal County’s Office of Public Health did not disclose the sex of the individuals in the press release it issued this morning.
However, it did confirm the recovery of two more patients, bringing the total to 34. With six deaths, seven cases remain active among county residents, two of them hospitalized and the rest self-isolating at home.
Wednesday’s Statistics
- 606 tests conducted
- 47 positive tests
- 533 negative tests
- 26 results still pending
Location
- 16 from New Braunfels or the immediate area
- 8 from the Bulverde area
- 5 from eastern Comal County
- 4 from north of Canyon Lake
- 3 from south of Canyon Lake
- 3 from Garden Ridge
- 3 from the Spring Branch area
- 2 from Fair Oaks Ranch
- 2 from southwest Comal County
- 1 from central Comal County
Information about COVID-19, as well as coronavirus-related county office closures and restrictions, is available at www.comalcountytx.com/covid19.
Residents with questions or concerns about the novel coronavirus can call the county’s dedicated COVID-19 hotline, 830-221-1120, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.