Comal Countyâs active COVID-19 case count continued its decline on Tuesday, with health officials adding 19 recoveries from the disease and 14 additional cases.
Of the new cases, 11 are new and three are backlogged being added to the countyâs data. Seven are confirmed and the other seven are probable.
The county now has 189 active cases of COVID-19 with 10 of those patients hospitalized. Thatâs a steep drop from early May when health officials were reporting 350 active cases. Over the first part of the year, Comal County health officials have administered thousands of COVID-19 vaccines to area residents through mass clinics at the New Braunfels Civic Center.
Comal County’s COVID-19 outlook continued to brighten on Thursday as the number of active cases fell back below 200 — a steady decline from early in the month when that
Many are getting their coronavirus vaccination shots while Comal County reminds parents to still keep up to date on infant immunizations for things like polio and measles.
Comal County has marked April 22-29 as Infant Immunization Week and has received grants for it since 1995. The grants help the countyâs public health department administer vaccines for infants.
Typically the department holds annual childrenâs health fairs to get children vaccinated and inform the public. Because of the pandemic, the department is trying to get the word out about other vaccinations since many parents worry about COVID.Â
â[We are] just reminding them thatâs the reason we have eradicated so many of these diseases through vaccines that are available and want to remind them that the earlier the better off the kids are,â Comal County public health director Cheryl Fraser said.Â
Is it safe for pregnant women to get the coronavirus vaccine? Comal Co. experts answer common questions
The Comal County Public Health Department says they will be able to handle thousands of doses once larger shipments are allocated to the area. Author: Leah Durain (KENS 5) Published: 4:56 PM CST January 14, 2021 Updated: 4:56 PM CST January 14, 2021
COMAL COUNTY, Texas Roughly 200,000 Texans are expected to receive coronavirus vaccines this week, but many questions from the public remain, including whether a pregnant woman should get the vaccine.
Health experts in Comal County took time to address those common questions about with an online session broadcast via Facebook live this week. You can watch the full panel discussion on the City of New Braunfels Facebook page.