City of Bulverde issued the following announcement on July 5.
Comal County Judge Sherman Krause on Wednesday signed an order requiring all businesses in the county to develop COVID-19 safety plans that include the wearing of face coverings for all employees and customers in their establishments.
The order takes effect immediately and expires on July 15. Enforcement begins Friday.
“The alarming rise in cases across the county, from New Braunfels to Bulverde to the south side of Canyon Lake, and the stress it has put on our local health care system has made this unwelcome step necessary to protect the lives and public health of Comal County residents,” Krause said. “Face coverings and social distancing are vitally important to slowing the spread of coronavirus and protecting the most vulnerable in our community.”
Since the beginning of last week, case numbers in New Braunfels have risen from 314 to 573, while cases in Bulverde have grown from 58 to 125, and the south side of Canyon Lake has seen a spike from 15 cases to 40.
Overall, the county’s total number of confirmed and probable cases has risen from 240 on June 16 to 778 today, and the rate of tests coming back positive has more than doubled in that time, from 5.66% to 12.17%, despite an increase in testing.
Active cases have spiked from 97 on June 16 to 496 today, and hospitalizations have also increased, from six on June 16 to 35 today. Comal County today also reported its eighth death since the pandemic began.
The order is issued as part of the ongoing public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic described in the county’s disaster declaration, issued March 18 and extended by Commissioners Court on March 24. The declaration remains in effect until rescinded by Commissioners Court.
Full text of the order and additional information is available on the county’s COVID-19 webpage, www.comalcountytx.com/covid19.
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