“It does not make sense in a time when we are finally starting to see a lowering [in COVID-19 cases],” said Dr. Emily Briggs of Briggs Family Medicine. “Just because the hospitals aren't overrun with sick people, it is not the time to stop doing what's working.”
In Trauma Service Area P, which includes Comal and Guadalupe counties, the percentage of hospitalizations attributed to COVID-19 has remained below 15% since mid-February.
On March 5, Comal County hospitals reported caring for 21 COVID-19 patients, and 10 remained in intensive care with eight on ventilators. A total of 47 county residents were reportedly hospitalized, though not all were in county hospitals.