Updated March 26, 2020:
Cibolo officials announced two more COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to three.
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Both individuals are experiencing mild symptoms and are quarantined in their homes.
One of the cases was determined to be travel-related, while the other is still undetermined.
One of the people who tested positive for COVID-19 visited the Walmart located at 602 Cibolo Valley Drive on Wednesday, March 19 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Officials believe the risk of contracting the virus from that exposure is low. Anyone who visited the store at that time is urged to monitor themselves for symptoms, isolate at home if symptoms arise and contact your healthcare provider.
Original story posted on March 23, 2020:
A Cibolo resident tested positive for the new coronavirus, Cibolo officials announced Monday.
Officials believe the individual was infected with the virus while traveling, and there is “no known exposure to the public while the individual was symptomatic,” according to the news release.
The individual is quarantining in their home, officials said.
Officials are conducting a contact tracing investigation and currently believe the risk of contracting the virus from this case is “low.”
Guadalupe County officials reported two additional COVID-19 cases on Monday, marking the third and fourth cases in the county.
COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new virus, stands for coronavirus disease 2019. The disease first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, but spread around the world in early 2020, causing the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic in March.
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