The county collected 759 cases the week of Feb. 6 and collected 339 cases the week of Feb. 13. A year prior, the week of Feb. 7, 2021, there were 732 cases reported, according to GCHD data, meaning levels are returning to what they were almost exactly a year ago.
Two months ago, the county had seen a large uptick due to the omicron variant, resulting in a 469% increase in cases between the weeks of Dec. 12 and Dec. 26, as reported by Community Impact Newspaper.
During the week of Feb. 6, 13% of tests taken were reported as positive. The week of Feb. 7 during 2021, the county reported 12% positive test results.
The GCHD reported an additional 30 cases on Feb. 22 in a Feb. 23 news release, one of the lowest case counts in recent months. The county noted these cases are reported to them, meaning the cases could have occurred at any time but are just now being reported to the county for their case records. It also reported 274 recoveries, which also have the same note as the reported cases.
The county has estimated that over 202,075 residents have become fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Feb. 18.
The county also reported that as of Feb. 28, there had been 6,665 breakthrough cases in Galveston County, resulting in a 3% breakthrough rate. Breakthrough cases are defined as anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated, according to the GCHD.
