<!--#_

var itemID = ctx.CurrentItem.ListItemID;
var query = "<Query><Where><Eq><FieldRef Name='ID'/><Value Type='Number'>" + itemID + "</Value></Eq></Where></Query>";
$(document).ready(function() {
  $().SPServices({
    operation: "GetListItems",
    async: false,
    listName: "Posts",
    CAMLQuery: query,
    CAMLViewFields: "<ViewFields><FieldRef Name='Title' /><FieldRef Name='NumComments' /></ViewFields>",
    completefunc: function (xData, Status) {
      $(xData.responseXML).SPFilterNode("z:row").each(function() {
        var commentCountVar = "<span>" + $(this).attr("ows_NumComments") + "</span>";
        $("#commentsDIV").append(commentCountVar);
      });
    }
  });
});
_#-->

<div id="commentsDIV"></div>