Leaders report 1,752 new cases of COVID-19, 20 new deaths

SAINT ANTHONY – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Commissioner Justin Rodriguez briefed the community on the local response to COVID-19 at its daily briefing Thursday night.

Nirenberg reported 166,022 COVID-19 cases in total and 2,027 deaths in total in Bexar County, an increase of 1,752 new cases as of Thursday. Twenty deaths have been reported today.

The moving average of cases over 7 days is 1,459.

City officials also reported that 1,276 patients are hospitalized, 397 in the intensive care unit and 249 in ventilators. 10% beds are available and 49% fans are available.

There have been 132 hospital admissions in the last 24 hours, Nirenberg said.

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Announcements

During the briefing, Rodriguez sent his condolences to the family of the county’s six-year-old worker, Roman Gonzalez, 59, who died of COVID-19. The commissioner said so far six employees have died due to COVID-19.

Nirenberg said Texas and U.S. mayors are pushing for more doses of the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine. He said the state supply would soon arrive three weeks earlier and the state would notify the city of how many doses would come, so the city could fill appointments in advance.

Nirenberg also said the Fiesta Commission will meet this week with health officials and leaders anticipate an announcement next week.

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