Leaders report 2,247 new cases of COVID-19, 17 new deaths

SAINT ANTHONY – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff briefed the community on the local response to COVID-19 in its daily session Friday night.

Nirenberg reported 157,835 COVID-19 cases in total and 1,874 deaths in total in Bexar County, an increase of 2,247 new cases as of Friday. Seventeen new deaths have been reported today.

The 7-day moving average of cases is 1971.

City officials also reported that 1,393 patients are hospitalized, 414 in the intensive care unit and 252 in ventilators. 11% beds are available and 51% fans are available.

There have been 181 hospital admissions in the last 24 hours, Nirenberg said.

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Wolff said 41,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered at the Wonderland Mall site. He said school district employees and University Health patients received their vaccines this week.

The county judge said the site should be done by administering vaccines to school district employees before next week. The site will then continue to be administered to those who are eligible.

During the first week of February, the county hospital district will be able to administer up to 3,000 doses a day for those who need a second dose, Wolff said. The location of Wonderland will have Pfizer and Moderna vaccines available.

Wolff said that during the second and third weeks of February, the Wonderland site will again administer the first doses to those who are eligible.

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