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SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff updated the community on the local response to COVID-19 in their daily briefing Wednesday night.
Nirenberg reported 138,785 total cases of COVID-19 and 1,895 total deaths in Bexar County, an increase of 1,378 new cases as of Tuesday. Nirenberg also confirmed 25 virus-related deaths.
Nirenberg called for a moment of silence to honor those who died of the virus.
The 7-day moving average of cases is 1,688, a slight decrease from Tuesday.
City officials also reported that 1,411 patients are hospitalized, 393 are in the intensive care unit and 237 are on ventilators. There are 12% of staff beds available and 51% of fans available.
With high hospitalizations, officials expect more to die from the virus as the pandemic erupts.
Nirenberg said there had been 168 hospitalizations related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Nirenberg also said that the Small Business Administration has started accepting PPP loan applications. For more information, visit the SBA website.
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