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

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Commissioner Justin Rodriguez updated the community on the local response to COVID-19 in their daily briefing on Thursday night.

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

The 7-day moving average of cases is 1,459.

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

Nirenberg said there had been 132 hospitalizations in the past 24 hours.

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During the meeting, Rodriguez sent his condolences to the family of the six-year-old county employee, Roman Gonzalez, aged 59, who died of COVID-19. The commissioner said that so far six employees have died due to COVID-19.

Nirenberg said mayors in Texas and the United States are pushing for more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government. He said the state supply would soon arrive three weeks in advance, and the state would let the city know how many doses would follow so the city could meet appointments in advance.

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

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