Leaders report 2247 new COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths

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 Friday night session.

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

The 7-day moving average of cases is 1,971.

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

Nirenberg said there had been 181 hospitalizations in the past 24 hours.

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Wolff said 41,000 COVID-19 vaccines were given at the Wonderland Mall site. He said school district employees and university health patients got their vaccines this week.

The county judge said the site should be given vaccines to school district employees by next week. The site will continue to administer to those eligible.

In 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 Wonderland location will have Pfizer and Moderna vaccines available.

Wolff said in 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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