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SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff briefed the community on the local response to COVID-19 in Friday night’s daily briefing.
Nirenberg reported 201,411 total COVID-19 cases and 2,996 total deaths in Bexar County, up from 138 new cases as of Friday. A new death was reported today.
The 7-day moving average is 143.
City officials also reported that 201 patients have been hospitalized, 75 in intensive care and 41 on ventilators. 12% of the manned beds and 71% of the fans are available.
Nirenberg said 389,049 people received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose and 220,124 were fully vaccinated in Bexar County.
The mayor says Metro Health is expected to update its guidelines for schools sometime next week after the CDC announced that students can now have a distance of 1 meter instead of 1 meter.
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Officials are encouraging people to sign up for vaccine text alerts to find out when appointments are due.
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