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

SANTO ANTÓNIO – 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 on Thursday. Twenty new deaths were 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 beds available and 49% of the fans available.

There have been 132 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, said Nirenberg.

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

Nirenberg said the mayors of Texas and the United States are pushing for more doses of the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine. He said that the state’s supply will arrive soon three weeks in advance and that the state will notify the city of how many doses will come, so that the city can attend to consultations in advance.

Nirenberg also said that the Fiesta Commission is meeting with health officials this week, and leaders are anticipating an announcement next week.

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