Leaders report 2,082 new COVID-19 cases, 13 new deaths

SANTO ANTÓNIO – 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 on Monday night.

Nirenberg reported 162,108 total cases of COVID-19 and 1,980 total deaths in Bexar County, an increase of 2,082 new cases on Monday. Thirteen new deaths were reported today.

The mayor said some of Sunday’s cases were included in Monday’s figures due to the delay.

The 7-day moving average of cases is 1,722.

City officials also reported that 1,402 patients are hospitalized, 409 are in the intensive care unit and 263 are on ventilators. There are 13% of beds available and 51% of fans available.

Nirenberg said the COVID-19 Risk Level this week is “serious” and many of the risk indicators have stabilized or improved for the first time in weeks. The positivity rate decreased to 15%, from 17.5% last week.

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Wolff said the Bexar County Hospital District will administer the first doses of the vaccine at the Wonderland Mall site to those in the Phase 1B category this week. The following week, these people will receive the second dose of the vaccine.

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