Leaders report 2,247 new COVID-19 cases, 17 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 Friday night.

Nirenberg reported 157,835 total cases of COVID-19 and 1,874 total deaths in Bexar County, an increase of 2,247 new cases on 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 beds available and 51% of fans available.

There have been 181 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, said Nirenberg.

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Wolff said 41,000 COVID-19 vaccines were administered at the Wonderland Mall site. He said school district officials and University Health patients received their vaccines this week.

The county judge said the site should finish administering vaccines to school district officials next week. The website will continue to manage those who are eligible.

During the first week of February, the county hospital district will be able to administer up to 3,000 doses a day to those who need a second dose, said Wolff. The Wonderland location will have Pfizer and Moderna vaccines available.

Wolff said that during the second and third weeks of February, the Wonderland location will administer the first doses again to those who are eligible.

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