With the drop in tests, the positivity rate exceeds 5%

SANTO ANTÓNIO – San Antonio officials reported 200,818 COVID-19 cases and 2,990 deaths in Bexar County, an increase of 154 new cases on Monday. No new deaths were reported.

Due to a drop in testing, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said the weekly positivity rate reached 5.6%, an increase of 2.6% last week. Nirenberg said the drop was probably due to spring break, as school districts did not test during the holiday.

Health officials also reported that 215 patients are hospitalized, 90 are in the intensive care unit and 53 are on ventilators.

There are 16% of the beds available and 72% of the fans available.

Nirenberg, along with Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, condemned racist graffiti found in a San Antonio ramen restaurant. The case is being investigated by the San Antonio police, and FBI investigators say they are ready to help if a federal violation is suspected in the case.

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“We will go ahead and ensure that justice is done,” said Nirenberg.

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