595 COVID-19 patients hospitalized; SAWS says 80% of boil water advisory for San Antonio has been lifted

SAINT ANTHONY – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg briefed the community on the local response to COVID-19 and the consequences of the winter weather during a Sunday night briefing.

Mayor Nirenberg reported some data received on coronavirus cases in Bexar County. On Saturday, Nirenberg reported 77 cases of the coronavirus and no new deaths. However, the low number of cases can be attributed to the lack of status data due to the winter storm last week.

The mayor also reported that 595 patients are hospitalized, up from 20 compared to Saturday, 232 are in the intensive care unit and 137 are on ventilators.

There have been 82 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, Nirenberg said.

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CPS energy

According to Mayor Nirenberg, all but 14 households have been restored.

For customers concerned about their next electric bill, Nirenberg said the energy company has suspended automatic payment for all customers for now.

Customers do not need to call to pay their bill. However, if your automatic payment payment has already been made, call CPS Energy at 210-353-2222.

San Antonio Water System

San Antonio Water System CEO Robert Puente announced at the briefing on Sunday that 100% of its area is supplied with water.

At around 6 p.m. Puente said more than 80% of the city was no longer on the boil water advisory. This means that customers who are authorized to receive the notice no longer have to boil water before consumption.

Those still on the boil water advisory should be cleared on Monday, according to Puente.

To view the current SAWS boil water advisory map, click here.

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Watch the full briefing in the video player above to learn more about city and county leaders.

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