Executives report 2,247 new COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths

SAINT ANTHONY – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff briefed the community on the local response to COVID-19 during their daily briefing on Friday evening.

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% staffed beds and 51% fans available.

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

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

The county judge said the site should be finished administering vaccines to school district employees by next week. The site will then continue to be administered to those who are eligible.

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

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

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