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

SAINT ANTHONY – San Antonio officials reported 200,818 total cases of COVID-19 and 2,990 total deaths in Bexar County, an increase of 154 new cases on Monday. No new deaths have been reported.

Due to a drop in testing, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said the weekly positivity rate reached 5.6%, an increase from 2.6% last week. Nirenberg said the drop was likely due to spring break, as school districts had not tested during vacation.

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

There are 16% staffed beds and 72% fans available.

Nirenberg, along with Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, condemned racist graffiti found at a San Antonio ramen restaurant. The case is under investigation by 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 are going to go ahead and make sure that justice is done,” Nirenberg said.

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