COVID-19 positivity rate increases to 39.4% in Bexar County, Metro Health data shows
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District is reporting a COVID-19 positivity rate of 39.4%, a 1.1% change from last weekโs rate of 38.3%. This weekโs risk level remains at โsevereโ and is worsening, officials said.
Delegation of Bexar County state lawmakers appeal to Gov. Abbott for more state contract hospital nurses
A delegation of bipartisan Bexar County state lawmakers wrote a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday in support of a request made by San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff for more state contract nurses in San Antonio and Bexar County hospitals.
University Health chief medical officer offers answers to most-asked COVID-19 questions amid omicron surge
University Healthโs Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Bryan Alsip, answered some of the most-asked questions about COVID-19 and the new omicron variant, which now accounts for a majority of new cases.
KSAT Q&A: Infectious disease doctor discusses COVID-19 reinfection with omicron, what to do when showing symptoms
Dr. Ruth Berggren, an infectious disease specialist with UT Health San Antonio, joined Thursdayโs KSAT Q&A to discuss COVID-19 reinfection with the new variant, omicronโs effect on frontline health care workers and precautions to take for those who start showing symptoms and can't find a test.
Restaurant staffing shortage in San Antonio compounded by latest Covid-19 surge
Like many restaurants in San Antonio that have struggled for months to hire new workers since the lockdown ended, the staff shortage at Nichaโs has been compounded by the latest COVID-19 surge fueled by the omicron variant.
Monoclonal antibody supply to fight omicron variant โexhaustedโ at San Antonio infusion center, TDHS says
Monoclonal antibody infusion centers in San Antonio and other Texas cities will not be offering monoclonal antibodies used to fight the omicron variant for the remainder of the year due to a national shortage, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDHS).