SAN ANTONIO – COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to increase exponentially in San Antonio and Bexar County.
An additional 535 COVID-19 cases and nine deaths were announced Saturday by city health officials. This brings the total case count to 19,137 and the death toll to 175.
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All nine patients that succumbed to the virus had underlying health conditions, according to Mayor Ron Nirenberg. Six women and three men died from COVID-19 related complications. Three patients were in their 40s, four patients were in their 60s, one patient was in their 80s and another in their 90s, Nirenberg said.
A total of 6,182 patients have recovered from the virus and 12,780 are still ill, according to the city’s website.
COVID-19 related hospitalizations are also still on the rise, and available capacity at area hospitals is dwindling. City officials said as of Saturday, hospitals in Bexar County have just 11% of available capacity.
Hospitals are currently caring for 1,221 COVID-19 patients, the city reports. Of these patients, Nirenberg said 401 are in the ICU, and 249 are on ventilators.
There are 422 staffed beds available, or 11%, and 324 ventilators, or 43%.
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On Saturday, state officials announced a new record for COVID-19 cases in Texas, as 10,351 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in just one day, according to an Associated Press report.
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This brings the total cases of COVID-19 to just over a quarter-million, from now since early March, according to the report.
Harris County had the most active cases with almost 27,000, according to the Associated Press. Dallas County came in a distant second with almost 13,000.