SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio officials announced 170 new COVID-19 cases in Bexar County on Saturday.
Bexar County’s cumulative total went up to 43,993 due to the additional cases.
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The death toll for the area rose to 591 on Saturday, an increase from 578 on Friday.
Officials reported 598 Bexar County residents are hospitalized due to COVID-19, down from 651 on Friday. Of those patients, 285 are in the intensive care unit and 194 patients are on ventilators.
As of Saturday, 18% of staffed hospital beds and 56% of ventilators are available in Bexar County. Hospitals remain under “high” stress.
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