SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio officials announced 59 new COVID-19 cases in Bexar County on Sunday.
Bexar County’s cumulative total went up to 44,052 due to the additional cases.
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The death toll for the area rose to 598 on Sunday, an increase from 591 on Saturday.
Officials reported 612 Bexar County residents are hospitalized due to COVID-19, up from 598 on Saturday. Of those patients, 279 are in the intensive care unit and 192 patients are on ventilators.
As of Sunday, 18% of staffed hospital beds and 56% of ventilators are available in Bexar County. Hospitals remain under “high” stress.
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