A kayaker paddles along the River Walk, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in downtown San Antonio. A program that has allowed kayaking on the business portion of the River Walk has been extended through January. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District reported 226,404 total COVID-19 cases and 3,547 total deaths in Bexar County. The 7-day rolling average is 105 cases, and four new deaths were reported this week.
Metro Health also reported that 157 patients are hospitalized, 50 are in the intensive care unit and 15 are on ventilators. There are 8% of staffed beds available and 71% of ventilators available.
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The Metro Health vaccine statistics dashboard reports 1,207,058 people over the age of 12 have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose, and 959,040 are fully vaccinated in Bexar County.
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