City of San Antonio, Bexar County leaders provide COVID-19 winter surge update
San Antonio and Bexar County officials came together Friday afternoon to update the public about the current status of COVID-19 in our area amid a continuous surge of cases and a third consecutive week at the โsevereโ risk level.
San Antonio opens new no-cost COVID-19 testing sites amid omicron surge
The City of San Antonio will be adding three new COVID-19 testing sites through a partnership with Community Labs to address testing capacity and wait times that some have said lasted hours.
Metro Health opening three new COVID-19 testing sites amid surging demand across San Antonio
The City of San Antonio will be adding three new COVID-19 testing sites through a partnership with Community Labs to address testing capacity and wait times that some have said lasted hours.
![More than 75% of eligible Bexar County residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, marking major milestone](https://www.ksat.com/resizer/vaqd6Mhij2t1lzy5CW4ug07Q4Ps=/800x450/smart/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/d1vhqlrjc8h82r.cloudfront.net/10-14-2021/t_3f8dbea112fd4dbca419d17e11cfec5f_name_COVID_19_DOWNTOWN.jpg)
More than 75% of eligible Bexar County residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, marking major milestone
San Antonio and Bexar County officials are celebrating what they called a major milestone in the effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Abbott โtrampling on the rights of free enterpriseโ with latest executive order, San Antonio leaders say
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg reported 17 new COVID-19 deaths in Bexar County, totaling 4,559 since the pandemic began.
![Metro Health director reports 18 new COVID-19 deaths in Bexar County](https://www.ksat.com/resizer/dys-XgimkN1X4BxjL6eIVY3VhaI=/800x450/smart/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/d1vhqlrjc8h82r.cloudfront.net/09-30-2021/t_17c41b076f9b4b6db59c948912ceb711_name_COVID_19_DOWNTOWN.jpg)
Metro Health director reports 18 new COVID-19 deaths in Bexar County
Eighteen new COVID-19 deaths were reported during Thursdayโs COVID-19 briefing, bringing the total to 4,426 in the Bexar County area, according to Claude Jacob, Metro Health director.
![Bexar County COVID-19 positivity rate at 5%; number of cases decreasing, officials say](https://www.ksat.com/resizer/9j7ejeoQ4p5RcXmNJ8G1z16RIyk=/800x450/smart/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/d1vhqlrjc8h82r.cloudfront.net/09-28-2021/t_296445583f33428ba1f019e843b49711_name_COVID_19_DOWNTOWN.jpg)
Bexar County COVID-19 positivity rate at 5%; number of cases decreasing, officials say
The COVID-19 positivity rate is at 5% this week, and the number of cases reported in the area are on a downward tractory, according to San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg.
![Bexar County COVID-19 positivity rate down to 4.9% this week, officials say](https://www.ksat.com/resizer/R9mLqJRjKD0Msmo209EvJt4Y3LY=/800x450/smart/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/d1vhqlrjc8h82r.cloudfront.net/09-21-2021/t_659f35adb737422192b1b651ced3f554_name_COVID_19_DOWNTOWN.jpg)
Bexar County COVID-19 positivity rate down to 4.9% this week, officials say
The COVID-19 positivity rate in Bexar County has decreased to 4.9% this week, down from 7.1% the previous week, according to San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg.
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San Antonio City Council approves $100 H-E-B gift cards as incentive to get COVID-19 vaccine
City council voted Thursday morning 9-1 to approve $1 million of federal grant dollars to spend on up to 10,000 gift cards that will be given to people who complete their vaccination series at Metro Health vaccination sites.
![Bexar County positivity rate drops to 7.6%; risk level โmoderate,โ officials say](https://www.ksat.com/resizer/v7MztLfZprx99p0rYIvTh1pGgCE=/800x450/smart/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/d1vhqlrjc8h82r.cloudfront.net/09-08-2021/t_42c117bbaace41e5a85bbc1667d08b32_name_COVID_19_DOWNTOWN.jpg)
Bexar County positivity rate drops to 7.6%; risk level โmoderate,โ officials say
The COVID-19 positivity rate in Bexar County has fallen three points this week and is now at 7.6%, and the risk level is now moderate.
![Bexar County leaders urge community to stay vigilant of COVID-19 spread over Labor Day weekend](https://www.ksat.com/resizer/mPHFakhw54ncDhJr-wquBJM0PrQ=/800x450/smart/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/d1vhqlrjc8h82r.cloudfront.net/09-02-2021/t_7b8c3614113a457999de7944e8af5320_name_COVID_19_DOWNTOWN.jpg)
Bexar County leaders urge community to stay vigilant of COVID-19 spread over Labor Day weekend
Bexar Countyโs COVID-19 positivity rate has dropped three points to 10.6% this week, and local leaders are crediting more testing to identify cases earlier.
![Bexar County COVID-19 positivity rate drops to 10.6%; leaders credit more community testing](https://www.ksat.com/resizer/q9joq7YomyKJSojdgKdu46a9S-k=/800x450/smart/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/d1vhqlrjc8h82r.cloudfront.net/09-01-2021/t_a3eda81791054b9a8558246ea13beb7f_name_COVID_19_DOWNTOWN.jpg)
Bexar County COVID-19 positivity rate drops to 10.6%; leaders credit more community testing
Bexar Countyโs COVID-19 positivity rate has has dropped three points to 10.6% this week, and local leaders are crediting more testing to identify cases earlier.
![Bexar County reports 45 COVID-19 deaths over past two days. All of them were unvaccinated.](https://www.ksat.com/resizer/RdBU-2Z7FZFDn51sBfYUUti8o1M=/800x450/smart/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/d1vhqlrjc8h82r.cloudfront.net/08-27-2021/t_2b6b55fcc2fe410a815a90748abd6be7_name_COVID_19_DOWNTOWN.jpg)
Bexar County reports 45 COVID-19 deaths over past two days. All of them were unvaccinated.
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg says the COVID-19 positivity rate for the Bexar County area has decreased to 13.6%, down from 16.9% last week.
![Bexar County COVID-19 positivity rate down to 13.6% this week amid increased testing, officials say](https://www.ksat.com/resizer/UoEP6M2SChZyWuEVG6GcJ2m6_hk=/800x450/smart/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/d1vhqlrjc8h82r.cloudfront.net/08-25-2021/t_dfccfff551b34bbe99a9546524a37465_name_COVID_19_DOWNTOWN.jpg)
Bexar County COVID-19 positivity rate down to 13.6% this week amid increased testing, officials say
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg says the COVID-19 positivity rate for the Bexar County area has decreased to 13.6%, down from 16.9% last week.
![Local officials hope vaccineโs FDA approval will cut down vaccine hesitancy](https://www.ksat.com/resizer/jWoHuziuoWYhuk8lX11LyHLAeu8=/800x450/smart/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/d1vhqlrjc8h82r.cloudfront.net/08-23-2021/t_74d19cc2db9d4d52b5bedbfc092a96b4_name_image.jpg)
Local officials hope vaccineโs FDA approval will cut down vaccine hesitancy
With one of the three COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States having received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, local officials are hoping to see some of the remaining vaccine hesitancy in the community melt away.
![Metro Health medical director paints grim picture amid COVID-19 hospitalization surge in Bexar County](https://www.ksat.com/resizer/Ctab4CHIo0re8jGHjorPqQzv5gM=/800x450/smart/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/CK53H2BTFJG75KF4IFA6AG3JS4.jpg)
Metro Health medical director paints grim picture amid COVID-19 hospitalization surge in Bexar County
Bexar County and San Antonio leaders are seeing a surge in hospitalizations and more people getting tested amid an increase of COVID-19 cases in our area and across the state.