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Fiesta Oyster Bake canceled in 2021 due to continued surge in COVID-19 cases
Read full article: Fiesta Oyster Bake canceled in 2021 due to continued surge in COVID-19 casesSAN ANTONIO ā The Fiesta Oyster Bake at St. Maryās University has been canceled for a second year due to the coronavirus pandemic. āI am sad to announce that we are canceling Fiesta Oyster Bake 2021 due to the substantial numbers of COVID-19 cases in our region,ā association president Joe L. Vela Jr. said in a news release. The Oyster Bake is one of Fiestaās biggest events, drawing in about 60,000-70,000 fans to the universityās grounds. San Antonio officials had hoped to postpone Fiesta events to Nov. 5-15, 2020, but those plans were scrapped as virus cases continued to increase. The COVID-19 case count reached 155,588 total on Thursday, an increase of 2,507 new cases from the day prior.