COVID-19 in San Antonio: Where the numbers stand on June 21

SAN ANTONIO — Coronavirus hospitalizations within the San Antonio space are at their highest ranges in practically 4 months and well being authorities tallied the group’s first day of greater than 1,000 new infections since February, a late-pandemic growth that Metro Well being officers say is consistence with nationwide developments. 

On Tuesday Metro Well being reported a complete of 1,656 new circumstances, far and away the very best single-day case rely since Feb. 6, when the group was beginning to get better from the omicron surge. June thus far is averaging 585 new circumstances a day, greater than double the 274 day by day infections yielded in Could.

The seven-day new case common, in the meantime, is as much as 667—the very best that quantity has been since mid-February. One other resident has died of coronavirus problems, bringing Bexar County’s loss of life toll to five,336. 

There have been 180 native sufferers receiving remedy at hospitals for his or her COVID-19 signs; of these, 28 are in intensive care and 10 are utilizing ventilators to assist them breathe. San Antonio-area hospitalizations are up 43% since June 1, and up 66% since Could 1. 

In the meantime, San Antonio mother and father of younger youngsters can now make appointments to get their children between 6 months and 5 years of age the vaccine, following approval by the FDA. They’re going to be obtainable at Metro Well being pop-up clinics beginning Tuesday at Johnston Department Library (6307 Solar Valley Dr.) from midday to 4 p.m., and on the Charles Boggess Middle (12121 Loop 410 Entry Rd.) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

The next numbers are offered by San Antonio Metro Well being. A full breakdown may be discovered here.

• 1.456 million eligible Bexar County residents are absolutely vaccinated as of Monday, June 13.  
• Greater than 550,000 eligible Bexar County residents have obtained their COVID-19 booster shot, together with 73,881 residents who’re absolutely boosted, as of Monday, June 13. 

The CDC states that “when a excessive proportion of the group is proof against a illness (by way of vaccination and/or prior sickness),” that group can have reached herd immunity, “making the unfold of this illness from individual to individual unlikely.”

The Metropolis of San Antonio breaks down the vaccination charges by zip code on Metro Well being’s Vaccination Statistics web page.

The full variety of coronavirus circumstances within the state because the pandemic started grew by 18,761 on Tuesday, in line with the Texas Division of State Well being Providers. That complete consists of 12,557 new confirmed circumstances and 6,204 new possible circumstances. Extra particulars may be discovered on this page.

Tuesday’s figures convey the whole variety of Texans identified with COVID-19 to greater than 7 million.

An extra 10 Texans have died from virus problems, in the meantime, elevating the statewide loss of life toll to 86,981.

The signs of coronavirus may be much like the flu or a nasty chilly. Signs embrace fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or problem respiratory, fatigue, muscle or physique aches, headache, new lack of style or odor sore throat, congestion or runny nostril, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea, in line with the Facilities for Illness Management.

Most wholesome folks can have gentle signs. A research of greater than 72,000 sufferers by the Facilities for Illness Management in China confirmed 80 % of the circumstances there have been gentle.

However infections could cause pneumonia, extreme acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even loss of life, in line with the World Well being Group. Older folks with underlying well being situations are most in danger.

Specialists decided there was constant proof these situations enhance an individual’s danger, no matter age:

• Power kidney illness
• COPD (continual obstructive pulmonary illness)
• Weight problems (BMI of 30 or greater)
• Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from stable organ transplant
• Severe coronary heart situations, corresponding to coronary heart failure, coronary artery illness, or cardiomyopathies
• Sickle cell illness
• Sort 2 diabetes
• The CDC believes signs could seem anyplace from two to 14 days after being uncovered.

• Between people who find themselves in shut contact with each other (inside about 6 ft).
• By respiratory droplets produced when an contaminated particular person coughs, sneezes or talks. These droplets can land within the mouths or noses of people who find themselves close by or presumably be inhaled into the lungs.
• Some current research have steered that COVID-19 could also be unfold by people who find themselves not displaying signs.

• Keep house if you find yourself sick.
• Eat and sleep individually from your loved ones members
• Use completely different utensils and dishes
• Cowl your cough or sneeze together with your arm, not your hand.
• If you happen to use a tissue, throw it within the trash.

Metropolis officers advocate getting a COVID-19 check for those who expertise fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or problem respiratory, fatigue, muscle or physique aches, headache, new lack of style or odor, sore throat, congestion or runny nostril, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea.

A self-screening tool is available to see if you need a test.

Here’s a Testing Sites Locator that can assist you discover the testing location closest to you in San Antonio.