COVID-19 in San Antonio: Where the numbers stand on April 28

SAN ANTONIO — In the future after Dr. Anthony Fauci mentioned the U.S. was now not in a “full-blown explosive pandemic phase” regarding the combat towards COVID-19, Bexar County well being officers recorded the group’s largest one-day improve in virus-related hospitalizations in over a month. 

There have been 63 sufferers hospitalized in San Antonio-area amenities on Thursday, up 11 from Wednesday however nonetheless down 24% for the reason that begin of April. Of these 63 sufferers, 11 have been in intensive care and eight have been utilizing ventilators to assist them breathe. 

In the meantime, Metro Well being’s COVID-19 threat indicator remained at “gentle” amid a current uptick in instances. One other 132 infections have been reported Thursday, making it the eleventh day within the final two weeks with new-case counts within the triple-digits (no each day counts of at 100 or extra have been reported the primary two weeks of April). The seven-day new case common stood pat at 116 Thursday. 

No new virus-related deaths have been recorded Thursday. At the least 5,320 Bexar County residents have died from coronavirus issues, whereas greater than 538,000 have been identified. 

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

• 1.443 million eligible Bexar County residents are totally vaccinated as of Monday, April 18.  
• Greater than 505,000 eligible Bexar County residents have obtained their COVID-19 booster shot, as of Monday, April 18. 

The CDC states that “when a excessive proportion of the group is proof against a illness (via vaccination and/or prior sickness),” that group could 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 whole variety of coronavirus instances within the state for the reason that pandemic started grew by 2,729 on Thursday, in accordance with the Texas Division of State Well being Providers. That whole contains 1,637 new confirmed instances and 1,092 new possible instances. Extra particulars could be discovered on this page.

Thursday’s figures convey the full variety of Texans identified with COVID-19 to greater than 6.734 million.

A further 19 Texans have died from virus issues, in the meantime, elevating the statewide dying toll to 86,533.

The signs of coronavirus could be just 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 accordance with the Facilities for Illness Management.

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

However infections could cause pneumonia, extreme acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even dying, in accordance with the World Well being Group. Older individuals with underlying well being circumstances are most in danger.

Specialists decided there was constant proof these circumstances improve an individual’s threat, no matter age:

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

• Between people who find themselves in shut contact with each other (inside about 6 toes).
• Via 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 urged that COVID-19 could also be unfold by people who find themselves not displaying signs.

• Keep residence when you find yourself sick.
• Eat and sleep individually from your loved ones members
• Use completely different utensils and dishes
• Cowl your cough or sneeze along with your arm, not your hand.
• In case you use a tissue, throw it within the trash.

Metropolis officers advocate getting a COVID-19 check when you 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 will help you discover the testing location closest to you in San Antonio.