SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff updated the community about the local response to COVID-19 in their daily briefing Wednesday night.
Nirenberg reported 201,196 total COVID-19 cases and 2,995 total deaths in Bexar County, an increase of 186 new cases as of Wednesday. Four new deaths were reported today.
The 7-day rolling average is 187.
City officials also reported that 208 patients are hospitalized, 74 are in the intensive care unit and 42 are on ventilators. There are 11% of staffed beds available and 70% of ventilators available.
Nirenberg said 378,521 people have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose, and 210,320 are fully vaccinated in Bexar County.
The mayor says a new COVID-19 prediction model is coming soon.
Officials encourage people to sign up for vaccine text alerts to find out when appointments open up.
City of San Antonio sets up COVID-19 vaccine text alert system. (KSAT)
Watch the entire briefing in the video player above to hear more from city and county leaders.
Ivan Herrera has worked as a journalist in San Antonio for four years. Using his graduate degree in business from UTSA, he developed "Money: It's Personal," a weekly series that airs on GMSA at 9 on Tuesdays. The series breaks down personal finance topics into easy explainers. Before living in SA, Ivan covered border news in the Rio Grande Valley.