Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and a city committee flipped on a no-action recommendation from staff to track heat-related deaths in San Antonio, approving the policy for a future Community Health committee meeting.

With COVID-19 cases back down to a low point, Metro Health laid its plans on Monday for growing health initiatives through September 2026 in six different areas.

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 “severe” risk level.

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.

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.

The COVID-19 risk level is Bexar County is now “low,” which hadn’t happened since early July, Mayor Ron Nirenberg said during Tuesday’s briefing.

The COVID-19 positivity rate for Bexar County has dropped to 1.9% this week, according to San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg.

The COVID-19 positivity rate in Bexar County has improved this week and is now at 2.1%, according to Metro Health Director Claude Jacob.

San Antonio and Bexar County officials are celebrating what they called a major milestone in the effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg reported 17 new COVID-19 deaths in Bexar County, totaling 4,559 since the pandemic began.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg reported 17 new COVID-19 deaths in Bexar County, totaling 4,559 since the pandemic began.

The COVID-19 positivity rate in Bexar County has dropped to 3.9%, down from 5% last week, according to San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg.

Eighteen new COVID-19 deaths were reported during Thursday’s COVID-19 briefing, bringing the total to 4,426 in the Bexar County area, according to Claude Jacob, Metro Health director.

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.

Twenty-two new COVID-19 deaths in Bexar County were reported Thursday during the COVID-19 briefing by San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg.

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.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg reported 13 new COVID-19 deaths in Bexar County during Thursday's briefing.

The COVID-19 positivity rate in Bexar County has dropped to 7.1% this week, down .5% from last week, according to San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg reported 21 new COVID-19 deaths during Thursday night’s city and county briefing.

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.

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’s 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’s 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.

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.

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 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.