EL PASO, Texas – A San Antonio medical team is providing care in El Paso after the U.S. Department of Defense deployed 60 medical personnel members as coronavirus cases surged in the city. The U.S. Air Force and Army medical personnel are from JBSA-Lackland, Joint Base Andrews, Keesler Air Force Base, Eglin Air Force Base, Fort Carson and Fort Dietrich. On the front lines of COVID, Texas nurses confront life and deathKrug is part of the team supporting hospitals in El Paso. El Paso reported more than 1,000 patients hospitalized, and more than 300 are in the intensive care unit. “I’m thankful to be here helping the city of El Paso,” Krug said.

SAN ANTONIO Hospitalizations appear to be leveling off in the San Antonio area, according to a new COVID-19 projection model, but they remain high for at least another week. Latest Sg2 COVID-19 projection model on hospitalizations shows we have reached a 'high plateau.' The number of hospitalizations has decreased from 1,267 to 1,202 in the last four days, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said during Thursdays briefing. Why Texas health department removed thousands of COVID-19 cases from Bexar Countys tallyBerggren said the decrease in hospitalizations isnt significant enough to truly change anything. But we need to remain vigilant and continue what were doing to prevent further cases and to alleviate the stress on our health care workers, she said.