San Antonioโs school risk now at โlowโ due to decrease in COVID-19 cases
SAN ANTONIO โ The Metropolitan Health Department has nudged the school risk level to โlowโ as San Antonioโs coronavirus positivity rate dipped below 5%. Students and adults must maintain physical distancing, practice handwashing and use face coverings during high-contact activities, according to Metro Health. Mayor Ron Nirenberg said the drop in positivity rate to below 5% was โlong-awaited.โโItโs now at 4.9% and our doubling rate remains at more than three months,โ he said during Tuesdayโs COVID-19 briefing. Nirenberg reported an increase of 193 new COVID-19 cases in Bexar County on Tuesday, bringing the total to 58,939 cases. The seven-day moving average daily number of cases is 126.
Worried you were exposed to coronavirus? Here are guidelines from University Health System
SAN ANTONIO โ University Health System officials say they have been inundated with calls from concerned citizens after news that a coronavirus patient was released into the community for 12 hours over the weekend. The woman visited North Star Mall on Saturday and checked into the Holiday Inn Express near the San Antonio International Airport. Timeline released of coronavirus patientโs activities in San Antonio over 12-hour periodOfficials believe the risk of exposure to the public is low, but recommended a deep cleaning of both sites. On Monday, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg declared a state of emergency and public health emergency in light of the situation. Local testing for COVID-19 is currently available only by sending samples to the CDC with approval by the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and the CDC.
SA couple under quarantine at JBSA-Lackland concerned about coronavirus spreading
The two new cases were confirmed as an evacuee from Wuhan, China, tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month. First coronavirus evacuees leave JBSA-Lackland after quarantine; 1 patient โtreated and transferredโA total of 329 Americans were evacuated off the ship, which remains docked at a Japanese port, because they were at risk of contracting the virus. Messonnier said five evacuees transported to Travis tested positive, and another 11 passengers who tested positive are being treated at the University of Nebraska Medical Centerโs quarantine unit in Omaha. Thursday marked the end of the 14-day quarantine for the first group of coronavirus evacuees at Lackland from China. This week, local officials called for coronavirus evacuees to stay on a military base instead of being transported to local hospitals.