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Updated Thursday, Jan. 14 to include comments from the Northside teacher union.
The Northside Independent School District sent a message to its families on Wednesday asking them to consider returning to virtual learning for the next two weeks.
“(Coronavirus cases) have continued to rise in San Antonio these last few weeks since the holidays, and we want to do our part to avoid broader closures of schools or other important institutions,” Northside Superintendent Brian Woods said in a taped message posted to social media.
Woods said parents and guardians should use the next couple of days to make arrangements for work and child care, if possible, then stay remote from Jan. 19 until Jan. 29.
Bexar County commissioners reluctantly approve more than $2 million in jail overtime expenses
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Trish DeBerry, the newly elected Bexar County Commissioner for Precinct 3, arrives for her first Commissioners Court meeting in the Bexar County Courthouse on Jan. 12, 2021.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Bexar County Commissioners Rebeca Clay-Flores, from left, Justin Rodriguez, County Judge Nelson Wolff and Commissioners Trish DeBerry and Tommy Calvert bow their heads during the opening prayer by San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, not pictured, for the Bexar County Commissioners Court meeting in the Bexar County Courthouse on Jan. 12, 2021.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District reported 133,519 total COVID-19 cases and 1,648 total deaths in Bexar County, an increase of 3,002 new cases as of Sunday. No new deaths were reported today.
Coronavirus update San Antonio, Jan. 9: Leaders report 1,301 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
There are 10% of staffed beds available and 52% of ventilators available.
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Medical personnel administer COVID-19 testing at a drive-through site, Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, in San Antonio. Coronavirus testing in Texas has dropped significantly, mirroring nationwide trends, just as schools reopen and football teams charge ahead with plans to play. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District reported 130,447 total COVID-19 cases and 1,593 total deaths in Bexar County, an increase of 1,301 new cases as of Saturday. One new death was reported today.