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Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 4:42 PM click to enlarge Screen Capture / TVSA Dr. Junda Woo, medical director of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, speaks during Wednesday s press conference. With local COVID-19 hospitalizations rising sharply, San Antonio and Bexar County officials issued guidelines urging everyone over the age of 2, even those fully vaccinated, to wear a mask in indoor public settings. During a Wednesday afternoon press conference, Mayor Ron Nirenberg and County Judge Nelson Wolff also called on students, teachers and staff wear masks while in schools. What s more, local health officials repeatedly urged the 37% of San Antonio residents who are either unvaccinated or have
/ San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg (left) talks with San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh before a Wednesday press conference updating public health advisories on mask usage in Bexar County.
Face masks are now recommended for all indoor public settings across Bexar County under a new health advisory from San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. It follows similar guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this week.
In the health advisory, mask usage is strongly encouraged but not mandated for all residents above two years of age. It also encourages all persons teachers, students and staff in schools to wear masks and keep at least 3 feet of distance.
Hospitalizations and COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Bexar County; vaccinations appear stalled
New case 7-day average - 589, COVID-positive hospital patients - 585
Threat of Delta COVID-19 variant in Bexar County prompts more caution from health, local leaders
SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County COVID-19 cases continue to climb and send more people to the hospital amid a nationwide resurgence of the virus.
Statistics released Tuesday showed sharp jumps in key indicators over the previous set of numbers released on July 21, six days earlier. The seven-day average for new cases leapt up 62%, from 363 to 589, and the number of people with COVID-19 in the hospital jumped up 47%, from 397 to 585, of which 182 are in the ICU.
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