This article will be updated throughout the week with coronavirus case counts and other need-to-know information about the pandemic in San Antonio.
Highest hospital levels since August: COVID-19 hospitalizations on Monday rose to their highest level since early August, with 769 coronavirus patients being treated, a figure that Mayor Ron Nirenberg called a “significant increase” from the 705 patients reported on Sunday. 599 new infections were reported Monday.
Another Metro Health shakeup: Mary Garr, CEO of the nonprofit Family Service Association, will become the city’s interim Metro Health Director and will handle the day-to-day operations other than the pandemic response, City Manager Erik Walsh said. That responsibility was previously held by Dr. Sandra Guerra, who was named interim deputy public health director in October.
Locals react: With COVID-19 vaccines arriving in San Antonio Monday, many locals officials and residents are tweeting about the news.
COVID-19 vaccine arrives in San Antonio: The first doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine have arrived in San Antonio, according to UT Health San Antonio. UT Health, the city’s largest medical school, received nearly 6,000 doses Monday morning. The vaccine will be administered to frontline health care workers starting Wednesday.
White House urges Texas to shut down: The White House Coronavirus Task Force is increasingly suggesting that states including Texas begin shutting down again, saying in reports sent to state leaders this month that they aren’t doing enough to slow the worst surge in COVID cases that the country has seen.
December 13
COVID-19 updates: One day before the expected arrival of thousands of doses of newly approved coronavirus vaccines, San Antonio’s hospitals admitted dozens of new coronavirus patients Sunday as the weeks-long surge in daily case numbers continues.
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