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Newly installed Metro Health Director Claude Jacob speaks to the press on Thursday morning. Jacob was selected by San Antonio City Manager in April but began with the City of San Antonio on July 6.
San Antonio Metro Health has a new public health director. Claude Jacob joined the city earlier this month and will lead the countywide response to the pandemic at a time when cases are beginning to rise.
Jacob comes from Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he served in a similar role as the chief public health officer for the city since 2007. He’ll be overseeing the department after former Assistant City Manager Dr. Colleen Bridger left the city earlier this week in a planned departure to start a consulting business.