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San Antonio surpasses 110,000 COVID-19 cases; 1,000 people hospitalized with the virus
Dec. 27, 2020
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Hospitalizations for the coronavirus in San Antonio are now approaching the level of the summer surge. Superior Mobile Health paramedics George Lombardo and Katheryn Wieding, right, transport a woman they were told was COVID-19 positive from an assisted living facility to a hospital in July in San Antonio.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographer
San Antonio’s total of coronavirus cases has surpassed 110,000 since March, and the city is on the verge of new business restrictions as hospitals admit a growing number of patients with COVID-19.
After three days of no coronavirus updates because of Christmas, city officials Sunday reported 4,426 new infections since Wednesday and 1,000 people in local hospitals, up from 945.
The Metropolitan Health District is working to identify if the coronavirus variant found in the U.K. and other parts of the world has made its way into our community.
San Antonio s Baptist health care workers get their first dose of coronavirus vaccine
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Dr. Prima Poudel gives a thumbs up after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from Ruben Saenz, RN and trauma program manager, at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio on Dec. 17, 2020.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Lupita Hernandez, director of cardiovascular services, laughs as she waits to be the second person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio on Dec. 17, 2020.Lisa Krantz, Staff / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Denise Covell, RN and infection preventionist, carries the first syringes holding the COVID-19 vaccine for a blessing and prayer with chaplain Margaret Kirby, left, at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio on Dec. 17, 2020.Lisa Krantz /Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less