Monday, December 28, 2020
Editor’s note: This story is the second installment of a four-part series looking back at the year that was 2020.
In the months of April-June, San Marcos saw a tragedy with the killing of San Marcos Police Department Officer Justin Putnam. San Marcans also participated in civil-rights protests seeking justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. As the summer began in 2020, COVID-19 cases began to spike.
April
On April 1, the Daily Record reported that Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra announced the county would receive 2,000 COVID-19 tests through an agreement with Reliant Immune Diagnostic’s telemedicine application MDBox. The tests, however, would become a source of contention and never became available to the county. The CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System completed its acquisition of Central Texas Medical Center on April 1. The hospital was also renamed to CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos. To combat the economic hardship caused by the C
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