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COVID milestone for Bexar County - 200,000 people have been fully vaccinated, more than the total number infected during the pandemic
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Dominique De La Rosa receives an infusion of monoclonal antibodies to battle COVID-19 at the Freeman Coliseum complex on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. San Antonio s health care system is in crisis from the latest COVID-19 surge, and hospitals and local officials are doing everything they can to prevent the crisis from becoming a disaster.Billy Calzada, Staff / Billy Calzada
San Antonio marked a milestone Saturday in its response to the coronavirus pandemic: The number of people fully vaccinated now exceeds the total number who were infected by the virus over the past year.
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Leonel Alvarez passed away at 50 on Feb. 2. A fundraiser is set for Sunday, Feb. 7.Courtesy of La MarginalShow MoreShow Less
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On Tuesday, Feb. 2, Leonel Alvarez passed away after a short battle with COVID-19. The father of four was also the longtime owner of La Marginal the popular Puerto Rican restaurant off Nacogdoches Road.
Per a GoFundMe page set up to raise funds for expenses, the restaurant owner, 50, originally tested negative for COVID-19 in late December, but after several days with no improvement he re-tested on January 4. He was admitted to St. Lukes Baptist Hospital where eventually passed earlier this week.
San Antonio reports 1,545 new coronavirus cases, 19 more deaths
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San Antonio Fire Department firefighters including Travis D’Spain, Charlie Pineda, from left, Charles Camero and Rick Galindo wait to test more patients at the Metropolitan Health District’s COVID-19 walk-up testing site at Will Rogers Academy last June.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographer
The coronavirus pandemic continues to wallop San Antonio and Bexar County as local officials reported 1,545 newly diagnosed cases and 19 more deaths on Friday.
The city’s risk level for the virus remains classified as “severe.” Its seven-day rolling average number of new virus infections stands at 1,359 per day.