Community Labs expands capacity to do COVID-19 tests for schools
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Somerset ISD students benefited from mass COVID testing - you can see it in their STAARs
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6 cases of COVID-19 UK variant identified in Bexar County, Metro Health says
Community Labs sent samples to Austin to test for UK variant
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The variant was first identified in San Antonio in February when two cases were reported.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the B.1.1.7 variant was first identified in the US in December 2020 and was initially detected in the UK. It’s now been reported in all 50 states in the U.S.
Community Labs is a nonprofit that does COVID-19 testing in San Antonio. Last week, Community Labs President Sal Webber said they sent out a handful of COVID-19 tests to the Department of Health in Austin to determine if they are the UK variant.
San Antonio officials report 230 new COVID cases, no new deaths
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Leticia Guerra gets a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Elvira Cisneros Senior Community Center on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Vaccination sites had closed temporarily last week due to the severe weather but resumed Monday.Jerry Lara /Staff photographer
San Antonio officials reported a lower positivity rate and few new coronavirus cases Monday, but testing was significantly disrupted last week as residents contended with severe winter weather and widespread power and water outages.
Officials reported 230 new cases, a number that is likely artificially low, Mayor Ron Nirenberg said at the daily coronavirus briefing. The positivity rate, or the portion of tests that come back positive for the virus, also fell to 7.5 percent, down 2.2 percentage points over the past two weeks.