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Delta variant contributing to rise in coronavirus cases, even among vaccinated people
The Delta variant is stronger and more transmissible, and experts say that we should continue taking precautions to prevent the spread. Author: Jeremy Baker Updated: 4:14 PM CDT July 19, 2021
SAN ANTONIO Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Bexar County. The majority of the cases are among the unvaccinated, but the vaccine is not 100% effective and many who are vaccinated have tested positive for COVID-19.
A big part of the problem is the Delta variant. It is so much more transmissible and stronger than the original virus that even the vaccinated are getting sick and need to be tested with if they have symptoms.
COVID-19 hospitalizations doubled in San Antonio
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Metro Health RN Mary Calderon gets information from student Agustin Rosas before administering his first dose of the Moderna vaccine during a Metro Health pop-up vaccination clinic at The University of Texas at San Antonio on July 14, 2021.Lisa Krantz, Staff / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Metro Health RN Lizet Nelms, right, talks with student Emily Schelstrate before administering Schelstrate s second dose of the Moderna vaccine during a Metro Health pop-up vaccination clinic at The University of Texas at San Antonio on July 14, 2021.Lisa Krantz, Staff / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Student Emily Schelstrate winces as Metro Health RN Lizet Nelms, right, administers her second dose of the Moderna vaccine during a Metro Health pop-up vaccination clinic at The University of Texas at San Antonio on July 14, 2021.Lisa Krantz, Staff / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff is fed up with those who have not been vaccinated. Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer
San Antonio and Bexar County officials held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss the jump in the COVID-19 positivity rate.
The city s positivity rate skyrocketed to 11.2 percent this week – a 5.4 percent higher than the previous week, according to data from the City of San Antonio.
It was a throwback to the daily coronavirus briefings of the past with Mayor Ron Nirenberg joined by County Judge Nelson Wolff, Metropolitan Health District Director Claude Jacob, as well as other city and University Hospital staff to talk to urge residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine – a push aimed particularly at one age group.
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