Coronavirus in San Antonio: The place the numbers stand on Oct. 18

SAN ANTONIO — For the primary time since early June, San Antonio-area coronavirus hospitalizations have dipped into the double-digits as Texas continues its gradual emergence from the pandemic. 

There have been 94 sufferers receiving therapy for his or her signs Tuesday, which is down 28% during the last week and down 55% since Sept. 1. Of these 94 sufferers, 13 have been in intensive care and two have been utilizing ventilators to assist them breathe. 

Case counts proceed to shrink as properly; Tuesday’s 152 new infections have been essentially the most since final week, however October up to now has averaged simply 134 new instances a day to 414 in September and 735 in August. Greater than 646,000 coronavirus instances have been reported in Bexar County because the pandemic started, although there are probably at the least 1000’s extra optimistic at-home diagnoses that weren’t reported. 

Metro Well being continues to arrange pop-up clinics for no-cost COVID-19 vaccines; the subsequent one is ready for Wednesday at a west-side group middle. 

It has been almost two weeks since Bexar County final recorded a COVID-related demise. 

The next numbers are offered by San Antonio Metro Well being. A full breakdown may be discovered here.

• 1,481,332 eligible Bexar County residents are totally vaccinated as of Oct. 10, which is about 73.9% of the entire inhabitants over 6 months previous. 
• 591,339 eligible Bexar County residents have obtained a COVID-19 booster shot as of Oct. 10, which is 39.7% p.c of the inhabitants over 4 years previous. 

The CDC states that “when a excessive share of the group is resistant to a illness (by means of vaccination and/or prior sickness),” that group may have reached herd immunity, “making the unfold of this illness from individual to individual unlikely.”

The Metropolis of San Antonio breaks down the vaccination charges by zip code on Metro Well being’s Vaccination Statistics web page.

The overall variety of coronavirus instances within the state grew by 637 on Monday, in line with the Texas Division of State Well being Providers. That whole consists of 473 new confirmed instances and 164 new possible instances. Extra particulars may be discovered on this page.

Monday’s figures carry the entire variety of Texans identified with COVID-19 to greater than 7.9 million. 

In the meantime, two extra Texans have died from virus problems, the state reported Monday, elevating the statewide demise toll to 89,429. The most recent each day figures, for Tuesday, weren’t but launched by state officers. 

The signs of coronavirus may be just like the flu or a foul chilly. Signs embrace fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or issue respiratory, fatigue, muscle or physique aches, headache, new lack of style or odor sore throat, congestion or runny nostril, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea, in line with the Facilities for Illness Management.

Most wholesome folks may have delicate signs. A research of greater than 72,000 sufferers by the Facilities for Illness Management in China confirmed 80 p.c of the instances there have been delicate.

However infections may cause pneumonia, extreme acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even demise, in line with the World Well being Group. Older folks with underlying well being situations are most in danger.

Consultants decided there was constant proof these situations improve an individual’s threat, no matter age:

• Persistent kidney illness
• COPD (persistent obstructive pulmonary illness)
• Weight problems (BMI of 30 or increased)
• Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from stable organ transplant
• Critical coronary heart situations, reminiscent of coronary heart failure, coronary artery illness, or cardiomyopathies
• Sickle cell illness
• Kind 2 diabetes
• The CDC believes signs could seem wherever from two to 14 days after being uncovered.

• Between people who find themselves in shut contact with each other (inside about 6 toes).
• By respiratory droplets produced when an contaminated individual coughs, sneezes or talks. These droplets can land within the mouths or noses of people who find themselves close by or presumably be inhaled into the lungs.
• Some current research have advised that COVID-19 could also be unfold by people who find themselves not displaying signs.

• Keep dwelling when you’re sick.
• Eat and sleep individually from your loved ones members
• Use totally different utensils and dishes
• Cowl your cough or sneeze together with your arm, not your hand.
• Should you use a tissue, throw it within the trash.

Metropolis officers advocate getting a COVID-19 take a look at in the event you expertise fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or issue respiratory, fatigue, muscle or physique aches, headache, new lack of style or odor, sore throat, congestion or runny nostril, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea.

A self-screening tool is available to see if you need a test.

Here’s a Testing Sites Locator that can assist you discover the testing location closest to you in San Antonio.