New coronavirus cases in San Antonio continue to trend down as nearly 75% have been fully vaccinated | Track the numbers

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Latest Coronavirus Numbers

At the City and County update on Tuesday night, Mayor Ron Nirenberg said that the number of new cases is continuing to decline, and that the risk level has dropped to mild for the first time since July 20, 2021.

Here are the latest numbers reported by Bexar County and state officials:

Bexar County (data as of Tuesday, Oct. 5):

• 373 additional COVID-positive cases were reported Tuesday; the seven-day moving average of new cases is 436 per day, down slightly. The total number of cases rose to 313,378.
• The county's death toll remained at 4,541 on Tuesday after 0 new deaths were reported.
• 56 new hospital admissions were reported in the last 24 hours. As of Tuesday, 553 Bexar County residents are currently hospitalized, including 20 pediatric COVID patients. 100 patients are on ventilators, while 206 are in intensive care. All of those numbers are slight reductions. 80% of hospitalized COVID patients are unvaccinated.

Texas (data as of Tuesday, Oct. 5):

• 10,150 cases were reported Tuesday, including 7,466 new confirmed, 2,546 new probable, and 138 backlogged cases. More than 4.112 million Texans have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
• 277 additional deaths were reported, raising the statewide death toll from virus complications to 65,062.
• 7,769 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients were hospitalized across Texas, as of Tuesday; that includes 172 pediatric COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the state. 5,026 adults are in general beds, while 2,571 are in the ICU. The state has 473 adult ICU beds and 105 pediatric ICU beds available.

More county case information is available through the Texas Department of Health Services COVID-19 dashboard.

Vaccine Progress in Bexar County

The following numbers are provided by San Antonio Metro Health. A full breakdown can be found here.

• 1.492 million eligible Bexar County residents have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, representing 89.2% of the county's population eligible to receive a vaccination.
• 1.240 million eligible Bexar County residents are fully vaccinated, representing 74.2% of the county's population eligible to receive a vaccination.

The CDC states that "when a high percentage of the community is immune to a disease (through vaccination and/or prior illness)," that community will have reached herd immunity, "making the spread of this disease from person to person unlikely."

The City of San Antonio breaks down the vaccination rates by zip code on Metro Health's Vaccination Statistics page.

Across Texas, 14.969 million residents are fully vaccinated, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. In total, the state has administered 31.753 million vaccine doses, as of October 5. Over 62% of Texans over 12 are fully vaccinated, and over 72% have received at least one dose as of October 5.

Progress and Warning Indicators

Coronavirus symptoms

The symptoms of coronavirus can be similar to the flu or a bad cold. Symptoms include fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Most healthy people will have mild symptoms. A study of more than 72,000 patients by the Centers for Disease Control in China showed 80 percent of the cases there were mild.

But infections can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even death, according to the World Health Organization. Older people with underlying health conditions are most at risk.

Experts determined there was consistent evidence these conditions increase a person's risk, regardless of age:

• Chronic kidney disease
• COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• Obesity (BMI of 30 or higher)
• Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from solid organ transplant
• Serious heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies
• Sickle cell disease
• Type 2 diabetes
• The CDC believes symptoms may appear anywhere from two to 14 days after being exposed.

Yes, delta variant symptoms are slightly different than original COVID-19 strain symptoms 

Human coronaviruses are usually spread... 

• Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
• Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.
• Some recent studies have suggested that COVID-19 may be spread by people who are not showing symptoms.

Help stop the spread of coronavirus

• Get vaccinated
• Wear a mask
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Eat and sleep separately from your family members
• Use different utensils and dishes
• Cover your cough or sneeze with your arm, not your hand.
• If you use a tissue, throw it in the trash.

Find a Testing Location

City officials recommend getting a COVID-19 test if you experience fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea.

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

Here's a Testing Sites Locator to help you find the testing location closest to you in San Antonio.