SAN ANTONIO — We're tracking the latest numbers from the coronavirus pandemic as well as the vaccine efforts in San Antonio and across Texas.
Latest Coronavirus Numbers
Here are the latest numbers reported by Bexar County and state officials:
Bexar County (data as of Tuesday, May 25):
- 142 new cases were reported, bringing the total number of cases to 222,571.
- 0 new deaths were reported, so the county's death toll remains at 3,454.
- 140 patients currently hospitalized; of those, 28 are on ventilators and 45 are in intensive care.
Metro Health reports new data at 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Texas (data as of Tuesday, May 25):
- 3,964 cases reported, including 1,928 new confirmed, 534 new probable, and 1,502 backlogged cases. More than 2.936 million Texans have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
- 40 additional deaths were reported, raising the statewide death toll from virus complications to 50,198.
- 2,030 Texans were hospitalized Monday, which is a decrease of 30 over the previous day.
More county case information is available through the Texas Department of Health Services COVID-19 dashboard.
Vaccine Progress in Bexar County
Across Bexar County, over 1.53 million vaccine doses have been administered, as of May 24.
- 876,139 Bexar County residents have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, representing 52.7% of the county's population eligible to receive a vaccination.
- 700,002 Bexar County residents are fully vaccinated, representing 42.1% of the county's population eligible to receive a vaccination.
- 176,137 Bexar County residents (10.6%) have not yet received their second vaccine dose.
In Bexar County, there are 1,661,614 people aged 12 and older. As of May 24, 16,322 Bexar County residents ages 12-15 had received at least one vaccine dose.
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."
51,360 vaccines were administered last week in Bexar County, according to DSHS; a total of 1,533,583 vaccine doses have been administered in the county since vaccination efforts began in December.
Across Texas, 9.898 million residents are fully vaccinated. In total, the state has administered 21.496 million vaccine doses, as of May 24. Texas is in the middle of the pack among the rest of the states, with between 33 to 45 percent of its population fully vaccinated, as of May 23:
Bexar County COVID-19 Trends
This week's update of the Warning Signs and Progress Indicators for Bexar County saw Bexar County holding steady at the low-risk level for another week. The positivity rate dropped over the last week from 2.3% to 1.3%, as of Monday, May 24.
The county's seven-day moving average of daily COVID-19 is 139 cases per day. That number is down 22 over last week.
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.
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
- 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.
Here's a Testing Sites Locator to help you find the testing location closest to you in San Antonio.