Vaccine Progress: Nearly one quarter of Bexar County residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 – KENS5.com

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BEXAR COUNTY, Texas We're tracking the latest numbers from the coronavirus pandemic as well as the vaccine efforts in San Antonio and across Texas.

Vaccine Progress in Bexar County

Across Bexar County, more than 955,000 vaccine doses have been administered, as of April 12.

DSHS defines "population" as residents who are 16 years of age or older; in Bexar County, this represents more than 1.55 million people. 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."

100,298vaccines were administered last week in Bexar County; a total of 955,501vaccine doses have been administered in the county since vaccination efforts began 17 weeks ago.

Across Texas, 5.721 million residents are fully vaccinated. In total, the state has administered 14.497 million vaccine doses, as of April 12. Texas is one of seven states with less than 20% of its population fully vaccinated, as of April 11:

Latest Coronavirus Numbers

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

Bexar County (data as of Monday, April 12):

Metro Health reports new data at 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Texas (data as of Monday, April 12):

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

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. The positivity rate rose slightly to 2.4% after holding steady at 2.1% for two straight weeks.

The county's seven-day moving average of daily COVID-19 cases increased from 198 at the end of last week to 232 on Monday.

The number of COVID-19 patients receiving treatments at area hospitals continued its uptick Monday after jumping above 200 in nearly a month Friday. 217 patients are hospitalized, while 28 patients are on ventilators and 79 are in intensive care.

Just seven days ago, 176 patients were hospitalized.

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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:

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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 Locatorto help you find the testing location closest to you in San Antonio.

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