Coronavirus Tracker: Hospitalizations on the rise for a second straight day – KENS5.com

Facts, not fear: We're tracking the latest numbers from the coronavirus pandemic in San Antonio and across Texas.

SAN ANTONIO We're tracking the latest numbers from the coronaviruspandemic in San Antonio and across Texas. Here are the latest numbers reported by Bexar and surrounding counties:

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

How Bexar County is trending

We've tracked how many coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Bexar County from the time officials began reporting cases in March 2020. The graphic below shows the number of cases since June and charts those daily case numbers along a 7-day moving average to provide a more accurate picture of the overall coronavirus case curve in our area and the direction we're trending amid the pandemic.

On Thursday, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg reported an additional 210 coronavirus cases in Bexar County. At least 203,191 county residents have been diagnosed with the virus, and the seven-day rolling case average rose to 179.

Three new virus-related fatalities were reported; the local death toll rose to 3,076.

31 patients were admitted into area hospitals in the last 24 hours; 188 concurrent patients are receiving treatment for COVID as hospitals rose for a second straight day Thursday. Of those 188 patients, 39 are on ventilators and 69 are in intensive care.

Monday's weekly update of the Warning Signs and Progress Indicators for Bexar County saw Bexar County holding steady at the low-risk level. The positivity rate dropped to 2.3 percent, which is the lowest rate since April 2020, when Metro Health began tracking data.

Coronavirus in Texas

The total number of novel coronavirus cases in the state since the pandemic began grew by 3,234 on Thursday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. That total includes 2,167 new confirmed cases, 788 new probable cases, and a backlog of 279 cases. More details can be found on this page.

Thursday's figures bring the total number of Texans diagnosed with COVID-19 to more than 2.759 million.

Meanwhile, state health authorities reported an additional 132 deaths from coronavirus complications in Texas. In all, 46,868 Texans have died from COVID-19 complications.

The number of concurrent hospitalizations across the state, dropped by 51 over the last 24 hours to 3,410 COVID-19 patients receiving treatment for their symptoms across the state, as of Thursday.

The state, meanwhile, estimates that about 2.607 million Texans have recovered, while 98,916 Texans remain ill with COVID-19.

The latest update from the Texas Education Agency showed that there have been at least 194,936 cumulative cases among staff and students on Texas public school campuses through March 14. That number comprises 127,196 positive student cases and 67,740 staff cases. More information can be found here.

The TEA typically releases new data on school cases on Fridays.

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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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