This means there is no confirmation of “community spread” of the virus, officials there said. In Kendall County, the number of coronavirus cases doubled from three to six Friday.Īll of the Kendall County patients caught the virus while traveling or from someone in their household. That patient has been self-quarantined at home since testing positive, county officials said. In Guadalupe County, a ninth case of the coronavirus was confirmed Friday. The actual number is likely higher.Ĭomal County has recorded one death from the coronavirus - a New Braunfels man in his 40s who died Thursday afternoon at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin. On : San Antonio has more than 100 coronavirus cases. “Until this point, all of our positive cases had traveled to places experiencing an active COVID-19 outbreak before developing symptoms.” “This patient has tested positive without leaving Comal County, which means COVID-19 is spreading in our community,” Comal County Director of Public Health Cheryl Fraser said in a post on the county’s Facebook page. That patient reported visiting the H-E-B store in Bulverde on March 10 and March 12 and the WalMart in Bulverde on March 16 before experiencing any symptoms. The patient, whose gender was not revealed, is someone in their 80s who lives in the Bulverde area. The latest diagnosis, announced Friday, is believed to be the county’s first case resulting from community spread of the virus. They also did not specify how many of them were military personnel, military dependents or retirees.īecause of the increasing levels of community transmission and to ensure the availability of testing for the highest-risk populations, Brooke Army Medical Center and the 59th Medical Wing said they will limit current COVID-19 testing to those living in nursing homes or retirement centers, active duty personnel living in dorms, JBSA health care personnel, military training instructors and other active duty personnel whose missions are critical.Ĭomal County has recorded nine cases of the coronavirus so far. But JBSA officials did not say how many of those patients were hospitalized. Joint Base San Antonio reported it had a total of 28 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at all of its installations as of 8 a.m. The lowest number of cases involve children and people in their 80s. But the illness has struck patients in virtually every age range. So far, 68 men have tested positive compared to 52 women, according to statistics posted on Metro Health’s COVID-19 web page.Ībout a quarter of those sickened in San Antonio are people in their 40s. The virus continues to afflict a slightly higher number of men than women in San Antonio. So far, more than 8,000 people have used it, Nirenberg said. San Antonio’s Metropolitan Health District has launched a COVID-19 self-screening tool on its website. Grants and loans will start going out next week.” “Approximately 540 loan applications and more than 100 grant applications have already been submitted. “If your business has been negatively impacted, please know that you can apply for a small business loan at the LiftFund,” Wolff said.
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On : Get the latest update on coronavirus and a tracking map of U.S. And if you own a business providing essential goods and services, we encourage you to stay open and practice social (distancing). “We’ve seen perfectly healthy people become very ill and in some cases die,” Wolff said Friday. The coronavirus is easily transmitted, said Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff. If you’re not engaged in an essential activity outlined in the order, you must remain home.” “Our stay-at-home public health orders will help health care providers by limiting the number of infections that happen at one time. “We need to warn you that the numbers will very likely spike in the coming days because of more testing. “Testing has increased,” Nirenberg said Friday night. Meanwhile, a dozen cases remain under investigation. Only 19 cases were attributed to “close contact” - such as a family member who became ill after their loved one caught the coronavirus while traveling. On Friday, 47 were suspected of becoming infected while traveling, while 42 were believed to have caught the virus through community transmission. The number of San Antonio patients who contracted COVID-19 while traveling now virtually equals the number infected by community spread. Almost all had underlying health conditions. All the victims were women, with the youngest in her 40s and the oldest in her 80s. The death toll in San Antonio stands at five.
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