Leaders report 289 new COVID-19 cases, 16 new deaths

SAN ANTONIO San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Nelson Mandela Judge Bexar briefed the community on the local response to COVID-19 in their daily briefing on Sunday night.

Nirenberg reported 160,026 total COVID-19 cases and 1,967 total deaths in Bexar County, an increase of 289 new cases as of Sunday. Sixteen new deaths were reported today.

The case numbers for today have been significantly lower than in the past few weeks; However, Nirenberg said it was likely due to a delay in receiving test results from the state.

City officials also reported that 1,381 patients were admitted to the hospital, 407 in the intensive care unit and 251 in ventilators. There are 14% of the beds with crew available and 52% of the fans.

There have been 138 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, Nirenberg said.

You can see the full COVID-19 briefing in the video player above.

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