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SAN ANTONIO – One more person died of COVID-19 in Bexar County and 393 tested positive for the virus on Sunday, according to the San Antonio city website.
The latest deaths bring the death toll locally to 323.
Since the pandemic began, 36,083 Bexar County residents have been infected.
Authorities reported that 1,044 patients are hospitalized due to COVID-19. The count marked the seventh consecutive day that COVID-19 hospitalizations have decreased. But experts say there is still a long way to go and hospitalizations can grow rapidly.
Of these patients, 418 are in the intensive care unit, one less than the previous day. COVID-19 hospitalizations represent approximately one-third of hospital admissions in Bexar County.
Authorities reported that 12% of staffed hospital beds and 46% of ventilators are available in Bexar County as of Sunday.
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