Mayor Nirenberg says on July July COVID-19 drive

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio and Bexar County are seeing a downward trend in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, compared to the rise in June and July.

Currently in Bexar County, COVID-19 cases total 42,531 and the death toll is currently 432, as of Saturday.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg joined Leading SA on Sunday and said the last two months have been deadly for San Antonio with the sudden uptick in COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations.

‘You saw that hospitals were in great shape until April in May, and just how quickly our affairs began to accelerate in June and July. And it was a deadly two months for us, ”said Mayor Nirenberg.

COVID-19 transmission is still very high in the San Antonio area, with a positivity rate around 15%. Mayor Nirenberg said it is important that the community helps reduce that number before the start of the school year.

“The transfer in the community is still quite high and we have to work together to bring that down before school starts. And because we know that this will introduce more activity into the community and we need to get that transmission fee below 5%, ‘said Mayor Nirenberg.

According to the City of San Antonio website, the risk level in the community is still in the red zone, indicating that it is serious / critical. Residents are still encouraged to stay home as much as possible to help limit the spread of the virus.

Mayor Nirenberg said if the positive rate drops to 5%, it will be safer for the community to be out and about. Until then, residents are urged not to let their guard down.

“Once we get that positivity rate below 5%, once we see the 14-day sustained decline in cases and we also see the doubling rate of cases … in our community goes up, then it will be safe. But it tied that timeline to a set of warning indicators that people could see on the website, ‘said Mayor Nirenberg.

Even though the latest figures are encouraging in San Antonio’s fight against the pandemic, the mayor reminds the community not to become suicidal.

“The work we have done over the past two months has begun to pay off in terms of accommodating this hospital level. Now, we see how quickly things can get out of control, and we also see the devastation it has inflicted economically and psychologically on our communities across the country. We need to work together, continue to spread and stop the spread of coronavirus while scientists and medical professionals work on a vaccine. “Until there is a vaccine, we will have to live with some custom behavior, including keeping physical distance and wearing face masks when you are in public,” said Mayor Nirenberg.

The full interview with Mayor Nirenberg can be viewed in the video player above.

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