An active investigation, that will be referred to the district attorney and ultimately to a grand jury, is being conducted of the officer-involved shooting on Tuesday which happened when police were attempting to serve two arrest warrants for domestic violence.

1/25 State law prevents the public release of the body camera footage during the investigation, but I am requesting that the footage be released as soon as the investigation is complete.

It is in the public interest for San Antonians to be able to view the video themselves.

2/25

COVID-19 UPDATE:

We're now at 17679 (+954) cases.

11332 active cases, 6182 recoveries

461 are travel-related
4440 are close-contact (known source)
2917 are community-transmitted (unknown source)

1216 (+11) hospitalized, 399(+0) of those in ICU, 231(-1) on ventilators.

1/9 Tonight, you'll see reports of 6 new deaths from COVID-19.
2 women in their 80s, another in her 90s. 1 man in his 30s, 1 in his 50s & 1 in his 70s.

We're also reporting 13 deaths from Metro Health’s Post-Mortem Surveillance Program with the Medical Examiner’s Office...

2/9

Make no mistake - this map is yet another indicator of our city's socioeconomic segregation. The disparities exist.

However, the blue dots you see on this map are private sites. That map's legend even indicates a blue site will cost you money.

THREAD - Let's talk testing.

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https://twitter.com/marissathejedi/status/1277301618904633345

We have no control over the location of private testing sites. We DO have control over our walk-up, pop-up sites. They're free & you do not need insurance or an appt to get a test.

The sites are designed to address our health inequities.

Attached: Past dates & locations

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COVID-19 UPDATE:

We're now at 8452 (+638) cases:
5320 active, 3028 recovered

- 357 Travel-related
- 3009 Close-contact (known source)
- 1911 Community-transmitted (no known source)
- 54 Unknown (no valid contact information)
- 3121 Under investigation

1/8 -628 patients are currently hospitalized, 202 are in the ICU, 94 are on ventilators

We are reporting no new deaths today.

We are able to confirm receipt of 123,394 test results in Bexar County.

Today's briefing: facebook.com/cosagov/videos…

2/8

COVID-19 UPDATE:

Good evening, San Antonio.

We're now at 3840 (+192) cases:
- 2520 are from the general public (+3)
- 412 are jail inmates (+1)
- 60 are jail staff (+0)
- 366 (+5) are from other congregate settings
- 482 (+183) remain under investigation

1/10 We're finding out that San Antonio didn't treat COVID-19 as seriously as we'd hoped during Memorial Day Weekend.

To those of you who've been at a demonstration, please consider getting tested.

Warnings and indicators: covid19.sanantonio.gov/About-COVID-19…

2/10

COVID-19 UPDATE:

We're now at 3648 (+135) cases:
- 2440 are from the general public (+0)
- 411 are jail inmates (+0)
- 60 are jail staff (+0)
- 357 (+0) are from other congregate settings
- 380 (+135) remain under investigation

1/7 - 2173 individuals have fully recovered, 1395 remain ill
- 108 patients are currently hospitalized, 50 are in the ICU, 28 are on ventilators

We are reporting no new COVID-19 related deaths today.

We are able to confirm receipt of 80,284 test results in Bexar County.

2/7

COVID-19 UPDATE THREAD:

Good evening, San Antonio.

We are now at 1275 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bexar County, up 21 from yesterday.

Of the 1275:
- 16% are travel related
- 43% are close contact
- 33% are community transmission
- 8% are under investigation

1/15 - 531 individuals have fully recovered, large bump
- 59 are currently hospitalized, 34 in the ICU, 16 are on ventilators

It’s with immense sadness that we report the death of another San Antonio resident — a woman in her 70s with underlying health issues.

2/15

COVID-19 UPDATE:
NEW: Housing assistance & Testing facilities

We are now at 1167 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bexar County, up 41 from yesterday.

Of the 1167:
- 16% are travel related
- 43% are close contact
- 34% are community transmission
- 7% are under investigation

1/14 - 361 individuals have fully recovered
- 64 are currently hospitalized, 32 in the ICU, 20 are on ventilators

It’s with immense sadness that we report the death of 4 more San Antonio residents — all of which were older residents with underlying health issues.

2/14

COVID-19 UPDATE THREAD:

Good evening, San Antonio.

We are now at 890 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bexar County, up 75 from yesterday.

Of the 890:
- 19% are travel related
- 39% are close contact
- 33% are community transmission
- 9% are under investigation

1/13 - 147 individuals have fully recovered
- 77 are currently hospitalized, 50 in the ICU, 36 are on ventilators

It’s with immense sadness that we report the deaths of 4 more San Antonio residents — one of which was a resident at Southeast Nursing & Rehabilitation.

2/13

COVID-19 UPDATE:
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Good evening, San Antonio.

We are now at 615 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bexar County.

Of the total 615 returned positives:
- 146 are travel related
- 217 are close contact
- 182 are community transmitted
- 70 are under investigation

1/15 - 92 have fully recovered
- 85 are currently hospitalized, 55 in the ICU, 42 are on ventilators

It’s with immense sadness that we report the deaths of 2 more San Antonio residents.

2/15

COVID-19 (coronavirus) UPDATE:

Good evening, San Antonio.

We are now at 554 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bexar County.

Of the total 554 returned positives:
- 132 are travel related
- 193 are close contact
- 155 are community transmitted
- 74 are under investigation

1/16 - 92 have fully recovered
- 84 are currently hospitalized, 50 in the ICU, 41 are on ventilators

It’s with immense sadness that we report the deaths of 2 more San Antonio residents — both were residents at the Southeast Nursing & Rehabilitation facility.

2/16

COVID-19 (coronavirus) UPDATE THREAD:

Good evening, San Antonio.

We are now at 384 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county.

Of 384 returned positives:
- 102 are travel related
- 132 are close contact
- 117 are community transmitted
- 33 are under investigation

1/15 - 47 have fully recovered
- 80 are currently hospitalized, 43 in the ICU

Of note: 110 of the confirmed cases are residents under 40 years old. Please let that statistic serve as a reminder that this virus does not discriminate.

2/15

COVID-19 UPDATE THREAD:
NEW EMERGENCY ORDER
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Good evening, San Antonio.

Moments ago, I signed and announced a Stay-at-Home emergency declaration — Public Health Emergency Order #5.

This order will be effective at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, March 24.

1/12 All individuals, unless exempted or otherwise noted, are expected to remain in their homes. I'll highlight some of the critical exemptions below, but would ask that you refer to the emergency order should you have any questions.

Full order: sanantonio.gov/Portals/0/File…

2/12

COVID-19 UPDATE THREAD [March 19]:

Earlier today, Metro Health confirmed Bexar County's first cases of community transmitted COVID-19.

This means that the patients in question were exposed to COVID-19 from an unknown source.

1/13 This is not an unexpected occurrence, as the CDC's testing qualifiers have become less restrictive. Testing "capacity" is not an issue for San Antonio or Bexar County. If your doctor recommends a COVID-19 test, you will be tested.

2/13

COVID-19 (coronavirus) UPDATE THREAD [March 18]:

At 5:00 p.m. today, March 18, I issued a Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Order #4.

The declaration takes effect at 11:59 p.m. tonight.

1/12 The declaration calls for restaurants to cease indoor operations and closes businesses that could enable extensive public gatherings. See attached graphic for list.

Full declaration: sanantonio.gov/Portals/0/File…

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