Texas reported 58 coronavirus deaths today, a record – By Mark Dunphy (mysanantonio.com) / May 14 2020
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Record setting deaths: New official state data released on Thursday showed Texas is now reporting 1,216 deaths — an increase of 58 from yesterday’s tally. This is the highest number of deaths in one day since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Unemployment claims shoot up: More than 106,000 workers in Bexar County filed for unemployment between mid-March and May 2. That’s roughly 12 percent of the countywide workforce.
Warning indicators: San Antonio officials are monitoring a number of statistics as the city reopens amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In the Health Transition Team Report, a panel of local public health experts named progress indicators, which would reflect an effective community response to the virus, and warning indicators that could signal increased public safety measures are needed.
If those charts show increased transmission rates or overwhelmed hospitals, measures like the stay-at-home order could be tightened once more.
Big Bend prepares for reopening: The Big Bend National Park may begin a phased reopening for day use as early as June 1, after a two-month closure triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Scenic driving, bicycling, day hiking and day float trips down the Rio Grande are among the initial activities being proposed.
New pop-up testing sites opened: Earlier this week, the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District announced that testing for COVID-19 is now available to everyone, with or without symptoms. Two walk-up sites that don’t require appointments will be open today, Friday and Saturday at the Southside Lions Community Center, 3100 Hiawatha St., and the Claude Black Community Center, 2805 East Commerce. The sites will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The first 150 people to arrive will be tested; that’s the maximum capacity for each site per day. In addition to those two sites, the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, Texas Emergency Medical Task Force, Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Texas Military Department have added other mobile locations offering free COVID-19 tests. To make an appointment for one of the military testing sites, call 512-883-2400. For more information about testing in general or making an appointment at any of the city’s sites, call 311 or the city’s COVID-19 hotline, 210-207-5779, or email COVID-19@sanantonio.gov(opens in new tab).
S.A. approaches 2,000 cases: Mayor Ron Nirenberg said 1,972 people have now tested positive, up from 1,942 reported Tuesday. One additional death was reported, a Hispanic woman in her 80s who was a resident of the Rio at Mission Trails nursing home.
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