Coronavirus updates: COVID-19 cases jump by 24, no new deaths

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The number of COVID-19 cases in San Antonio hit 231 Wednesday as the number deaths stayed flat at nine. The jump in cases came as city officials reported the region’s first “hotspot” of local infection — a nursing home on the city’s Southeast Side.

A San Antonio nursing home where a coronavirus outbreak has killed one person and infected at least 11 others was recently cited for infection control problems and neglecting a resident. Federal reports indicate that the 116-bed nursing home was already falling short of health and safety standards before the outbreak occurred. The facility recently received the lowest possible federal ratings — 1 out of 5 stars — for health and fire inspections, staffing levels and quality of resident care.

An individual who has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus visited a UPS Store in Boerne on Saturday and might have exposed others, authorities say. The Texas Department of State Health Services and local officials are working to identify anyone who came into close contact with the patient while the person was sick, so those who were exposed can be isolated, monitored for symptoms and tested if needed.

Hays County officials reported four new confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the county's total to 42. None of the four new cases were travel-related.

A part-time employee with Olmos Basin Golf Course was taken to a San Antonio hospital around 2 a.m. Monday with “Covid-19-like symptoms,” and the golf course has been closed by its management company until the worker’s test results are completed in three to five days. Starting Aril 2, clubhouses will close and fees are to be paid online or over the phone before golfers start their rounds at the seven other public courses managed by the non-profit Alamo Golf Trail.

Outbreak of COVID-19 reported at San Antonio nursing home, officials tweet: San Antonio officials have identified a coronavirus outbreak at a local nursing home that has killed one resident and infected a dozen people so far, Fire Chief Charles Hood said Wednesday.

The outbreak at Southeast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 4302 Southcross, started on March 21, Hood said. Of those who have been confirmed to be infected, half are residents of the facility and half are workers there.

Hood said one of the three coronavirus deaths announced by San Antonio officials yesterday was a male resident of the facility but did not provide further details.

Six people have been taken to the hospital by ambulance, Hood said and all of the remaining residents have been tested for the virus. Testing is underway for the nursing home staff.

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Comal County reports 12th positive case of COVID-19: Comal County reported its 12th case of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The individual is in their 60s and has self-quarantined at home in the eastern area of the county, officials said. Officials could not confirm how the person contracted the virus.

"The patient traveled internationally in the weeks before symptom onset, but the amount of time between travel and symptoms makes it difficult to determine whether they contracted the virus overseas or locally," said Cheryl Fraser, the county's director of public health.

"Regardless, it remains essential that everyone in Comal County stay home if at all possible and help stop the spread of COVID-19," she said.

The county's Office of Public Health reports 12 positive tests for the virus, 107 negative tests, and 54 tests still pending results.

Second San Antonio police officer tests positive for COVID-19: A second member of the San Antonio Police Department has tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Wednesday. The individual, a detective and 15-year veteran of the department, is recovering at home. Officials said the case does not appear to have any connection to the first officer who tested positive. Metro Health is conducting a contact tracing investigation.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg announced three more people have died from COVID-19 in Bexar County and that 207 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the county as of Tuesday evening. That's an increase of 39 cases from Monday. Two of the deaths were men --- one in his 50s and the other in his 80s. The third death was a woman in her 80s.

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