Coronavirus cases jump to 11 in San Antonio

Medical personnel prepare to take a test sample from a person at the drive-through coronavirus testing center in the Medical Center area on Monday, March 16, 2020. Medical personnel prepare to take a test sample from a person at the drive-through coronavirus testing center in the Medical Center area on Monday, March 16, 2020. Photo: Kin Man Hui /Staff Photographer Photo: Kin Man Hui /Staff Photographer Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Coronavirus cases jump to 11 in San Antonio 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

San Antonio officials on Tuesday confirmed 11 total cases of novel coronavirus, jumping from just four earlier in the day.

Four people caught it from contact with a previously diagnosed person in San Antonio, all of whom contracted it from domestic or international travel.

It’s still unknown how three of the people contracted the virus, but the Metropolitan Health District is doing contact tracing investigations to find out.

As of Tuesday evening, Metro Health’s lab had conducted 58 coronavirus tests, 47 of which came back negative.

A summary of the other cases:

The first one, announced on Friday, was a person who had recently gone to California and is now in isolation at home.

The second confirmed case was a person who had traveled to Japan. On Tuesday, Medina County officials said that a 57-year-old resident, having returned from a trip abroad, had gone for treatment to San Antonio, where she remains hospitalized. Because she lives in another county, she is not included in the city’s count.

The third person with the virus, confirmed on Sunday, had visited Spain and is in isolation at home.

On Monday, University Health System announced that one of its doctors tested positive for the virus after traveling, but it’s unclear where.

Separately, USAA announced on Sunday that an employee from its San Antonio office had fallen ill with the virus but was receiving medical care out of state. It’s not known how the employee was exposed to the virus.

Lauren Caruba covers health care and medicine in the San Antonio and Bexar County area. Read her on our free site, mySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com. | lcaruba@express-news.net | Twitter: @LaurenCaruba