{"id":422135,"date":"2026-08-31T20:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/422135\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T20:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:28:10","slug":"texas-covid-19-cases-climb-again-how-is-san-antonio-faring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/422135\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas COVID-19 cases climb again. How is San Antonio faring?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 activity is rising again in Texas, with the latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dshs.texas.gov\/disease-surveillance-epidemiology-section\/texas-respiratory-virus-surveillance-report\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">state data<\/a> showing a sharp week-over-week increase.<\/p>\n<p>From Aug. 16 to Aug. 22, the Texas Department of State Health Services\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dshs.texas.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/IDCU\/disease\/respiratory_virus_surveillance\/2026\/2026-week33-trvsreport.pdf\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recorded<\/a>\u00a03,105 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases \u2014 2,198 confirmed and 907 probable.<\/p>\n<p>That represents a 54.2% increase from the previous week, when\u00a0DSHS recorded 2,014 new cases.<\/p>\n<p>The increase comes as one Rio Grande Valley school district recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/news\/article\/covid-outbreak-san-perlita-isd-closure-22403202.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">closed all campuses<\/a> for two days because of what officials described as the &#8220;rapid spread of COVID-19.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Closer to home, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/cfa-modeling-and-forecasting\/rt-estimates\/index.html?tab=0&amp;state-code=48&amp;county-code=48029\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">latest data<\/a> from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides a look at COVID-19 transmission in Bexar County.<\/p>\n<p>While the\u00a0CDC classifies COVID-19 epidemic trends in Bexar County as &#8220;growing,&#8221; the virus accounted for about 1.1% of emergency department visits in the county.<\/p>\n<p>State health officials caution that case counts no longer provide a complete picture of transmission. Since March 2024, individual COVID-19 cases have not been required to be reported to\u00a0DSHS, meaning the agency&#8217;s counts rely on voluntary reporting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Still, the recent increase is notable. Through\u00a0Aug. 1, nearly 170 deaths linked to COVID-19 had been identified among Texas residents this year, with people 80 and older accounting for almost half. Since the pandemic began in 2020, 96,915 COVID-19-associated deaths have been identified among Texas residents.<\/p>\n<p>For San Antonio, the latest data show COVID-19 activity is increasing, though emergency department visits attributed to the virus remain relatively low.\u00a0CDC data also show COVID-19 hospital admission levels remain very low statewide in Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Health officials recommend taking precautions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including washing hands, wearing a mask when appropriate, staying up to date on vaccinations and avoiding close contact with others when experiencing respiratory symptoms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"COVID-19 activity is rising again in Texas, with the latest\u00a0state data showing a sharp week-over-week increase. 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