But JBSA officials did not say how many of those patients were hospitalized. Joint Base San Antonio reported it had a total of 28 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at all of its installations as of 8 a.m. The lowest number of cases involve children and people in their 80s. But the illness has struck patients in virtually every age range. So far, 68 men have tested positive compared to 52 women, according to statistics posted on Metro Health’s COVID-19 web page.Ībout a quarter of those sickened in San Antonio are people in their 40s. The virus continues to afflict a slightly higher number of men than women in San Antonio. So far, more than 8,000 people have used it, Nirenberg said. San Antonio’s Metropolitan Health District has launched a COVID-19 self-screening tool on its website. Grants and loans will start going out next week.” “Approximately 540 loan applications and more than 100 grant applications have already been submitted. “If your business has been negatively impacted, please know that you can apply for a small business loan at the LiftFund,” Wolff said. On : Get the latest update on coronavirus and a tracking map of U.S. And if you own a business providing essential goods and services, we encourage you to stay open and practice social (distancing). “We’ve seen perfectly healthy people become very ill and in some cases die,” Wolff said Friday. The coronavirus is easily transmitted, said Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff. If you’re not engaged in an essential activity outlined in the order, you must remain home.” “Our stay-at-home public health orders will help health care providers by limiting the number of infections that happen at one time. “We need to warn you that the numbers will very likely spike in the coming days because of more testing. “Testing has increased,” Nirenberg said Friday night. Meanwhile, a dozen cases remain under investigation. Only 19 cases were attributed to “close contact” - such as a family member who became ill after their loved one caught the coronavirus while traveling. On Friday, 47 were suspected of becoming infected while traveling, while 42 were believed to have caught the virus through community transmission. The number of San Antonio patients who contracted COVID-19 while traveling now virtually equals the number infected by community spread. Almost all had underlying health conditions. All the victims were women, with the youngest in her 40s and the oldest in her 80s. St.The death toll in San Antonio stands at five. Marguerite d’Youville Catholic Elementary Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Elementary Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Elementary Holy Rosary (Burlington) Catholic Elementary If absenteeism rises 30% above baseline, a letter will be sent home to families at that school/in that classroom, and the school closure will be posted on the COVID-19 Advisory Board. The Ministry of Education also requires schools to report when absenteeism rates rise to a level of approximately 30% or more above baseline to their local Public Health Unit. ![]() This data will be published at January 24, 2022. Schools will be required to monitor and report student and staff absences to the Ministry of Education, as well as any potential school closures. We will no longer be reporting cases in the COVID-19 Advisory Board, as case counts may not be indicative of actual COVID-19 cases within a school or within the system. ![]() ![]() The new public health guidance also notes that families are not required to inform the school if their child tests positive for COVID-19 on a PCR or Rapid Antigen Test.Īlthough schools are no longer required to report cases of COVID-19 to their community, we have made the decision at HCDSB that when schools receive information of a positive Rapid Antigen or PCR test, they will be notifying the families and staff in the class who may have been exposed. Under the new provincial public health guidance, schools are not considered a “highest risk setting”, and local public health units will no longer be conducting case and contact management for COVID-19 cases within a school/classroom setting.Īs such, we will not be receiving confirmation from Halton Public Health of positive cases in our school community.
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