Month: May 2021

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Commissioner Trish DeBerry updated the community about the local response to COVID-19 in the Thursday night briefing. Nirenberg reported 220,517 total COVID-19 cases and 3,404 total deaths in Bexar County, an increase of 265 new cases as of Thursday. No new deaths were reported today. The 7-day rolling average is 202 cases. City officials also reported that 200 patients are hospitalized, 55 are in the intensive care unit and 26 are on ventilators. There are 8% of staffed beds available and 70% of ventilators available. Nirenberg said 955,976 people have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose, and 719,767 are fully vaccinated in Bexar County. The mayor said children ages 12 to 15 can now get a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at th...

Citing a dip in COVID-19 cases, Larimer County health officials will let local public health orders related to the disease expire next week, essentially lifting capacity and social distancing requirements for businesses and switching to Colorado's statewide mask mandate rules. Starting 12 a.m. Monday, Larimer County residents will no longer be required to follow any local restrictions. Instead, the county will operate under the lesser COVID-19 requirements laid out by the state in Colorado public health order 20-38, according to a news release from the county health department.  While all Larimer County restaurants and gyms have been able to operate at 100% capacity since April 16, all businesses will be able to open at full capacity without any social distancing requirements come Monda...

CDH lifted it in response to the CDC's new guidance on fully vaccinated individuals not needing to wear masks indoors. BOISE, Idaho — Fully vaccinated Idahoans will no longer need to wear a mask in most indoor settings, according to new guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. While Idaho never had a statewide mandate, several cities in the region put them in place. McCall recently lifted its order while Boise still requires masks inside, for now. CDH lifted its public health advisory in all four counties under its jurisdiction, which covers Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley...