This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateHidalgo County is awash in a tidal wave of COVID-19 cases that has filled its hospitals to capacity, officials said Thursday.County leaders said in an afternoon briefing they had 1,274 newly diagnosed cases. In a late update, they reported 20 deaths for the day.“Despite valiant efforts on multiple fronts, the community overall has not taken this virus seriously,” Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said. “The tsunami is here.”The soaring numbers came as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services opened a temporary “surge...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateHidalgo County is awash in a tidal wave of COVID-19 cases that has filled its hospitals to capacity, officials said Thursday.County leaders said in an afternoon briefing they had 1,274 newly diagnosed cases. In a late update, they reported 20 deaths for the day.“Despite valiant efforts on multiple fronts, the community overall has not taken this virus seriously,” Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said. “The tsunami is here.”The soaring numbers came as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services opened a temporary “surge...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateBexar County residents who get fully vaccinated at the Alamodome or a Metro Health “pop-up” clinic are now eligible for $100 worth of H-E-B gift cards. Additionally, Pfizer booster shots are available at several locations for those who meet the criteria. We update this guide daily to keep track of the main public providers, major clinics and temporary “pop-up” events:VACCINE TRACKER:EXPRESS-NEWS APP:All Texans 12 and older are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Several providers now offer the Pfizer vaccine to children...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateBexar County residents who get fully vaccinated at the Alamodome or a Metro Health “pop-up” clinic are now eligible for $100 worth of H-E-B gift cards. Additionally, Pfizer booster shots are available at several locations for those who meet the criteria. We update this guide daily to keep track of the main public providers, major clinics and temporary “pop-up” events:VACCINE TRACKER:EXPRESS-NEWS APP:All Texans 12 and older are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Several providers now offer the Pfizer vaccine to children...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe city of San Antonio’s COVID-19 testing sites will begin offering free tests Monday to people who have no symptoms of the virus.Currently, asymptomatic people who want to be tested must visit a doctor’s office or a private lab. But the city is expanding its testing for the first time to patients showing no symptoms. The aim is to screen far more people and thereby reduce the spread of the virus.The expanded testing was made possible through a partnership with the new nonprofit Community Labs, chaired by San Antonio...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe city of San Antonio’s COVID-19 testing sites will begin offering free tests Monday to people who have no symptoms of the virus.Currently, asymptomatic people who want to be tested must visit a doctor’s office or a private lab. But the city is expanding its testing for the first time to patients showing no symptoms. The aim is to screen far more people and thereby reduce the spread of the virus.The expanded testing was made possible through a partnership with the new nonprofit Community Labs, chaired by San Antonio...WW…

Cornerstone Christian Schools filed suit Sept. 1 to try to extricate itself from the Metropolitan Health District’s directive that school systems publicly post their coronavirus case numbers on their websites — just in time for Metro Health to quietly toss the requirement two days later.That will leave the decision to publicize cases voluntary for private schools in Bexar County. Public and private school administrators must still report the information to Metro Health, but the local health agency won’t release school-specific information, it said Wednesday.Public schools also have to...…Cornerstone Christian Schools filed suit Sept. 1 to try to extricate itself from the Metropolitan Health District’s directive that school systems publicly post their coronavirus case numbers on their websites — just in time for Metro Health to quietly toss the requirement two days later.That will leave the decision to publicize cases voluntary for private schools in Bexar County. Public and private school administrators must still report the information to Metro Health, but the local health agency won’t release school-specific information, it said Wednesday.Public schools also have to...WW…