SO
SO FAR
SO FAR NO
SO FAR NO WORD FROM POLICE ON ANY SUSPECTS.
ANY SUSPECTS. LET'S TAKE A LOOK NOW AT
THE LATEST CORONA VIRUS NUMBERS
FOR BEXAR COUNTY JUST RELEASED
A FEW HOURS AGO TONIGHT.
>> METRO HEALTH IS REPORTING
JUST UNDER THIRTEEN HUNDRED NEW
CASES BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF CASES THAT WE'VE SEEN SO FAR
TO MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
NINETEEN THOUSAND.
NINETEEN THOUSAND. THE SEVEN DAY AVERAGE IS NOW
MORE THAN 13 HUNDRED CASES.
SADLY, THE CITY HAS ALSO
REPORTING EIGHT NEW DEATHS.
AND THAT BRINGS THE LOCAL DEATH
TOLL TO 1000.
FIVE HUNDRED FORTY SIX
HOSPITALIZATIONS CONTINUE TO
RISE AS WELL.
THAT NUMBER IS NOW AT ONE
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY
THREE.
THREE.
THREE. THREE HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN OF
THOSE PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL
ARE CURRENTLY IN THE ICU.
AS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS,
HOSPITALIZATIONS FELL SLIGHTLY
TODAY ENDING A FIVE DAY STREAK
OF RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. THE STATE IS REPORTING MORE
THAN 12000 NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS
.
.
. MOST
. MOST INTENSIVE CARE UNITS ARE
FULL OR NEARLY FULL.
STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY
THERE ARE ONLY 600 26 ICU BEDS
AVAILABLE IN THE ENTIRE STATE
OF TEXAS.
OF TEXAS.
OF TEXAS. >> MEANWHILE THIS MORNING.
PEOPLE STARTED LINING UP
OUTSIDE OF CHRISTA'S SANTA ROSA
TO GET THEIR CORONAVIRUS
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. >> THE ONLY PROBLEM
THE HOSPITAL SAYS THEY WERE NOT
READY FOR THOSE PEOPLE.
PEOPLE STARTED LINING UP AFTER
HEARING AT THE HOSPITAL HAD
STARTED VACCINATIONS FOR THOSE
IN THE ONE BIG GROUP THAT
INCLUDES PEOPLE 65 OR OLDER AND
ADULTS WITH CHRONIC MEDICAL
ISSUES.
ISSUES.
ISSUES. BUT HOSPITAL OFFICIALS TELL US
THERE'S STILL FOCUSING ON
THE GROUP ONE A WHICH IS HEALTH
CARE WORKERS AND RESIDENTS OF
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES.
DESPITE THE CONFUSION AND STAFF
DID VACCINATE SOME SOME OF
THE PEOPLE WHO STOOD IN LINE
FOR HOURS.
FOR HOURS. >> MY BACK IS KILLING ME BUT
NOW I'M NOT LEAVING.
I MEAN YOU HAVE TO PUT IT
ANOTHER HOUR AND A HALF DO IT.
CHRIS, THE SANTA ROSA IS
DEVELOPING A PLAN TO EXPAND
VACCINATIONS TO MORE PEOPLE.
>> LOOK FOR THOSE SIGN UP
OPPORTUNITIES TO BEGIN SOMETIME
NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK. NOW THE LATEST TALLY OF
VACCINATIONS GIVEN SO FAR IN
THE UNITED STATES IS 3 MILLION
DOSES.
DOSES.
DOSES. THAT'S NOWHERE NEAR THE 20
MILLION VACCINATIONS GOAL SET
UP BY OPERATION WARP SPEED FOR
THE END OF 2020.
CBS IS TOM HANSEN HAS
THE LATEST WITH 20 20 BEHIND US
.
.
. >>
. >> HOPES PLACED IN VACCINES ARE
ALREADY PLAGUED BY CONFUSION
AND LONG LINES.
VACCINE DISTRIBUTION HAS BEEN
ANYTHING BUT WARP SPEED IN
SEVERAL STATES.
SEVERAL STATES. IN JACKSONVILLE, JOAN TISHA
CAMPED IN HER CAR OVERNIGHT TO
MAKE SURE SHE WAS ONE OF 600
PEOPLE TO GET THE FIRST SHOT.
>> IT'S BETTER THAN A NIGHT IN
THE ICU.
THE ICU.
THE ICU. >> ELSEWHERE IN FLORIDA, CAR
STRETCHED AS FAR AS THREE MILES
IN CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE WHERE
THE POSITIVITY RATE IS 27
PERCENT.
PERCENT.
PERCENT. MANY WERE TURNED AWAY AFTER
DOSES RAN OUT.
SO FAR JUST 12 AND A HALF
MILLION DOSES HAVE BEEN
DISTRIBUTED AND LESS THAN THREE
MILLION HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN
ADMINISTER.
ADMINISTER. NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE 20
MILLION VACCINATIONS PLEDGED BY
THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> IT'S IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S A
CRY SHAME AND IT'S VERY
UPSETTING BECAUSE THERE ARE
LIVES THAT CAN AND SHOULD BE
SAVED BUT WE'RE NOT DOING IT.
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS NATIONWIDE
ALREADY ON THE BRINK BRACE FOR
ANOTHER SURGE AS MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS IGNORE WARNINGS TO
STAY HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
>> GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA
ARE RELYING ON FIELD HOSPITALS
TO HANDLE PATIENT OVERFLOW AND
A MORE INFECTIOUS COVERED 19
VARIANT IS NOW CONFIRMED IN AT
LEAST THREE STATES INCLUDING
COLORADO, FLORIDA AND HARD HIT
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. THE STATE SENT A GRIM RECORD ON
NEW YEAR'S DAY SURPASSING 585
DEATHS IN 24 HOURS.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE
BREAKING WHEN LOS ANGELES
RELIEF CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH
FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS LIKE
LATOYA SENOR.
LATOYA SENOR. >> THINGS HAPPY THAT THINGS ARE
REALLY BAD.
REALLY BAD. >> OVERWHELM STRESS WHERE WE'RE
STRETCHED SO THIN IS REALLY
UNIMAGINABLE.
UNIMAGINABLE. >> NEW YORK CITY MAYOR BILL DE
BLASIO SAYS THE GOAL IS TO
VACCINATE 1 MILLION PEOPLE BY
THE END OF JANUARY.
THE CITY HAS RECEIVED 360
THOUSAND DOSES.
THOUSAND DOSES. THEY'VE ADMINISTERED ABOUT
98000 VACCINE HUBS ARE GOING TO