Due to the rising number of cases and hospitalizations, county health officials are urging San Diego to follow the guidelines to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
In the last seven days, there have been an average of more than 1,300 COVID-19 cases per day in the region.
There has also been a steady increase in hospital admissions in recent weeks. 288 Nov. A total of 739 San Diegans were hospitalized for COVID-19 as of December 1, an increase of 451 or 156.6% over the hospitalized population compared to 1. This figure is likely to rise as hospitals are lagging behind in confirming cases.
The number of people in the intensive care unit has also increased. The ICU had 93 San Diegoans in early November, while the number has more than doubled to 209 in the last 30 days.
“Unfortunately, with the increase in cases, more hospital admissions and ICU admissions have taken place,” said Wilma Wooten, the county’s public health officer, MPH, MD.
Sun Diegans are encouraged to follow the following guidelines to obtain and prevent the spread of COVID-19:
- If you are sick, stay home and isolate yourself.
- If you need to be in public, you must use face covering if you are close to people outside your home. Ings help prevent asymmetric carriers of the virus from spreading.
- Maintaining physical distance from others.
- Avoid crowded places to reduce your risk of exposure.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with tissue, throw it away and wash your hands.
- Wash your hands properly and regularly or use a hand sanitizer.
The COVID-19 vaccine arrives in San Diego
The state expects to receive approximately 327,000 doses in mid-December during the first distribution round. Of that, the county is expected to receive about 28,000 doses.
The Covid-19 vaccine will be distributed in phases, with the first dose going to health care workers and nursing home residents and staff. Early delivery will not be enough to vaccinate all eligible health care workers.
The state expects a second round of vaccinations about three weeks after the first phase.
State metrics:
- Under the state system for determining COVID-19 risk, San Diego County has Purple Tire or Tier 1. The state may use a more restrictive measure of case rate or assign tires in relation to which activities are allowed. Indoor operation at Restaurants, gyms, places of worship and movie theaters Currently not allowed.
- The county’s state-calculated, adjusted case rate is currently 15.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and is in Purple Tier or Tier 1 for that area metric.
- The test positivity percentage is 2.3%, placing it in Tier 3 or Orange tires for the metric.
- The county’s health equity metric, which looks at test positivity for areas with the lowest healthy conditions, is 10.6% and is in Purple Tier or Tier 1. This metric does not move the county to more restricted levels but is necessary to move forward. Less restricted level
- The California Department of Public Health announces tire assignments at least once a week.
Community setup eruption:
- On December 1, 18 new community outbreaks were confirmed: six in trust-based settings, four in retail settings, four in business settings, one in grocery settings, one in government settings, one in TK. – 12 in school setting and one in daycare / preschool / childcare setting.
- In the last seven days (Nov. 25 to Nov. 1), 89 community outbreaks have been confirmed.
- The number of community outbreaks is above seven or more triggers in seven days.
- Outbreaks appear to be exacerbated during the last 14 days, with three or more Covid-19 cases being reported in different households.
Testing:
- As of Dec. 1, 21,701 trials were reported in the county, and the percentage of new laboratory-confirmed cases was 6%.
- The 14-day rolling average percentage of positive cases is 6.3%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The 7-day, daily average of tests is 18,237.
- People with high risk for Covid-19 and those without it should be examined. Health care and essential workers should also get a test, as well as people who have had close contact with a positive case or live in communities that are being severely affected. Those who have recently returned from a trip, or who attended a holiday gathering, are also requested to take the test.
Case:
- As of Dec. 1, 1,217 new cases have been confirmed among San Diego County residents. The total number of this sector is now 84,638.
- Cases, 726 all or .6..6% of all cases require hospitalization.
- 1,038 or 1.2% of all cases and 22% of hospital admissions had to be admitted to the intensive care unit.
- a Covid-19 case rate mapShows how local cities and communities are being affected by the virus.
Mortality:
- The county reported 16 new deaths in December. The total number of this sector is now 1,035.
- 11 November. Between December 21 and 1, 11 men and five women died and their ages ranged from the early 60s to the early 90s.
- All underlying medical conditions.
More info:
Found more detailed data summaries on County coronavirus-sd.com website Updated daily at 5 p.m.
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