High Risk for COVID-19 in San Diego County

The continued increase in local coronavirus cases has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to move San Diego County to its high-risk level for COVID-19.

cdc track community level of the virus based on geographic regions to determine the impact of COVID-19 in communities, and to allow individual jurisdictions to implement preventive strategies based on the latest local data.

San Diego was in the moderate-risk category since late May, but recent hospitalizations and new cases have prompted the CDC to raise the risk level for the region.

actions you can take

The high-risk level means that COVID-19 is widespread across the region and San Diegans must continue to take precautions to slow the spread of the virus. you should do:

wear a mask indoors in public
Receive all vaccine doses and boosters
If you are sick stay home and get tested
Avoid crowded places
take other precautions, such as washing your hands and staying away from people who are clearly ill

The county continues to follow the California Department of Public Health’s SMART plan, which recommends vaccinations, mask use, testing, and treatment, among other things.

“San Diegans must take every necessary precaution to slow the spread of COVID-19,” said Cameron Kaiser, MD, MPH, county deputy public health officer. “Most San Diegans have been vaccinated, but with this virus, and with the increased prevalence and infectivity of the new forms, a booster is highly recommended, especially for those who are immunocompromised or have other concomitant diseases.”

Got covid? get treated

If you do get COVID-19, county health officials say treatment is available. Treatment can help prevent high-risk individuals from becoming sick enough to require hospital services and even dying from COVID.

Oral medications, as tablets, and monoclonal antibodies, as intravenous infusions, are available at many locations and community pharmacies in San Diego. Antiviral drugs require a prescription and must be started within five days after symptoms of COVID-19 develop. Monoclonal antibodies should not be given more than seven days after the onset of symptoms.

To determine which treatment is best for you, talk to your doctor or health care provider, or call 2-1-1 to find a provider.

Vaccination progress:

Received at least one shot: 3.0 million or 89.7% of San Diegans aged six months and older have been at least partially vaccinated.
Fully vaccinated: about 2.65 million or 79.2%.
Boosters administered: 57.8% of 1,396,563 or 2,418,004 eligible San Diegans.
More vaccination information can be found here coronavirus-sd.com/vaccine,

Deaths:

There have been 13 additional deaths since the last report on July 7. A total of 5,370 deaths have been reported in the region.
Of the 13 additional deaths, four were women and nine were men. He died between 23 May and 7 July 2022; There have been five deaths in the last two weeks.
Of those who died, eight were 80 years of age or older, two were 70 years old, two were 60 years old and one was 40 years old.
11 were fully vaccinated and two were not.
All had underlying medical conditions.

Cases, Case Rates and Trials:

In the last three days (July 11 to July 13, 2022), 5,576 COVID-19 cases were reported in the county. The total of this area is now 857,182.
In the last week (July 7 to July 13), 12,948 cases were registered, while in the last week (June 30 to July 6), 9,763 infections were identified.
San Diego County has a case rate of 43.95 per 100,000 residents age 12 and older, 27.01 for fully vaccinated people and 87.71 for San Diegos who are not fully vaccinated.
There were 12,747 tests reported in the county on 9 July, and the percentage of new positive cases was 14.9% (data as of 9 July).
The 14-day rolling percentage of positive cases in tests reported till July 9 is 14.5%.