The County Agency for Health and Human Services marks another sad stage in the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting the first local death in children and adolescents. The deceased was a 10-year-old boy with underlying medical conditions.
“Our deepest condolences are extended to the family and friends of this child,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, a county public health officer. “The death of this boy is a grim memory that this pandemic has an impact on everyone in our community, regardless of age, and we must do everything we can to protect each other and slow the spread of the virus.”
Wooten continues to urge the San Diegans to do the following:
- Wash your hands
- Keep your distance around others
- He’s wearing a mask
- When you are sick, stay home and take the test
- Get vaccinated when it’s your turn
The South Bay Vaccination Clinic is moving
Next Tuesday, February 9, the county’s Imperial Beach vaccination clinic will move from its current location at Imperial Beach City Hall to the Mar Vista High School gym, located at 505 Elm Avenue. The hours will remain the same, from Sunday to Thursday, from 9:30 to 15:30 and meetings are required.
So far, the county has opened four super vaccination stations and 15 smaller community distribution points or PODs. Combined, they have the capacity to vaccinate 20,000 people daily, although the supply of vaccines remains limited and not everyone currently eligible to be vaccinated may not be able to get an appointment immediately.
“We ask San Diegans to be patient and get vaccinated as soon as they are eligible and the doses are available,” Wooten said.
State values:
- The state-adjusted case rate in San Diego County is currently 42.5 cases per 100,000 residents, and the region is at the Purple or Tier 1 level.
- The percentage of test positivity is 10.5%, placing the county in level 1 or purple level.
- The value of county health equity, which analyzes the positivity of testing for areas with the lowest health conditions, is 14% and is in Purple or Level 1. This value does not move counties to more restrictive levels, but it is necessary to advance at a less restrictive level.
- The California Department of Public Health evaluates counties on a weekly basis. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, February 9th.
Community outbreaks:
- 16 community outbreaks were confirmed on February 4: eight in business settings, two in childcare / preschool / childcare sets, two in TK-12 school settings, one in a construction setting, one in one based on faith, one in a medical setting and one in a hotel / resort / spa.
- In the last seven days (January 29 to February 4), 68 outbreaks have been confirmed.
- The number of Community outbreaks remains above the trigger of seven or more in seven days.
- A community outbreak is defined as three or more cases of COVID-19 in a setting and in people from different households in the last 14 days.
Testing:
- 23,259 tests were reported to the county on February 4, and the percentage of new positive cases was 6%.
- The average continuous percentage of 14 days of positive cases is 7.7%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The daily average of 7 days of tests is 18,354.
- People at higher risk of COVID-19 who are with or without symptoms should be tested. People with any symptoms should be tested. Nurses and essential workers should also receive a test, as well as people who have had close contact with a positive case or live in communities that are severely affected. Those who have recently returned from travel are also urged to be tested.
Cases, hospitalizations and admissions to the ICU:
- 1,453 cases were reported to the county on February 4. The total for the region is now 244,069.
- 10,517 or 4.3% of all cases required hospitalization.
- 1,488 or 0.6% of all cases and 14.1% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- 39 new COVID-19 deaths were reported on February 4. The total of the region is 2,777.
- 15 women and 24 men died between January 18 and February 3.
- Of the 39 new deaths reported today, 21 people who died were 80 or older, nine were 70, five were 60, two were 50, one was 40 and one person was a child.
- 37 had underlying medical conditions, one had no underlying conditions and one had a pending medical history.
More information:
More detailed summaries of the data found on County coronavirus-sd.com website are updated daily around 17:00.