COVID-19 update from San Diego County – 16-02-2021

Here is today’s COVID-19 update from the County Agency for Health and Human Services, with data until February 15, 2021.

The adjusted case rate calculated by the state of San Diego County is currently 22.2 cases per 100,000 residents, and the region is at the Purple or Tier 1 level.
The percentage of test positivity is 6.4%, placing the county in level 2 or red level. While the test positivity rate for the county qualifies it for the red level, the state uses the most restrictive value – in this case the adjusted case rate – and assigns counties to that level. Therefore, the county remains at the Purple or Tier 1 level.
The value of county health equity, which analyzes the positivity of testing for areas with the lowest health conditions, is 9.7% and is in Purple or Level 1. This value does not move counties to more restrictive levels, but it is necessary to advance to a less restrictive level.
The California Department of Public Health evaluates counties on a weekly basis. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, February 23rd.

No new community outbreaks were confirmed on February 15.
A community outbreak was confirmed on February 14 in a business setting.
Eight community outbreaks were confirmed on 13 February: three in the distribution warehouse settings, one in a business setting, one in an emergency services setting, one in a food / beverage processing setting, one in -a governmental framework and one in a social club framework.
Seven outbreaks were confirmed on 12 February: five in business, one in a medical setting and one in a TK-12 school setting.
In the last seven days (February 9 – February 15), 49 community 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.

9,125 tests were reported to the county on February 15, and the percentage of new positive cases was 8%.
The average percentage of 14 days of positive cases is 5.6%. The target is less than 8.0%.
The daily average of 7 days of tests is 16,071.
People at higher risk of COVID-19 who are with or without symptoms should be tested. People with any symptoms should be tested. Healthcare and key workers should also receive a test, as well as people who have had close contact with a positive case or who live in communities that are severely affected. Those who have recently returned from travel are also urged to be tested.

698 cases were reported to the county on February 15. The total for the region is now 253,641.
12,162 or 4.8% of all cases required hospitalization.
1,555 or 0.6% of all cases and 12.8% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.

Five new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on February 15. The total for the region is now 3,042.
Two women and three men died between December 20 and January 29.
Of the five deaths reported today, one person died was 80 or older, two were 70 and two were 60.
They all had underlying medical conditions.
No new deaths were reported on COVID-19 on 14 February.
Twenty-eight deaths from COVID-19 were reported on 13 February. Twelve women and 16 men died between December 27 and February 12.
Of the 28 deaths reported that day, 15 people who died were 80 years old or older, eight people were 70 years old, four people were 60 years old and one person was 50 years old.
Twenty-six had underlying medical conditions and two had a pending medical history.
Thirteen deaths from COVID-19 were reported on February 12. Thirteen women and 17 men died between August 14 and February 12.
Of the 30 new deaths reported that day, 16 people who died were 80 years old or older, three people were 70 years old, five people were 60 years old, three people were 50 years old, two people were 40 years old years and one person was over 30 years old.
They all had underlying medical conditions.

More detailed summaries of the data found on County website coronavirus-sd.com are updated daily around 17:00.

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