Another record number of COVID-19 cases and 33 other deaths have been reported in San Diego County, the Agency for Health and Human Services announced today.
The new daily record now stands at 4,550 COVID-19 cases, reported on January 7, bringing the region’s total to 185,062. The total includes 28 confirmed cases and 13 suspected cases of the variant of the new coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom, known as B.1.1.7.
This is the third time that the daily total exceeds 4,000 cases in a single day from the Christmas and New Year holidays. The previous high totals were set for 31 December and 1 January, when 4,478 and 4,427 cases were reported, respectively.
In addition, 33 COVID-19 deaths have been reported, and the total now stands at 1,771.
“I anticipated that the cases will increase after the holidays and they did so. We need to do a better job following the public health guidelines, especially now that the more contagious version of COVID-19 is in our communities, ”said Wilma Wooten, MD, MPH, the county’s public health officer. “San Diegans should not gather with people from outside their household and should stay home as long as possible.”
San Diegans should do the following more than ever:
- He’s wearing a mask
- Keep your distance from others and leave the household only for essential activities
- Wash your hands
- If you are sick, take the test, then stay home and isolate yourself
For more information on COVID-19, test locations and vaccine distribution, visit www.coronavirus-sd.com.
ICU capacity and order of stay at home:
- The current availability of the intensive care unit (ICU) bed for the Southern California region is 0.0% and will be updated daily by the state.
- The Regional Stay Home Order is in force and prohibits meetings of any size with people from other households and adds restrictions for several sectors.
- The order will last until the ICU availability of the region meets or exceeds 15%.
Community outbreaks:
- 10 new community outbreaks were confirmed on 7 January: four in business settings, three in healthcare settings, two in distribution warehouse settings and one in a care / preschool / childcare setting.
- In the last seven days (1 January to 7 January), 40 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.
testing:
- 28,952 tests were reported to the county on January 7, and the percentage of new positive cases was 16%.
- The average continuous 14-day percentage of positive cases is 14.3%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The daily average of 7 days of tests is 23,341.
- 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 who live in communities that are severely affected. Those who have recently returned from travel or who have attended holiday meetings are also urged to be tested.
Cases:
- 6,177 or 3.3% of all cases required hospitalization.
- 1,268 or 0.7% of all cases and 20.5% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
deaths:
- 33 new COVID-19 deaths were reported to the county on January 7. The total for the region is now 1,771.
- 23 men and 10 women died between December 13 and January 6.
- Of the 33 new deaths reported, 13 people who died were 80 years old or older, six people were 70 years old, nine people were 60 years old, three people were 50 years old, one person was 30 years old and a person was in 20 years.
- They all had underlying medical conditions.
More information:
More detailed summaries of the data found on the county website coronavirus-sd.com are updated daily around 17:00.