COVID Infections Increase Week-Over-Week as 389 Cases, Three Deaths Reported

San Diego County’s Well being and Human Companies Company Friday reported 389 new COVID-19 infections and three deaths, as case numbers are exhibiting an week-over-week improve within the area.

Up to now week, a complete of two,277 infections have been reported, 318 greater than the earlier week’s 1,959. The county’s cumulative totals elevated to 756,718 infections and 5,236 deaths with Friday’s information.

Greater than 30,000 San Diegans have been hospitalized with COVID-19 regionally for the reason that starting of the pandemic, the HHSA reported this week.

The primary county resident was hospitalized within the area on Feb. 25, 2020. As of Friday, there have been 89 county residents hospitalized with COVID-19, a lower of 1 from Thursday. The whole variety of sufferers in intensive care beds is 13, a rise of three from the day prior.

Whereas hospitalizations have been slowing down for the reason that Omicron variant surpassed its peak earlier this 12 months, new COVID-19 infections reached a two-week excessive Wednesday with 411 reported, adopted by 518 on Thursday. Although the determine remains to be effectively under day by day case counts repeatedly over 10,000 in January of this 12 months, county well being officers are urging susceptible populations to follow elevated warning when out in public.

In San Diego County, 94.3% of residents eligible — age 5 and older — have acquired a minimum of one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. A complete of 82.8% of these eligible — or 2,607,527 — are totally vaccinated and 55.9% from a smaller eligibility group — 1,237,325 — have acquired boosters.

Metropolis Information Service contributed to this text.