San Diego County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations increase by 13

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The variety of folks hospitalized with a coronavirus an infection in San Diego County elevated by 13 to 189, in accordance with the most recent state knowledge out Sunday.

The variety of these sufferers in intensive care as of Sunday decreased by one to 26. The variety of obtainable hospital beds declined by 16 to 223.

San Diego County’s Well being and Human Companies Company reported 1,897 new COVID-19 infections and 4 extra deaths Thursday because the tempo of latest native infections continued to extend.

Solely Tuesday noticed fewer than 1,000 new infections prior to now week with 917. A complete of 8,854 instances have been reported to the county in the course of the previous week, in comparison with 7,008 the week prior, a 26% improve.

The county solely studies COVID-19 knowledge on Mondays and Thursdays.

The numbers symbolize solely the instances reported to county or hospital websites. Because the proliferation of at-home assessments has elevated, the precise variety of infections is probably going increased.

Thursday’s knowledge elevated the county’s cumulative totals to 784,203 infections and 5,288 deaths.

In the meantime, elected officers met Thursday on the Monoclonal Antibody Regional Middle in Clairmont to focus on obtainable remedy choices for COVID- 19.

“San Diego County is a nationwide chief in vaccine distribution and we’ve got been acknowledged for our efforts to take away limitations to remedy for COVID-19,” Board of Supervisors Chairman Nathan Fletcher stated. “Along with our companions on the state and metropolis, we’ve got established remedy facilities that proceed to serve San Diegans as we study to dwell with the virus.

“As COVID-19 instances rise, we wish San Diegans to know there are remedy choices, and that our county stays dedicated to holding them secure,” he stated.

On Feb. 9, 2021, the county delivered its first monoclonal remedy and is anticipating to surpass the ten,000th remedy administered within the subsequent few days. MARC areas in Clairmont, Vista, Hillcrest and Chula Vista are open to the general public. By making an appointment, sufferers can obtain essentially the most present antiviral capsule, or the Monoclonal Antibody Therapy. To make an appointment, name 619-685-2500.

“With COVID instances rising once more, San Diegans ought to know COVID antibody therapies are secure, free because of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and really efficient at holding COVID instances gentle,” San Diego Metropolis Councilwoman Jennifer Campbell stated. “Once we first opened this remedy heart in Clairmont, I by no means imagined I’d be a affected person right here, but it surely saved my life and I would like each San Diego senior to know this efficient, free remedy is out there to them too.”

Greater than 2.96 million or 94.1% of San Diegans age 5 and older are not less than partially vaccinated, whereas greater than 2.62 million or 83.4% are totally vaccinated. A complete of 1,330,530 or 58.5% of two,273,207 eligible San Diegans have obtained a booster shot.

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