San Diego County’s weekly reported COVID-19 cases increase 26%, HHSA reports

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

Tuesday was the one day on which the county noticed fewer than 1,000 new infections previously week, with 917. A complete of 8,854 circumstances had been reported to the county from Might 19 to 25, in contrast with 7,008 the week prior — a 26% enhance.

The numbers characterize solely the circumstances reported to county or hospital websites. Because the proliferation of at-home checks has elevated, the precise variety of infections is probably going greater.

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

In the meantime, the variety of individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 in San Diego County elevated by two, to 169 — 67 a couple of month in the past — in keeping with the most recent state knowledge.

Of these sufferers, 22 had been being handled in intensive care, the identical as Wednesday. The variety of out there hospital beds was 228, a lower of 11.

Elected officers on Thursday met on the Monoclonal Antibody Regional Middle in Clairemont to spotlight out there therapy choices for COVID-19.

“San Diego County is a nationwide chief in vaccine distribution, and now we have been acknowledged for our efforts to take away obstacles to therapy for COVID-19,” San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher mentioned. “Along with our companions on the state and metropolis, now we have established therapy facilities that proceed to serve San Diegans as we be taught to dwell with the virus.”

“As COVID-19 circumstances rise, we wish San Diegans to know there are therapy choices, and that our county stays dedicated to maintaining them secure,” he mentioned.

Nationwide Metropolis’s chief of Emergency Providers, Frank Parra, shared his personal story of getting COVID-19 and getting therapy.

“July of 2021, after touring, I got here dwelling, turned very sick with in all probability the worst flulike signs I’ve ever had,” Parra mentioned.

Parra knew what to do. He went to the Chula Vista therapy middle.

“On day 3, I bought in for therapy and began to see huge enchancment, one or two or three days later,” he mentioned.

He bought COVID-19 once more in Might, however with a lot milder signs. He bought one other monoclonal infusion and went dwelling.

“And, for the subsequent three days, in all probability had simply gentle chilly and minor flu signs, however recovered and did very properly,” Parra mentioned.

On February 9, 2021, the county delivered its first monoclonal therapy and is anticipating to surpass the ten,000th therapy administered within the subsequent few days. There are MARC places in Clairemont, Vista, Hillcrest and Chula Vista 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 circumstances 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 maintaining COVID circumstances gentle,” San Diego Metropolis Councilwoman Jennifer Campbell mentioned. “Once we first opened this therapy middle in Clairemont, I by no means imagined I’d be a affected person right here, however it saved my life and I need each San Diego senior to know this efficient, free therapy is out there to them too.”

Greater than 2.96 million San Diegans age 5 and older, or 94.1%, are at the least partially vaccinated, and greater than 2.62 million, or 83.4%, are absolutely vaccinated. A complete of 1,330,530, or 58.5%, of two,273,207 eligible San Diegans have obtained a booster shot.

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