The County Human Services and Health Agency marks another sad milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting the first local pediatric death. The deceased was a ten-year-old boy with underlying medical conditions.
“Our deepest condolences are to this child’s family and friends,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, county public health officer. “The death of this boy reminds us that this pandemic affects all members of our community, regardless of age, and we must do everything we can to protect each other and curb the spread of the virus.”
Wooten continues to urge San Diegans to do the following:
- Wash your hands
- Watch your distance from others
- Wear a mask
- When you are sick, stay home and take the test
- Get vaccinated when it’s your turn
The South Bay Vaccination Clinic is moving
This coming Tuesday, Feb. 9, the county’s Imperial Beach Vaccination Clinic moves from its current location at Imperial Beach City Hall to the Mar Vista High School Gym, located at 505 Elm Avenue. The schedule will remain the same, from Sunday to Thursday, from 9:30 to 15:30 and by appointment.
So far, the county has opened four vaccination superstations and 15 smaller community dispensary points, or PODs. Combined, they have the capacity to vaccinate 20,000 people daily, although vaccine supplies remain limited and not everyone who is eligible to be vaccinated can get an appointment immediately.
“We are asking San Diegans to be patient and get vaccinated as soon as they are eligible and for doses to be available,” Wooten said.
Status metrics:
- The adjusted case rate calculated by the state of San Diego County is currently 42.5 cases per 100,000 residents and the region is at the Purple or Tier 1 level.
- The positive test percentage is 10.5%, placing the county at level 1 or purple level.
- The county health equity metric, which analyzes test positivity for areas with the lowest health conditions, is 14% and is at the purple level or level 1. This metric does not move the counties at more restrictive levels, but less restrictive level is required.
- The California Department of Public Health evaluates counties on a weekly basis. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, February 9th.
Community configuration outbreaks:
- 16 community outbreaks were confirmed on February 4: eight in business settings, two in daycare / preschool / daycare, two in TK-12 school settings, one in a construction setting, one in a faith-based setting, one in a health environment and one in a hotel / resort / spa.
- In the last seven days (January 29-February 4), 68 outbreaks of the community were confirmed.
- The number of community outbreaks remains above the trigger of seven or more in seven days.
- An outbreak of community environment is defined as three or more cases of COVID-19 in one environment and in people from different households during the last 14 days.
Tests:
- On February 4, 23,259 tests were reported in the county and the percentage of new positive cases was 6%.
- The average percentage of 14-day positive cases is 7.7%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The average daily test for 7 days is 18,354.
- People at higher risk for COVID-19 who may or may not have symptoms should be tested. People with any symptoms should get tested. Health care workers and essential workers should also be tested, as well as people who have had close contact with a positive case or live in communities that are being severely affected. Those who have recently returned from travel are also urged to take the test.
Cases, hospitalizations and ICU admissions:
- On February 4, 1,453 cases were reported to the county. The total for the region is now 244,069.
- 10,517 or 4.3% of all cases required hospitalization.
- 1,488 or 0.6% of all cases and 14.1% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- On February 4, 39 new deaths were recorded for COVID-19. The total for the region is 2,777.
- Between January 18 and February 3, 15 women and 24 men died.
- Of the 39 new deaths reported today, 21 people who died were 80 or older, nine were 70, five were 60, two were 50, one was 40 and one was a child.
- 37 had underlying medical conditions, one had no underlying conditions, and one had a pending medical history.
More information:
The most detailed data summaries can be found at The county coronavirus-sd.com website they are updated around 5pm daily.