Another record number of COVID-19 cases and an additional 33 deaths were reported in San Diego County, the Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
The new daily record now stands at 4,550 cases of COVID-19, reported on January 7, bringing the region’s total to 185,062. The total includes 28 confirmed and 13 suspected cases of the first coronavirus variant first identified in the UK, known as B.1.1.7.
This is the third time that the daily total has exceeded 4,000 cases in a single day since the Christmas and New Year holidays. The above highs were set on December 31 and January 1, when 4,478 and 4,427 cases were reported, respectively.
In addition, 33 deaths were reported for COVID-19 and the total is 1,771.
“We predicted that the number of cases would increase after the holidays and they did. We need to do a better job following public health guidelines, especially now that the most contagious variant of COVID-19 is in our communities, ”said Wilma Wooten, MD, MPH, county public health manager. “San Diegans should not meet with people outside his home and should stay at home as much as possible.”
San Diegans should do the following now more than ever:
- Wear a mask
- Keep your distance from others and leave your home only for essential activities
- Wash your hands
- If you are sick, take the test and then stay home and isolate yourself
For more information on COVID-19, test sites and vaccine distribution, visit www.coronavirus-sd.com.
Order capacity and stay at the ICU:
- The current availability of intensive care unit (ICU) beds for the Southern California region is 0.0% and the state will update it daily.
- The Order of Regional Stay at Home is in effect and prohibits meetings of any size with people from other households and adds restrictions for various sectors.
- The order will last until the availability of the ICU in the region meets or exceeds 15%.
Community configuration outbreaks:
- On January 7, 10 new community outbreaks were confirmed: four in business settings, three in healthcare settings, two in distribution stores, and one in a daycare / preschool / daycare.
- In the last seven days (January 1 to January 7), 40 outbreaks were confirmed in the community.
- 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 January 7, 28,952 tests were reported in the county and the percentage of new positive cases was 16%.
- The average percentage of positive cases of 14 days is 14.3%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The average daily test for 7 days is 23,341.
- People at higher risk for COVID-19 with or without 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 or participated in holiday meetings are also urged.
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:
- On January 7, 33 new deaths from COVID-19 were reported in the county. 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 or older, six were 70, nine were 60, three were 50, one was 30 and one was in their 20s.
- They all had underlying medical conditions.
More information:
The most detailed data summaries found on the county’s coronavirus-sd.com website are updated around 5 p.m. daily.