A total of 49 deaths from COVID-19 were recorded in the region in the last seven days (August 25-31), almost double the 25 reported the previous week (August 18-24), it announced the County Agency for Health and Human Services today.
The recently reported deaths include 37 men and 12 women. Most of the deaths occurred in late August. Forty-one had underlying medical conditions, four did not and four had a pending medical history.
Of the 49 dead, 12 were 80 or older, 13 were 70, 12 were 60, seven were 50 and five were 40.
“These deaths are very tragic because they could have been prevented,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, county public health officer. “We now have very safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19. These deaths should not have occurred. “
Most of the deaths reported now have been St. Diegans who were not vaccinated.
Public health officials expected more people to be vaccinated after the Food and Drug Administration fully approved the Pfizer vaccine on August 23rd. The region has experienced a slight increase in vaccines.
An average of 3,749 St. Diegans received their first daily doses between August 23 and 28. In comparison, an average of 3,651 people received their first shot between 17 and 22 August.
“Unvaccinated San Diegoans are mostly the ones who end up in the hospital and unfortunately die,” Wooten said.
Free COVID-19 vaccines are widely available in the region. They can be found at medical providers, retail pharmacies, community clinics, and county public health centers for people who do not have a medical provider. For a list of locations and more information, visit www.coronavirus-sd.com/vaccine.
Vaccination progress:
Cases, case rates and evidence:
- On August 31, 949 cases of COVID-19 were reported to the county. The total for the region is now 335,302.
- The San Diego County case rate per 100,000 residents is 38.7 overall, 15.2 for fully vaccinated people and 68.0 for people who are not fully vaccinated in San Diego.
- On August 31, 17,204 tests were reported in the county and the percentage of new positive cases was 5.5%.
- The continuous percentage of 14 days of positive cases between tests is 6.6%.
Community configuration outbreaks:
- 66 new community outbreaks were confirmed in the last seven days (from 25 to 31 August): 15 in business environments, 11 in nurseries / preschools / nurseries, nine in restaurants / bars, six in shops, five in health parameters. attention, five in faith-based parameters, four in TK-12 primary school parameters, three in government parameters, two in construction parameters, one in emergency services parameters, one parameter in a hotel / resort / spa, one in a restaurant establishment, one in a supermarket, one in a distribution warehouse and one in a university / university setting.
- The trigger for community outbreaks is more than seven in a 7-day period.
More information:
Data updates a County coronavirus-sd.com website they are published around 5 p.m.