The state Department of Public Health said California’s smartphone-based COVID-19 Exposure Alert System had increased to 4 million signatures by Friday afternoon, but more residents need to choose effectively.
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Public health officials hope the tool will help slow the spread of the virus by providing timely information to people so they can isolate themselves and be tested for the disease.
However, the organization still needs a lot to choose from 39.5 million California residents, officials said. This was initiated as corona virus cases are on the rise across the state.
On Saturday, San Diego district public health officials reported 2,490 new positive cases and 14 additional deaths.
Extends ICU capacity thinly.
On Saturday, the California Department of Public Health said that the ICU capacity available in the entire Southern California region was just 5.3%, and in the San Joaquin Valley region, ICU capacity remained unchanged.
San Diego County health officials on Saturday warned that 84% of ICU beds were full and that the remaining open beds did not have enough staff to maintain government mandatory nurse-patient ratios.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department recorded a new outbreak in a district jail Friday night, with 54 inmates at the South Bay detention facility being tested positive for the novel corona virus, according to a news release. There have been an additional 370 confirmed cases among inmates in district prisons since the outbreak began.
The sheriff’s office said it was taking additional measures to increase community distance following the explosion, banning the use of public areas, expanding the use of N95 masks and restricting movement in seven district prisons.
Clark writes for the San Diego Union-Tribune.