County Surpasses 30,000 COVID-19 Hospitalizations Since Start of Pandemic
More than 30,000 San Diegans have been hospitalized with COVID-19 locally since the beginning of the pandemic, the County Health and Human Services Agency reported Wednesday. The first County resident was hospitalized in the region on Feb. 25, 2020.
The County reported this milestone in addition to 405 new cases of COVID-19.
While hospitalizations have been slowing down since the Omicron variant surpassed its peak earlier this year, new COVID-19 infections today reached a two-week high. Though the figure is still well below daily case counts repeatedly over 10,000 in January of this year, County health officials are urging vulnerable populations to practice increased caution when out in public.
“The unfortunate hospitalization milestone and bump in cases in the region and across the country are a reminder that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over,” said Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer. “San Diegans, especially those at higher risk for severe outcomes from an infection, should continue to utilize non-pharmaceutical interventions, like masking and staying away from sick people. Everyone should get vaccinated and boosted when they are eligible, protecting themselves and those around them.”
Vaccination Progress:
- Received at least one shot: Nearly 2.97 million or 94.3% of San Diegans age 5 and older are at least partially vaccinated.
- Fully vaccinated: Close to 2.61 million or 82.8%.
- Boosters administered: 1,237,325 or 55.9% of 2,213,453 eligible San Diegans.
- More vaccination information can be found at coronavirus-sd.com/vaccine.
Deaths:
- Four new deaths were reported since the last report on April 13, 2022. The region’s total is 5,233.
- Two women and two men died between April 12, 2022 and April 14, 2022.
- Three were age 80 or older and one was in their 50s.
- Two of the people who died were fully vaccinated and two were not fully vaccinated.
- All had underlying medical conditions.
Cases, Case Rates, Hospitalizations and Testing:
- 405 COVID-19 cases were reported to the County on April 19, 2022. The region’s total is now 755,863.
- 2,057 cases were reported in the past week (April 13 through April 19) compared to 1,964 infections identified the previous week (April 6 through April 12).
- San Diego County’s case rate per 100,000 residents 12 years of age and older is 6.9 for people fully vaccinated and boosted, 3.7 for fully vaccinated people and 12.7 for not fully vaccinated San Diegans.
- 5,278 tests were reported to the County on April 17, 2022, and the percentage of new positive cases was 3.3% (Data through April 17, 2022).
- The 14-day rolling percentage of positive cases, among tests reported through April 17, 2022, is 2.5%.
More Information:
Data updates to the County’s coronavirus-sd.com website are published Monday through Friday around 5 p.m., with the exception of holidays.