Here is today’s COVID-19 update from the County Health and Human Services Agency with data through Oct. 11.
State Metrics:
- Under the state monitoring metrics, San Diego County remains in Tier 2, also referred to as the Red Tier.
- San Diego’s state-calculated, adjusted case rate is 6.5 per 100,000 residents, down from 6.7. The unadjusted case rate is 7.0, down from 7.2.
- The testing positivity percentage is 3.5%, the same as last week, and it’s in Tier 3 or the Orange Tier.
- The state has implemented a health equity metric that looks at the testing positivity for areas with the lowest healthy conditions. The new metric does not move counties to more restrictive tiers.
- The County’s health equity testing positivity percentage is 6.2 and is in the Red Tier.
- The California Department of Public Health will assess counties on a weekly basis, with the next report scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Community Setting Outbreaks:
- One new community outbreak was confirmed on Oct. 11 in a restaurant/bar.
- In the past seven days (Oct. 5 through Oct. 11), 46 community outbreaks were confirmed.
- The number of community outbreaks remains above the trigger of seven or more in seven days.
- A community setting outbreak is defined as three or more COVID-19 cases in a setting and in people of different households over the past 14 days.
Testing:
- 7,573 tests were reported to the County on Oct. 11, and the percentage of new laboratory-confirmed cases was 3%.
- The 14-day rolling average percentage of positive cases is 2.9%. Target is less than 8.0%.
- The 7-day, daily average of tests is 10,424.
- People with and without symptoms who are at higher risk for COVID-19 should be tested. Healthcare and essential workers should also get a test, as well as people who had close contact to a positive case or live in communities that are being highly impacted.
Cases:
- 195 new cases were confirmed among San Diego County residents on Oct. 11. The region’s total is now 50,746.
- 3,692 or 7.3% of cases have required hospitalization through Oct. 11.
- 854 or 1.7% of all cases and 23.1% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- No new COVID-19 deaths were reported in San Diego County on Oct. 11. The region’s total remains at 826.
More Information:
The more detailed data summaries found on the County’s coronavirus-sd.com website will be updated around 5 p.m. today.