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San Diego County COVID-19 Update – 7-14-2021

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Here is this week’s COVID-19 update from the County Health and Human Services Agency with data through July 13.

Vaccination Progress:

Deaths:

  • Four new deaths were reported between July 7 and July 13. The region’s total is 3,786.
  • Three men and one woman died between July 2 and July 10.
  • Three of the deceased were in their 80s and one was in their 70s.
  • All had underlying medical conditions.

Cases, Case Rate and Testing:

  • 275 COVID-19 cases were reported to the County on July 13. The region’s total is now 285,268.
  • San Diego County’s case rate is 3.7 cases per 100,000 residents as of July 13.
  • 7,097 tests were reported to the County on July 13, and the percentage of new positive cases was 3.9%.
  • The 14-day rolling percentage of positive cases among tests is 2.9%.

Community Setting Outbreaks:

  • Ten new community outbreaks were confirmed in the past seven days (July 7 through July 13): six in restaurant/bar settings, one in a business setting, one in an emergency services setting, one in a government setting and one in a retail setting.
  • The community outbreaks trigger is more than seven in a 7-day period.

More Information:

Data updates to the County’s coronavirus-sd.com website are published around 5 p.m. on Wednesdays.