Credit: CDC San Diego County’s First Positive COVID-19 Case Reported
Mar. 9, 2020 | 7:19 PMA San Diego County woman in her 50s is the first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 in the region, the Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
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County Places Handwashing Stations, Takes Other COVID-19 Prevention Steps
Mar. 9, 2020 | 4:28 PMWhile there has not been local transmission of the novel coronavirus, in order to lower the future risk of potential spread among people who are homeless, the County is placing handwashing stations in cities and unincorporated areas of the county, the Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
How to Wash Your Hands Correctly
Mar. 9, 2020 | 3:34 PMWashing your hands is one of the most effective ways to protect yourself from getting sick, but you have to do it regularly and correctly. As simple as it sounds, here are instructions.
County Asks Residents, Schools, Businesses to Prepare for COVID-19
Mar. 5, 2020 | 2:23 PMCounty health officials have been busy urging residents, local municipalities, schools, businesses and community and religious organizations to prepare for a potential outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19.
County Public Health Lab Now Able to Test for New Coronavirus
Feb. 27, 2020 | 4:58 PMThe County Public Health Laboratory is now able to test for the novel coronavirus, the cause of the respiratory disease COVID-19, the Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
Credit: CDC How San Diego County Monitors Potential COVID-19 Cases
Feb. 21, 2020 | 12:12 PMHere’s the process HHSA follows for patients who arrive at one of the 11 U.S. airports where CDC is conducting screening as people return from areas of mainland China other than Hubei province.
Credit: CDC County Board Ratifies COVID-19 Emergency Declaration
Feb. 19, 2020 | 5:03 PMThe Board of Supervisors today voted to ratify the County’s declaration of a local health emergency and proclamation a local emergency to deal with the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.