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Top Stories from the San Diego County News Center in 2023

| 10:41 AM

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There was a lot of news in 2023. The most widely read and viewed County News Center stories and topics showed the wide range of things that happened in San Diego County. From the County creating more affordable housing and tackling homelessness, to an actual and extremely rare cyclone warning, to one of the largest boil water orders in recent memory, there was a lot to talk about.

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County Public Health Responds to Growing Number of Hepatitis A Cases

| 10:11 AM

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Cases of Hepatitis A in San Diego County continue to grow, with 28 reported so far this year and 18 of them among people experiencing homelessness (PEH). The County typically reports about two cases of the virus each month with only one case reported in the PEH population last year.

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Local Health Emergency Declaration Ending, County COVID-19 Response Continues

| 4:12 PM

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With the County’s 3-year-long COVID-19 local emergency proclamation and local health emergency declarations and weekly County News Center updates coming to an end, the County’s Public Health Officer reiterated a continuing message this week. County response to the ongoing pandemic continues. The virus is still circulating. And people should continue to protect themselves by getting up to date with vaccinations, including getting a bivalent booster if they haven’t yet.

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County Reminds People to get Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccinations, Boosters

| 5:23 PM

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As the County plans to end its COVID-19 emergencies this month, County public health officials remind the public the response to the ongoing pandemic continues, and that people should also continue to protect themselves by getting up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations.

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County’s COVID-19 Emergency Declarations to End; Response Continues

| 5:06 PM

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The County’s Board of Supervisors accepted a COVID-19 update Tuesday stating the County’s nearly 3-year-old coronavirus local emergency and local health emergency will end Feb. 28, matching the end of the state of California’s previously announced plan.

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COVID-19 Cases Decline, County Urges People to Get Vaccinated, Boosted

| 5:52 PM

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COVID-19 cases are currently decreasing across San Diego County, but County health officials continue to urge people to get the primary vaccine series and the bivalent boosters because coronavirus is still widespread, and vaccinations protect against serious illness and death.