The COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for older adults who are struggling to get basic life essentials, like food. Trips on public transportation, to grocery stores or restaurants are too risky. So, the County partnered with the State and local restaurants to help solve the problem.
Outbreaks of COVID-19 in community settings continue to pop up throughout the region, prompting County health officials to remind San Diegans to take precautions to slow the spread of the virus.
Local small businesses and restaurants suffering financial losses due to COVID-19 can now apply for a grant from the County of San Diego.
Indoor dining at restaurants, bars, breweries and wineries will close July 7 for at least three weeks, after the County remained on the state’s Monitoring List for three consecutive days due to the region’s high number of COVID-19 cases.
A record number of COVID-19 cases were reported today, and the state has notified the County it will be placed on its Monitoring List July 3, which is expected to result in the County closing or placing new restrictions on additional businesses next week.
County officials are reminding people they should never sweep or vacuum up after rodents if they find them in living spaces like homes, garages, sheds and cabins, after four wild mice collected in routine monitoring tested positive for hantavirus.
The County of San Diego is expanding free COVID-19 testing, with a new site now open in National City and the Tubman-Chavez Community Center being the region’s first County-operated, no-appointment, coronavirus testing location.
