The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is continuing to expand regional COVID-19 testing to meet the increased demand brought on by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.
Influenza cases continued to decrease last week, though County health officials still recommend people get their flu shot for best protection.
With no new cases in more than a month, the shigella outbreak declared in October 2021 among people experiencing homelessness is over, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
Credit: shutterstock A wild vole ― a small, mouse-like rodent ― collected in routine monitoring in an open, rural area in Chula Vista has tested positive for hantavirus, the first local detection of the potentially deadly disease in 2022.
Now that COVID-19 vaccine boosters are available for fully vaccinated people age 12 and up, County health officials are urging eligible San Diegans to get all the recommended doses.
An independent panel of local doctors today participated in a virtual event that addressed COVID-19 misinformation brought up by members of the public at the Jan. 11 County Board of Supervisors meeting.
A total of 81 lab-confirmed influenza cases were reported in the San Diego area last week, a 40 percent decrease from the 137 cases reported the week before, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
