The County continues its recent downward trend in its COVID-19 case rate, meeting day two of three days required to get off the state’s monitoring list. Currently, the State’s case rate for the County is at 98.3 per 100,000 people. The State’s case rate for our region was 94.1 Wednesday. Those numbers were the lowest […]
A 61-year-old man from Alpine has been confirmed to be the first person in San Diego County in 2020 to test positive for West Nile virus, the County Health and Human Services announced today.
A new COVID-19 testing site will begin operating Wednesday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry PedEast crossing.
Community health workers known as promotoras started working in local Latino communities earlier this week to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Promotoras are long-time and trusted residents of the communities they serve.
Credit: Shutterstock Image The County Board of Supervisors today received an update on the County’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and took a number of actions that will facilitate enforcement against businesses and individuals violating the local public health order.
Since early July, the County has been on the state’s Monitoring List because of a case rate above 100 cases per 100,000 population, causing additional restrictions on some local businesses. A second County trigger resulted in the hiring of more case investigators and a third, related to outbreaks, continues to be elevated.
Six out of every 10 adult San Diegans are at extra risk for severe illness should they contract the novel coronavirus.
