How San Diegans Can Help Keep COVID-19 Case Rate Down
Aug. 19, 2020 | 6:11 PMWith the County’s COVID-19 case rate continuing to decline, local health officials are urging San Diegans to keep taking measures to prevent the spread of the novel virus.
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County Off State Monitoring List, Businesses Still on Hold
Aug. 18, 2020 | 2:11 PMSan Diego County was removed Tuesday from the state’s County Monitoring List, but local businesses are still under restrictions. The County met a state metric for fewer than 100 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people for a third consecutive day on Monday.
State Moves County’s Removal from Watch List to Tuesday
Aug. 17, 2020 | 5:12 PMThe state has reviewed its data and determined that the County’s three-day metric of fewer than 100 cases per every 100,00 residents started Aug. 15 and it’s anticipated to end today.
County Edges Closer to Getting Off State Monitoring List
Aug. 13, 2020 | 4:38 PMThe 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 […]
First Human, Travel-Related West Nile Virus Case of 2020 Reported in County
Aug. 12, 2020 | 11:55 AMA 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.
County to Open New COVID-19 Testing Site at Border
Aug. 11, 2020 | 6:18 PMA new COVID-19 testing site will begin operating Wednesday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry PedEast crossing.
‘Promotoras’ Working in Latino Communities to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
Aug. 5, 2020 | 6:49 PMCommunity 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.