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

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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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First Local Detection of Hantavirus in 2023

| 4:22 PM

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A deer mouse collected from an open nature area in Campo during routine monitoring has tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus.

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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.

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CDC Study Reports Bivalent Boosters Protect Against COVID-19 Variants

| 7:40 PM

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A new study released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the new bivalent COVID-19 boosters add protection against the new variants of the virus. Another study showed that the bivalent vaccine also protects against severe disease.

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Active Tuberculosis Reported at Boys & Girls Club National City

| 3:21 PM

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Students and staff at Boys & Girls Club’s National City location and some Boys & Girl Club summer camp sites may have been exposed to tuberculosis, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) announced today.

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VIDEO: County and Local Law Enforcement Hand Out Naloxone Kits to Save Lives

| 5:49 PM

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The County and Sheriff’s department announced the expansion of a partnership for the distribution of naloxone as part of a Comprehensive Harm Reduction Plan to help fight the illicit fentanyl crisis.