Credit: PhotoSpin Fifth Flu Death Reported in Region
Apr. 27, 2022 | 10:24 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
A 72-year-old woman is the fifth San Diegan to die of influenza this season, the County Health and Human Services Agency reported today.
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County to Conduct First Larvicide Drop of 2022
Apr. 26, 2022 | 9:28 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
San Diego County is scheduled to carry out its first routine aerial larvicide drop of the year Wednesday and Thursday on more than four dozen waterways, to help stop mosquitoes from potentially spreading disease like West Nile virus.
Credit: Shutterstock County Urges Parents to Get Children All Recommended Vaccinations
Apr. 25, 2022 | 4:20 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
April 24-30 is National Infant Immunization Week, and the County Health and Human Services Agency is urging parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against all vaccine-preventable diseases.
Special Ceremony Honors Abused and Neglected Children
Apr. 22, 2022 | 1:57 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
The County’s Child Welfare Services and its partners held a moment of silence and a special flag raising ceremony Friday to honor the more than 1,700 children who die in the U.S. each year as a result of abuse, violence and neglect.
County Surpasses 30,000 COVID-19 Hospitalizations Since Start of Pandemic
Apr. 20, 2022 | 4:20 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
More than 30,000 San Diegans have been hospitalized with COVID-19 locally since the beginning of the pandemic, the County Health and Human Services Agency reported Wednesday.
Influenza Activity Slows as Flu Season Nears End
Apr. 20, 2022 | 10:52 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
The County Health and Human Services Agency is reporting 136 new lab-confirmed influenza cases in the region, bringing the total case count for this season to 2,351.
Credit: CDC Tuberculosis Case Reported at San Ysidro High School
Apr. 19, 2022 | 4:39 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
A person at San Ysidro High School was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis and may have exposed students and school staff, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.