County exceeds 1 million COVID-19 vaccines | News

More than one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the region, the County Health and Human Services Agency reported today.

Of those vaccinated to date, more than 319,000, or nearly 12% of San Diegans aged 16 and over, are fully vaccinated. A total of 619,924 people, or 23.1 percent, received at least one dose of the two-dose regimen.

“We are making great strides in vaccinating the San Diegans, but it is too early to let our guard down,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, county public health official. “Herd immunity doesn’t happen until at least 70 percent of the population aged 16 and over are fully immunized and we have a way to go before we can get back to many of the things that we miss.

Vaccination efforts in the region are being slowed by vaccine shortages, forcing several vaccination sites in the region to take a hiatus.

The following sites will be on hold until Monday: the Lemon Grove Community Center, the Central Region Immunization Clinic in Logan Heights, the Copley-Price YMCA in City Heights, the Martin Luther King Community Center in National City, the Border View YMCA in Otay Mesa and the Linda Rhoades Recreation Center in Vista. The North Coastal Live Well Center in Oceanside is closed but will open Monday for the second doses. Additional information on temporary vaccination site closures can be found here.

Progress of vaccination:

• Of the 1.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine delivered to the region, more than 1,026,000 have been recorded as administered. Of those vaccinated to date, more than 319,000, or nearly 12% of San Diegans aged 16 and over, are fully vaccinated.
• Overall, more than 619,000 county residents received at least one injection of the two-dose vaccine. That’s 23.1% of those who are eligible.
• The difference between the doses delivered and those used in a vaccination represents approximately what should be administered in the next seven days and the doses that still need to be entered into the recording system.
• For more information on vaccine distribution, see the county immunization dashboard. For details on currently eligible groups and vaccination possibilities, visit vaccinationsuperstationsd.com.

Status measurements:

• The adjusted case rate calculated by the state of San Diego County is currently 10.8 cases per 100,000 population (as of March 2) and the region is at the purple level or level 1.
• The percentage of positive tests is 4.2%, placing the county at level 3 or orange level. While the test-positivity rate for the county qualifies it for Level 3, the state uses the most restrictive measure – in this case, the Adjusted Case Rate – and affects counties at that level. Therefore, the county remains in the purple level or level 1.
• The county’s health equity measure, which examines the positivity of testing for areas with the lowest health conditions, is 6% and is in the red or level 2 level. counties at more restrictive levels, but is required to pass less restrictive level.
• The California Department of Public Health assesses counties weekly. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday March. 9.

Epidemics in community settings:

• Four new community outbreaks were confirmed on March 4: two in daycare / preschool / daycare, one in business and one in preschool.
• In the past seven days (February 26 to March 4), 29 community outbreaks have been confirmed.
• The number of community epidemics remains above the trigger by seven or more in seven days.
• A community-based outbreak is defined as three or more cases of COVID-19 in one setting and in people from different households in the past 14 days.

Test:

• 13,752 tests were reported to the county on March 4 and the percentage of new positive cases was 4%.
• The 14-day moving average percentage of positive cases is 3.4%. The target is less than 8.0%.
• The daily 7-day test average is 12,628.

Cases, hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care:

• 499 cases were reported to the county on March 4. The region’s total is now 262,360.
• 13,224 or 5% of all cases required hospitalization.
• 1606 or 0.6% of all cases and 12.1% of hospitalized cases required admission to an intensive care unit.

Deaths:

• 12 new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on March 4. The region’s total is 3,371.
• Five women and seven men died between January 29 and March 4.
• Of the 12 deaths reported on March 4, five people who died were 80 or older, one was 70, four in their sixties, one in their fifties and one in their forties.
• 10 had underlying health issues, one had no health issues, and one had a pending medical history.

More information:

The more detailed data summaries found on the County coronavirus-sd.com website are updated around 5 p.m. daily.