San Diego County COVID-19 Update – 1/15/2021

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Here is today’s COVID-19 update from the County Health and Human Services Agency with data through January 14, 2021.

The current availability of intensive care unit (ICU) beds for the Southern California area is 0.0% and will be updated daily by the state.
The regional stay-at-home ordinance is in force and prohibits gatherings of any size with people from other households and adds restrictions for several areas.
The order will last until the region’s ICU availability reaches or exceeds 15%.

Seven new epidemics in the community were confirmed on January 14: two in commercial establishments, two in health care establishments, one in a hotel / resort / spa, one in a religious setting and one in a retail business.
In the past seven days (Jan. 8 to Jan. 14), 44 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.

30,851 tests were reported to the county on January 14, and the percentage of new positive cases was 9%.
The 14-day moving average percentage of positive cases is 13.2%. The target is less than 8.0%.
The daily 7-day test average is 27,417.
People at higher risk of COVID-19 who may or may not have symptoms should be tested. People with symptoms should get tested. Healthcare workers and essential workers should also be tested, as well as people who have had close contact with a positive case or who live in heavily affected communities. Those who have recently returned from travel or attended holiday gatherings are also encouraged to get tested.

2,695 cases were reported to the county on January 14. The region’s total is now 206,870.
7,146 or 3.5% of all cases required hospitalization.
1,288 or 0.6% of all cases and 18% of hospitalized cases required admission to an intensive care unit.

32 new deaths from COVID-19 were reported to the county on January 14. The region’s total is now 2,037.
16 men and 16 women died between January 5 and January 14.
Of the 32 new deaths reported, 16 people who died were 80 or older, seven in their sixties, four in their sixties, one in their fifties, three in their forties and one in their forties. 30 sec.
30 had underlying health issues, one no and one had a pending medical history.

More detailed data summaries found on the county’s coronavirus-sd.com website are updated around 5 p.m. daily.