County has the lowest number of new cases of COVID-19 since July 7 – Coast News Group

Local — San Diego County public health officials announced 385 new COVID-19 infections and 9 deaths, increasing the total number of cases to 24,520 and the number of deaths to 487.

Cases on Tuesday were the lowest since July 7th, when 264 cases were reported, with less than 400 cases announced for the third time in July.

Of the 9 deaths, 5 were male and 4 were female. Their age is 66 to 97 and they died 10 to 19 July. All but one had underlying disease.

95% of the 487 deaths in the county had underlying illness, according to the county’s public health officer, Dr. Wilmauten.

A total of 9,030 tests were reported on Tuesday, with 4% being positive. The county’s 14-day positive test moving average is currently 5.8%. The state goal is less than 8%.

One new community outbreak was confirmed on Tuesday, bringing the total to 14 over the past seven days. Number of outbreaks in the community-defined as 3 or more COVID-19 cases in settings and people in different households-remains twice the state threshold of 7 or more in 7 days.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 108 community outbreaks have been reported, reaching 33 in June and 48 this month.

Of the total number of positive cases, 2,237 (9.1%) were hospitalized and 578 (2.4%) were admitted to the intensive care unit. As of Monday, 482 COVID-19s were hospitalized, of which 158 were in the intensive care unit.

From July 13 to 19, the county also reported the highest number of hospitalizations, 163, and 56 deaths, in the week since COVID-19 began spreading in the United States in March.

Governor Cox, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, said on Monday that he understood his complaints about wearing masks, social distances, and other precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. Refusing to prolong the pandemic.”

Wooten had a similar message.

“Before you take action, don’t wait for someone you care about to lose the battle with COVID-19,” she said Monday. According to Wuten, the number of incidents surged after the reopening of bars, hotels and gyms on June 12.

The percentage of Sandy Guns tested positive fell from 157.2 per 100,000 on Sunday to 149.2 on Tuesday, well above the state standard of 100 per 100,000.

The last indicator that the county was unable to maintain is the percentage of cases handled by contact investigators within 24 hours of being reported. The county employs more than 500 investigators, and as of June 25, 98% of all incidents were being investigated during that time frame, but by Tuesday that rate had dropped to 10%. doing. The county’s indicator is to reach 71% of new cases in the span of one day.

In response, the county is trying to hire more contact investigators, according to Wouten, with 97 planning to join Friday with the remaining 212 and the remaining 212 in the hiring process.

The number of cases in people aged 20 to 49, especially those in their twenties, continues to increase, and the county is encouraging them to work on youth education.

According to county data, residents in their twenties account for 25.1% of county cases, the highest percentage of the age group. The next highest group is residents in their thirties, accounting for 19.1% of cases.

“It’s true that young people have low mortality, but it’s also non-zero,” said Scott Eisman, a practitioner at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. “The complications of this disease are much larger, longer lasting, and much more serious than the flu.”

Eisman also said there is an increase in heart attacks, strokes, and serious blood clots among adolescents confirmed to have COVID-19.