San Diego County moved into high-risk level for COVID

The continued increase in local coronavirus cases has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to move San Diego County to its high-risk level for COVID-19.

Las pistas de los CDC niveles comunitarios del virus en función de regiones geográficas para determinar el impacto de COVID-19 en las comunidades y permitir que las jurisdicciones individuales implementen estrategias preventivas basadas en los datos locales más recientes.

San Diego had been in the medium-risk category since the end of May, but recent spikes in hospitalizations and new cases have led the CDC to increase the risk level for the region.

Actions You Can Take

The high-risk level means COVID-19 is widespread throughout the region and San Diegans should continue taking precautions to slow the spread of the virus. You should:

Wear a mask indoors when in public
Get all the vaccine doses and boosters
Stay home if you are sick and get tested
Avoid crowded places
Take other precautions, such as washing your hands and staying away from people who are visibly sick

The County continues to follow the California Department of Public Health’s SMARTER plan, which recommends vaccination, use of masks, testing and treatment among other things.

“San Diegans should take every precaution necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19,” said Cameron Kaiser, M.D., M.P.H., County deputy public health officer. “Most San Diegans have been vaccinated, but with this virus, and with the prevalence and infectivity of the new variants, a booster is highly recommended, especially for people who are immunocompromised or have other comorbidities.”

Got COVID? Get Treatment

Si contrae COVID-19, los funcionarios de salud del condado dicen que hay tratamiento disponible. El tratamiento puede ayudar a evitar que las personas de alto riesgo se enfermen lo suficiente como para necesitar servicios hospitalarios e incluso que mueran a causa de la COVID.

Los medicamentos orales, en forma de píldoras, y los anticuerpos monoclonales, en forma de infusión intravenosa, están disponibles en múltiples ubicaciones y farmacias comunitarias en todo San Diego. Los medicamentos antivirales requieren una receta médica y deben comenzar dentro de los cinco días posteriores a la aparición de los síntomas de COVID-19. Los anticuerpos monoclonales deben administrarse no más de siete días después del inicio de los síntomas.

Para determinar qué tratamiento es mejor para usted, hable con su médico o proveedor de atención médica, o llame al 2-1-1 para encontrar un proveedor.

Progreso de vacunación:

Received at least one shot: Over 3.0 million or 89.7% of San Diegans age six months and older are at least partially vaccinated.
Fully vaccinated: Nearly 2.65 million or 79.2%.
Boosters administered: 1,396,563 or 57.8% of 2,418,004 eligible San Diegans.
Se puede encontrar más información sobre vacunas en coronavirus-sd.com/vacuna.

Fallecidos:

13 additional deaths were reported since the last report on July 7. The region’s total is 5,370.
Of the 13 additional deaths, four were women and nine were men. They died between May 23 and July 7; five deaths occurred in the past two weeks.
Eight of the people who died were 80 years or older, two were in their 70s, two were in their 60s and one was in their 40s.
11 were fully vaccinated and two were not.
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Cases, Case Rates and Testing:

5,576 COVID-19 cases were reported to the County in the past three days (July 11 to July 13). The region’s total is now 857,182.
12,948 cases were reported in the past week (July 7 through July 13) compared to 9,763 infections identified the previous week (June 30 through July 6).
San Diego County’s case rate per 100,000 residents 12 years of age and older is 43.95 for people fully vaccinated and boosted, 27.01 for fully vaccinated people and 87.71 for not fully vaccinated San Diegans.
12,747 tests were reported to the County on July 9, and the percentage of new positive cases was 14.9% (Data through July 9).
The 14-day rolling percentage of positive cases, among tests reported through July 9, is 14.5%.

Más información:

Actualizaciones de datos de la Sitio web coronavirus-sd.com del condado se publicará los lunes y jueves alrededor de las 17 horas, a excepción de los días festivos.