Due to national delays in sending vaccines, all of County’s COVID-19 vaccination points, or PODs, and the North County Super Station in San Marcos currently only offer second-dose appointments.
Previously scheduled appointments for the first doses at these locations will be moved to next week.
Plus, the vaccination superstation at Petco Park is pausing all appointments tomorrow and Saturday. The closure can be extended to Sunday and Monday depending on when more vaccine doses are coming in.
Those affected by appointment cancellations will be notified through their UCSD MyChart accounts and should also check their email.
The Sharp vaccination superstation sites at Chula Vista Center and Grossmont Center still offer first and second dose appointments with the Pfizer vaccine.
The province’s vaccination superstation at the Del Mar Fairgrounds remains open and complies with previously planned agreements.
The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention recommended that people can wait up to 42 days between doses and still achieve maximum immunity. Therefore, people who have received their first dose and have minor delays in second dose appointments need not worry. More information about the COVID-19 vaccine is available at www.vaccinatiesuperstationsd.com
Status statistics:
- The state-calculated, adjusted number of San Diego County cases is currently 22.2 cases per 100,000 residents, and the region is in Purple Tier or Tier 1.
- The test positivity rate is 6.4%, which places the county in Tier 2 or the Red Tier. While the test positivity rate for the county qualifies it for the red layer, the state uses the most restrictive measure – in this case, the adjusted number of cases – and assigns counties to that level. Therefore, the County remains in the Purple Level or Level 1.
- The county health equality statistic, which looks at test positivity for areas with the lowest healthy conditions, is 9.7% and is in the purple tier or tier 1. This metric does not move counties to more restrictive levels, but is required to pass through to move to a less restrictive layer.
- The California Department of Public Health reviews counties on a weekly basis. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, February 23.
Outbreaks in the community:
- On February 17, six new outbreaks were confirmed in the community: two in construction settings, one in a corporate setting, one in a college / university setting, one in a distribution warehouse, and one in a grocery store.
- In the past seven days (Feb. 11 to Feb. 17), 33 outbreaks were confirmed in the community.
- The number of outbreaks in the community remains above the trigger of seven or more in seven days.
- A community outbreak is defined as three or more COVID-19 cases in an environment and in people from different households in the past 14 days.
To test:
- 19,845 tests were reported to the county on Feb. 17, and the rate of new positive cases was 4%.
- The moving average percentage of positive cases over 14 days is 5.2%. Target is less than 8.0%.
- The 7-day, daily average of tests is 15,043.
Cases, hospital admissions and IC admissions:
- On February 17, 810 cases were reported to the County. The total of the region is now 254,990.
- Hospitalization was required in 12,381 or 4.9% of all cases.
- 1,554 or 0.6% of all cases and 12.6% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- 36 new COVID-19 deaths were reported on Feb. 17. The total of the region is now 3,135.
- 11 women and 25 men died between December 11 and February 17.
- Of the 36 deaths reported today, 16 were people who had died aged 80 or older, seven people were in their 70s, eight were in their 60s, and five were in their 50s.
- 33 had underlying medical conditions and three had a medical history pending.
More information:
The more detailed data summaries on the The county coronavirus-sd.com website are updated daily around 5pm.