The County of San Diego has hit a dismal milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting that a total of 2,005 San Diegans have been lost to the virus. This includes an additional 53 deaths reported to the County Health and Human Services Agency today.
Deaths reported today include a 19-year-old male, the youngest San Diegan to die of complications from COVID-19.
“Our deepest condolences go out to this teenager’s family and friends and to the families and friends of the more than 2,000 San Diegans who died of COVID-19 during this pandemic,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, County Public Health Officer. “We understand that the pandemic has trialled the community, but today’s report reminds us that we must do everything we can to protect each other and slow the spread of COVID-19.”
Wooten continues to urge San Diegans to do the following:
- Wash your hands
- Watch your distance from others
- Wear a mask
- If you are sick, stay home and get tested
For more information on COVID-19, testing sites and vaccine distribution, please visit www.coronavirus-sd.com.
ICU Capacity and Stay Home Order:
- Current intensive care unit (ICU) bed availability for the Southern California region is 0.0% and is updated daily by the state.
- The Regional home order is in effect and prohibits gatherings of any size with people from other households and adds restrictions for multiple sectors.
- The order will last until ICU availability of the region is 15% or more.
Outbreaks in the community:
- On January 13, eight new outbreaks were confirmed in the community: five in the corporate world, one in a community organization, one in a daycare / preschool / daycare and one in a government setting.
- In the past seven days (Jan. 7 to Jan. 13), 48 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:
- 42,878 tests were reported to the county on Jan. 13, and the rate of new positive cases was 6%.
- The moving average percentage of positive cases over 14 days is 13.6%. Target is less than 8.0%.
- The 7-day, daily mean of tests is 27,146.
- People at higher risk for COVID-19 who are with or without symptoms should be tested. People with symptoms should be tested. Healthcare and essential workers should also be tested, as well as people who have been in close contact with a positive case or live in communities that are heavily affected. Those who have recently returned from travel, or who have attended holiday gatherings, are also urged to get tested.
Cases:
- 2,595 cases were reported to the County on Jan. 13. The total of the region is now 204,175.
- Hospitalization was required for 6,809 or 3.3% of all cases.
- 1,280 or 0.6% of all cases and 18.8% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- 53 new COVID-19 deaths were reported to the County on Jan. 13. The region’s total is now 2,005.
- 23 women and 30 men died between November 28 and January 13.
- Of the 53 new deaths reported on January 13, 27 people who died were 80 years of age or older, 13 people were in their 70s, eight people were in their 60s, three people were in their 50s, one person was in their 20s and one person was a teenager.
- 51 had underlying medical conditions, one did not and one 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.