On February 14, a new vaccination site for COVID-19 will open in Vista, which can deliver up to 500 doses daily.
The new clinic is open Sundays and Mondays from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at the Linda Rhoades Recreation Center, 600 North Santa Fe Ave.
All of the province’s vaccination superstations and delivery points, or PODs, are currently vaccinating people in Stage 1A and people 65 and older in Stage 1B. All require agreements that can be made on vaccinationsuperstationsd.comNote that the vaccination superstation in Petco Park will not vaccinate people for three days due to a delay in a shipment of Moderna vaccine.
County-funded health workers, known as promoters, reach out to people 65 and older in National City, Chula Vista, Imperial City and San Ysidro directly to help them make vaccination arrangements.
The Metropolitan Transit System offers free rides to people with proof of vaccination appointment. 2-1-1 San Diego and Promoteras also have the capacity to arrange transportation.
To date, more than 703,000 doses of COVID-19 have been delivered to the region, of which nearly 570,000 have been administered. The difference between the two numbers roughly represents what is expected to be administered over the next seven days and the doses remaining to be entered into the registration system. To date, more than 104,000 fully vaccinated San Diegans have been vaccinated, while 15.8 percent of the population over the age of 16 has received at least one dose. More information on vaccine distribution can be found on the County’s vaccination dashboard.
Status statistics:
- San Diego County’s state-calculated, adjusted number of cases is currently 34.2 cases per 100,000 residents, and the region is in Purple Tier or Tier 1.
- The test positivity rate is 9.1%, putting the County in Tier 1 or the Purple Tier.
- The district health equality statistic, which looks at the test positivity for areas with the lowest healthy conditions, is 12.1% and is in the purple tier or tier 1. This metric does not move counties to more stringent levels, but requires a less restrictive low.
- The California Department of Public Health reviews counties on a weekly basis. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, February 16.
Outbreaks in the community:
- Seven outbreaks in the community were confirmed on Feb. 10: four in corporate settings, two in TK-12th primary school institutions and a community-based organizational environment.
- In the past seven days (Feb. 5 to Feb. 11), 67 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:
- 20,533 tests were reported to the County on Feb. 11, and the rate of new positive cases was 4%.
- The moving average percentage of positive cases over 14 days is 6.3%. Target is less than 8.0%.
- The 7-day, daily average of tests is 18,349.
- 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 a trip are also urged to get tested.
Cases, hospital admissions and IC admissions:
- On February 11, 817 cases were reported to the County. The total of the region is now 250,791.
- Hospitalization was required in 11,372 or 4.5% of all cases.
- 1,539 or 0.6% of all cases and 13.5% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- 24 COVID-19 deaths were reported on Feb. 11. The total of the region is 2,979.
- Between January 14 and February 11, 15 men and nine women died.
- Of the 24 new deaths reported today, nine people who died were aged 80 or older, six people were in their 70s, seven people were in their 60s, and two were in their 50s.
- 23 had underlying medical conditions and one had a medical history in progress.
More information:
The more detailed data summaries on the The county coronavirus-sd.com website are updated daily around 5pm.