Two new vaccination sites for COVID-19 are coming to Del Mar and San Marcos.
A vaccination superstation opens Feb. 12 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. The drive-up and walk-up site, operated by Scripps Health, is open Friday through Sunday and can deliver up to 5,000 doses daily. Appointments are required.
The COVID-19 vaccination site in San Marcos is now immunizing seniors 65 and older, especially those who don’t have access to a computer or someone who can help them.
When fully operational, the site will offer approximately 500 doses daily from 7am to 5pm Monday through Friday. The clinic is located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos and requires arrangements that can only be made by calling 2-1-1 San Diego. This clinic in San Marcos is open Monday through Friday from 7am to 5pm, including public holidays.
The clinic is a public-private partnership between the Gary and Mary West Foundation, West PACE, the Gary and Mary West Senior Dental Center, West Health, the County of San Diego, the City of San Marcos and 211 San Diego.
All vaccination superstations and delivery points, or PODs, are currently vaccinating people in Stage 1A – usually health workers – and people 65 and older in Stage 1B. All require agreements that can be made on vaccinationsuperstationsd.com
How to request a second dose appointment
If you were unable to schedule the second dose appointment when you scheduled or received your first, you should receive an email on how to schedule your second dose within five days of the due date.
If you don’t receive the email five days before your due date, you can fill out a form 2-1-1 San Diego so they can schedule your second appointment.
Before doing that, make sure you have checked all your email folders, including your junk / spam folder, before submitting a request through the form.
Also, county-funded health workers, known as promoters, will 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 in the region. Of these, nearly 551,000 have been administered, including more than 95,000 fully vaccinated San Diegans and 15.5 percent of the population over the age of 16 who has received at least one dose. More information about 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 restrictive levels, but requires a less restrictive layer.
- 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:
- 17 community outbreaks were confirmed on February 10: 10 in corporate settings, two in faith-based settings, one in a hotel / resort / spa, one in a restaurant setting, one in a government setting, one in a retail setting, and one in a healthcare setting.
- In the past seven days (Feb. 4 to Feb. 10), 76 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:
- 21,356 tests were reported to the county on Feb. 10, and the rate of new positive cases was 5%.
- The moving average percentage of positive cases over 14 days is 6.4%. Target is less than 8.0%.
- The 7-day, daily average of tests is 18,738.
- 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:
- 1,113 cases were reported to the County on Feb. 10. The total of the region is now 249,974.
- Hospitalization was required in 11,193 or 4.5% of all cases.
- 1,532 or 0.6% of all cases and 13.7% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- 51 COVID-19 deaths were reported on Feb. 10. The total of the region is 2,955.
- 33 men and 18 women died between December 14 and February 10.
- Of the 51 new deaths reported today, 19 people who had died were 80 years of age or older, 14 people were in their 70s, nine people were in their 60s, five people were in their 50s, two people were in their 40s and two people were in their twenties.
- 47 had underlying medical conditions, two did not and two 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.