More than one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the region, the County Health and Human Services Agency said today.
Of those vaccinated to date, more than 319,000, or nearly 12 percent of San Diegans 16 and older, are fully immunized. A total of 619,924 people, or 23.1 percent, received at least one dose of the two-dose regimen.
“We are making great progress in vaccinating San Diegans, but it is too early to let our guard down,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, county public health officer. “Herd immunity does not occur until at least 70 percent of the population aged 16 and over is fully vaccinated and we still have a long way to go before we can return to many of the things we have lost.
Vaccination efforts in the region are hampered by a shortage of vaccine supplies, forcing several vaccination sites across the region to pause.
The following locations will be discontinued until Monday: the Lemon Grove Community Center, the Central Region Immunization Clinic in Logan Heights, the Copley-Price YMCA in City Heights, the Martin Luther King Community Center in National City, the Border View YMCA in Otay Mesa and the Linda Rhoades Recreation Center in Vista. The North Coastal Live Well Center in Oceanside is closed, but will open on Monday for a second dose. Additional information on the temporary closure of vaccination posts can be accessed here.
Vaccination progress:
- Of the 1.1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine distributed in the region, more than 1,026,000 have been registered as administered. Of those vaccinated to date, more than 319,000, or nearly 12 percent of San Diegans 16 and older, are fully immunized.
- Overall, more than 619,000 county residents received at least one injection of the two-dose vaccine. That is 23.1 percent of those eligible.
- The difference between the doses administered and those used in a vaccination represents approximately what is expected to be administered in the next seven days and the doses yet to be entered into the registration system.
- More information on vaccine distribution can be found on the county’s vaccination panel. For details on currently eligible groups and vaccination opportunities, visit vaccinationsuperstationsd.com.
State metrics:
- The rate of cases adjusted and calculated by the state of San Diego County is currently 10.8 cases per 100,000 residents (as of March 2) and the region is at Purple Level or Level 1.
- The percentage of positivity of the test is 4.2%, placing the County at Level 3 or at Orange Level. Although the test positivity rate for the county qualifies you for Level 3, the state uses the most restrictive metric – in this case, the adjusted case rate – and assigns counties to that level. Therefore, the Shire remains at Purple Level or Level 1.
- The county’s health equity metric, which analyzes the test’s positivity for areas with the lowest health conditions, is 6% and is at the red or level 2. This metric does not move counties to more restrictive levels, but it is necessary to advance to a less restrictive layer.
- The California Department of Public Health evaluates counties weekly. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, March. 9
Community configuration outbreaks:
- Four new community outbreaks were confirmed on March 4: two in daycare centers / preschools / daycare centers, one in a commercial setting and one in a preschool setting.
- In the last seven days (February 26 to March 4), 29 community outbreaks were confirmed.
- The number of outbreaks in the community remains above the trigger of seven or more in seven days.
- An outbreak in a community setting is defined as three or more cases of COVID-19 in an environment and in people from different households in the last 14 days.
Test:
- 13,752 tests were notified to the municipality on March 4, and the percentage of new positive cases was 4%.
- The 14-day moving average percentage of positive cases is 3.4%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The daily average of 7-day tests is 12,628.
ICU cases, hospitalizations and admissions:
- 499 cases were reported to the county on March 4. The total for the region now stands at 262,360.
- 13,224 or 5% of all cases required hospitalization.
- 1,606 or 0.6% of all cases and 12.1% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- 12 new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on March 4. The total for the region is 3,371.
- Five women and seven men died between 29 January and 4 March.
- Of the 12 deaths recorded on March 4, five people who died were 80 years old or more, one was in her 70s, four were in their 60s, one was 50 and one was 40 years old.
- 10 had underlying medical conditions, one did not have any medical conditions and one had an outstanding medical history.
More information:
The most detailed data summaries found in the County coronavirus-sd.com website are updated around 5 pm daily.