San Diego County reached a dismal milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting a total of 2,005 San Diegans lost to the virus. This includes 53 additional deaths reported to the County Health and Human Services Agency today.
The deaths reported today include a 19-year-old man, the youngest in San Diegan to die of complications from COVID-19.
“Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of this teenager and to the families and friends of more than 2,000 San Diegans who died of COVID-19 during the course of this pandemic,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, an officer in county public health. “We understand that the pandemic is affecting the community, but today’s report is a reminder that we must do everything we can to protect ourselves and slow the spread of COVID-19.
Wooten continues to urge san dieganos to do the following:
- Wash the hands
- Beware of distance near others
- Wear a mask
- When sick, stay home and get tested
For more information on COVID-19, vaccine testing and distribution sites, visit www.coronavirus-sd.com.
ICU capacity and order of stay at home:
- The current availability of beds in intensive care units (ICUs) for the Southern California region is 0.0% and will be updated daily by the state.
- O Regional home stay order is in place and prohibits meetings of any size with people from other families and adds restrictions for various sectors.
- The order will last until the availability of ICUs in the region reaches or exceeds 15%.
Community configuration outbreaks:
- Eight new outbreaks in the community were confirmed on January 13: five in commercial settings, one in a community organization, one in a day care center / preschool / day care center and one in a government setting.
- In the past seven days (January 7 to January 13), 48 community outbreaks have been 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 families in the past 14 days.
Test:
- 42,878 tests were notified to the county on January 13, and the percentage of new positive cases was 6%.
- The 14-day moving average percentage of positive cases is 13.6%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The daily 7-day test average is 27,146.
- People at higher risk for COVID-19 with or without symptoms should be tested. People with any symptoms should get tested. Healthcare professionals and essentials should also be tested, as well as people who have had close contact with a positive case or live in communities that are being highly affected. Those who have recently returned from a trip or who have participated in festive events should also take the test.
Cases:
- 2,595 cases were reported to the county on January 13. The total for the region is now 204,175.
- 6,809 or 3.3% of all cases required hospitalization.
- 1,280 or 0.6% of all cases and 18.8% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to the intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- 53 new deaths from COVID-19 were reported to the county on January 13. The region’s total now stands at 2,005.
- 23 women and 30 men died between 28 November and 13 January.
- Of the 53 new deaths reported on January 13, 27 people who died were aged 80 or over, 13 people were in their 70s, eight people in their 60s, three people in their 50s, one person in their 20 years and one person was a teenager.
- 51 had underlying medical conditions, one did not and one had pending medical history.
More information:
The most detailed data summaries found in the County coronavirus-sd.com website are updated around 5pm daily.