Due to national delays in vaccine shipments, all County COVID-19 vaccination dispensing points, or PODs, and the Northern County Super Station in San Marcos are currently offering consultations for the second dose only.
Appointments previously scheduled for the first doses at these locations are being rescheduled for the next week.
In addition, the Petco Park super vaccination station is interrupting all appointments for tomorrow and Saturday. The closure can be extended to Sunday and Monday, depending on when more doses of the vaccine arrive.
Those affected by the cancellation of appointments are being notified through their UCSD MyChart accounts and should also check their email.
Sharp’s super vaccination station locations in Chula Vista Center and Grossmont Center are still offering the first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
The county’s super vaccination post at Del Mar Fairgrounds remains open and is honoring previously scheduled appointments.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned that people can wait up to 42 days between doses and still achieve maximum immunity. Therefore, people who have received their first dose and are experiencing slight delays in the second dose’s appointments need not worry. More information about the COVID-19 vaccine is available at www.vaccinationsuperstationsd.com.
State metrics:
- The rate of cases adjusted and calculated by the state of San Diego County is currently 22.2 cases per 100,000 residents and the region is at Purple Level or Level 1.
- The test’s positive percentage is 6.4%, placing the County at Level 2 or Red Level. Although the test positivity rate for the county qualifies you for the red level, 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 health equity metric, which analyzes test positivity for areas with the lowest healthy conditions, is 9.7% and is at Purple or Level 1. This metric does not move counties to more restrictive levels , but it is necessary to proceed to a less restrictive layer.
- The California Department of Public Health evaluates counties weekly. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, February 23.
Community configuration outbreaks:
- Six new community outbreaks were confirmed on February 17: two in construction environments, one in a commercial environment, one in a college / university, one in a distribution warehouse and one in a grocery store.
- In the last seven days (11 to 17 February), 33 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:
- 19,845 tests were notified to the county on February 17, and the percentage of new positive cases was 4%.
- The 14-day moving average percentage of positive cases is 5.2%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The daily average of 7 days of testing is 15,043.
ICU cases, hospitalizations and admissions:
- 810 cases were reported to the county on February 17. The total for the region now stands at 254,990.
- 12,381 or 4.9% of all cases required hospitalization.
- 1,554 or 0.6% of all cases and 12.6% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to the intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- 36 new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on February 17. The region’s total is now 3,135.
- 11 women and 25 men died between 11 December and 17 February.
- Of the 36 deaths reported today, 16 people who died were 80 years old or more, seven people in their 70s, eight in their 60s and five in their 50s.
- 33 had underlying medical conditions and three had pending medical history.
More information:
The most detailed data summaries found in the County coronavirus-sd.com website are updated around 5 pm daily.