San diegans who qualify and want to be vaccinated against the new coronavirus will have one more place to do so after the county opens a super vaccination post on February 2 in La Mesa and a smaller clinic in San Ysidro.
The La Mesa unit, operated by Sharp HealthCare, will open at the Grossmont Center mall, 5500 Grossmont Center Dr., Suite 212. Booking is required.
The new walking clinic will be vaccinating people from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday. Up to 1,000 doses will be administered daily, but the capacity of the site can be expanded to provide up to 5,000 vaccinations every day. This location will replace and expand the location that Sharp HealthCare was operating on Wakarusa Street. The appointments made for the transfer of the place to the super station in the mall.
This is the fourth super vaccination station to be opened in the region. Three others are located in Petco Park, in downtown San Diego, on former Sears in Chula Vista and California State University San Marcos. Many other smaller county clinics are also vaccinating people across the region.
A minor vaccination clinic administered by the county at Southwestern College Higher Education Center in San Ysidro, 460 W. San Ysidro Blvd. The site will operate from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm from Tuesday to Saturday and will be able to provide up to 500 daily doses. Appointments are also required on this site.
“We are prepared to take injections in the arms of as many San Diegans as possible when more doses reach the region,” said Wilma J. Wooten, a doctor. MPH, county public health officer. “Being vaccinated is the best defense we have against COVID-19.”
County only vaccinating people aged 65 and over
Although the state has expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccination to all people in Phase 1B, county clinics, for the time being, are only vaccinating people in Phase 1A and people 65 and over in Phase 1B, due to the number limited number of doses available in the region.
Doctors, pharmacies, community clinics and other health professionals are working to provide vaccines for san diegans in priority groups.
“We understand that some people want to be vaccinated immediately, but unfortunately, we don’t have enough vaccine to give a dose to all san diegans who want it,” said Wooten.
All county vaccination posts and other clinics require consultation and can be done at vaccinationsuperstationsd.com.
State metrics:
- The rate of adjusted and calculated cases by the state of San Diego is currently 49.6 cases per 100,000 residents and the region is in Purple Layer or Layer 1.
- The percentage of positivity for the test is 12.6%, placing the county at Level 1 or Purple Level.
- The county health equity metric, which analyzes test positivity for areas with the lowest healthy conditions, is 16.7% and is at Purple or Level 1. This metric does not move counties to more restrictive levels , but it is necessary to move to a less restrictive layer.
- The California Department of Public Health evaluates counties weekly. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, February 2.
Community configuration outbreaks:
- Eleven community outbreaks were confirmed on January 31: six in commercial settings, three in daycare centers / preschools / daycare centers, one in a government setting and one in a religious setting.
- 10 new outbreaks in the community were confirmed on January 30: four in commercial settings, two in healthcare settings, one in a TK-12º primary school environment, one in a distribution depot environment, one in a daycare / preschool / childcare environment and one in a construction environment.
- Five new community outbreaks were confirmed on January 29: two in commercial environments, two in food / beverage processing environments and one in a retail environment.
- In the past seven days (January 25 to January 31), 57 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 households in the past 14 days.
Test:
- 11,027 tests were reported to the county on January 31, and the percentage of new positive cases was 10%.
- The 14-day moving average percentage of positive cases is 8.5%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The daily 7-day test average is 19,502.
- 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 must also take the test.
Cases:
- 1,082 cases were reported to the county on January 31. The total for the region now stands at 239,124.
- 10,217 or 4.3% of all cases required hospitalization.
- 1,460 or 0.6% of all cases and 14.3% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to the intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- No further deaths from COVID-19 were reported on January 31. The total for the region is 2,619.
- 16 deaths from COVID-19 were reported on January 30. Twelve men and four women died between 18 and 28 January.
- Of the 16 deaths reported that day, seven people who died were 80 years old or more, two people were in their 70s, four people in their 60s, two people in their 50s and one person in their 40s.
- 11 had underlying medical conditions, one did not and four had an outstanding medical history.
- 32 deaths from COVID-19 were reported on January 29. Seventeen women and 15 men died between January 5 and 29.
- Of the 32 new deaths reported that day, 15 people who died were 80 years old or more, eight people were in their 70s, five people in their 60s and four people in their 40s.
- 31 had underlying medical conditions and one did not.
More information:
The more detailed data summaries found on the county’s coronavirus-sd.com website are updated around 5pm daily.