San Diego County COVID-19 Update – 02/16/2021

Here’s today’s COVID-19 update from the County Human Services and Health Agency with data as of February 15, 2021.

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 you need to move to a less restrictive layer.
The California Department of Public Health evaluates counties weekly. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, February 23.

No new outbreaks in the community were confirmed on February 15.
A community outbreak was confirmed on February 14 in a commercial setting.
Eight community outbreaks were confirmed on February 13: three in distribution depot environments, one in a commercial environment, one in an emergency services environment, one in a food / beverage processing environment, one in a government environment and one in a social club environment.
Seven community outbreaks were confirmed on February 12: five in commercial settings, one in a health setting and one in a TK-12 school.
In the last seven days (from 9 to 15 February), 49 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.

9,125 tests were reported to the county on February 15, and the percentage of new positive cases was 8%.
The 14-day moving average percentage of positive cases is 5.6%. The target is less than 8.0%.
The daily average of 7-day tests is 16,071.
People at higher risk for COVID-19 with or without symptoms should be tested. People with any symptoms should get tested. Health 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 impacted. Those who have recently returned from a trip must also take the test.

698 cases were reported to the county on February 15. The total for the region now stands at 253,641.
12,162 or 4.8% of all cases required hospitalization.
1,555 or 0.6% of all cases and 12.8% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to the intensive care unit.

Five new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on February 15. The region total is now 3,042.
Two women and three men died between December 20 and January 29.
Of the five deaths reported today, one person who died was 80 years old or more, two people were in their 70s and two people in their 60s.
They all had underlying medical conditions.
No further deaths from COVID-19 were reported on February 14.
Twenty-eight deaths from COVID-19 were reported on February 13. Twelve women and 16 men died between December 27 and February 12.
Of the 28 deaths reported that day, 15 people who died were 80 years old or more, eight people were in their 70s, four people in their 60s and one person was 50 years old.
Twenty-six had underlying medical conditions and two have an outstanding medical history.
Thirty COVID-19 deaths were reported on February 12. Thirteen women and 17 men died between August 14 and February 12.
Of the 30 new deaths reported that day, 16 people who died were 80 years old or more, three people were in their 70s, five people in their 60s, three people in their 50s, two people in their 40s and one person was in his 30s.
They all had underlying medical conditions.

The most detailed data summaries found in the County coronavirus-sd.com website are updated around 5pm daily.

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