More than 30,000 San Diego residents have been hospitalized locally with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, the County Health and Human Services Agency reported Wednesday. The first resident of the county was hospitalized in the area on February 25, 2020.
The county reported this milestone in addition to 405 new cases of COVID-19.
While hospital admissions have slowed since the Omicron variant peaked earlier this year, new COVID-19 infections hit a two-week high today. Though the number is still well below daily case counts of over 10,000 as of January this year, county health officials are urging vulnerable populations to exercise increased caution in public.
“The unfortunate hospitalization milestone and the surge in cases in the region and across the country are a reminder that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, the county’s public health officer. “San Diegans, especially those at higher risk of serious consequences from infection, should continue to use non-pharmaceutical measures such as masking and distancing from sick people. Everyone should get vaccinated and kept up to date when eligible to protect themselves and those around them.”
Vaccination progress:
- Received At Least One Vaccine: Nearly 2.97 million, or 94.3%, of San Diegoers ages 5 and older are at least partially vaccinated.
- Fully vaccinated: Almost 2.61 million or 82.8%.
- Booster shots administered: 1,237,325 or 55.9% of 2,213,453 eligible San Diego residents.
- For more vaccination information, go to coronavirus-sd.com/vaccine.
Deaths:
- Four new deaths have been reported since the last notification on April 13, 2022. The total in the region is 5,233.
- Two women and two men died between April 12, 2022 and April 14, 2022.
- Three were in their 80s or older and one was in their 50s.
- Two of the deceased were fully vaccinated and two were not fully vaccinated.
- All had previous illnesses.
Cases, number of cases, hospitalizations and tests:
- 405 COVID-19 cases were reported to the county as of April 19, 2022. The region total is now 755,863.
- 2,057 cases were reported in the past week (April 13 to April 19), compared to 1,964 infections identified in the previous week (April 6 to April 12).
- San Diego County’s case rate per 100,000 residents age 12 and older is 6.9 for fully vaccinated and boosted individuals, 3.7 for fully vaccinated individuals, and 12.7 for non-fully vaccinated San Diegans.
- As of April 17, 2022, 5,278 tests were reported to the district and the percentage of new positive cases was 3.3% (data up to April 17, 2022).
- The 14-day rolling percentage of positive cases among tests reported through April 17, 2022 is 2.5%.
More information:
Data updates for the The county’s website coronavirus-sd.com appear around 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.