Coronavirus: 230 Cases, 1 Death In San Diego County

SAN DIEGO, CA — The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in San Diego County has reached 230, with the countywide death count remaining at one, the county announced Monday.

The county subtracted from its data 11 patients under federal quarantine at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Those patients will be sent home Monday, according to Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county public health officer.

That means 36 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed since Sunday.

A total of 213 county residents have tested positive for the virus as well as 17 non-county residents, according to officials. Most of the cases involve people between 20 to 59 years old. Three cases involve individuals 10 to 19 years old.

Thirty-seven people have been hospitalized, with 18 in intensive care.

Officials on Sunday confirmed the first coronavirus-related death in San Diego County.

The San Diego man was in his early 70s, Wooten said. He was being treated in Santa Clara in California's Bay Area. He had recently returned from traveling to Hawaii.

Cases have been confirmed in the cities of Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, La Mesa, National City, Oceanside, Poway, San Diego, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach and Vista, as well as the unincorporated areas of Bonita, Fallbrook, Lakeside, Ramona, Rancho Santa Fe and Spring Valley.

San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore urged residents on Monday to adhere to state and local stay-at-home and social-distancing mandates in an effort to slow the spread of the virus.

"It is imperative we all comply with these orders," Gore said in a statement. "They were not created to follow when convenient. Not following these orders puts everyone's lives at risk."

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide directive that Californians stay at home except to obtain essential goods and services. The order is in place until further notice.

New local public health orders also went into effect last week in the county, including a ban on gatherings of 10 or more people, the closure of gyms and fitness centers, and a restriction on childcare to groups of 10 children and a single supervisor.

Violations of the rules constitute misdemeanors potentially punishable by fines up to $1,000, six months in jail or both.

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