Coronavirus Cases Up To 60 In San Diego County

SAN DIEGO, CA — New public health orders took effect Tuesday in San Diego County in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

The orders were announced Monday, after health officials reported that COVID-19 cases in the county spiked by 22 to a total of 55 positives cases in the region. An additional five cases were reported Tuesday, bringing the region's total to 60.

A total of 51 county residents have tested positive for the virus as well as five people under federal quarantine and four non-county residents, according to officials.

Of those cases, 21 are women and 39 are men. Ten of the patients have been hospitalized.

In an effort to combat the rapidly-spreading virus, the following orders went into effect at midnight:

• All public and private gatherings of 50 or more people are legally prohibited, and all nonessential gatherings of any size are strongly discouraged.
• All bars, adult entertainment businesses and any business which serves alcohol and not food are to close.
• All restaurants must prohibit dine-in service and restrict services to drive-through, take-out and delivery. Restaurants and employees are urged to follow social distancing guidelines during this time.
• Businesses that require a doctor's note for a leave of absence must suspend those policies until the public health crisis is over.
• All public schools must cancel all classes, gatherings and events.
• Nonessential personnel are prohibited from entering hospitals and long-term care facilities, and all essential personnel displaying symptoms of COVID-19 are prohibited.
• Hospitals with confirmed cases of COVID-19 must report such cases immediately to county health officials.
• All people traveling to San Diego County from China, Iran, South Korea, Italy or any other country at extreme contagion risk must self- quarantine in their homes for 14 days, regardless if they show symptoms or not.
• All people showing symptoms of COVID-19 must self isolate in their homes.

Officials also strongly recommended people 65 and older as well as people with chronic medical conditions and people with compromised immune systems to stay home. Hospitals were urged to delay elective procedures.

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Patch editor Kristina Houck and City News Service contributed to this report.