Flu and COVID-19 Cases Up In San Diego County

SAN DIEGO, CA — Cases of both COVID-19 and the flu are on the rise in San Diego, the county said in a news release.

COVID-19 cases will surpass 10,000 for the month of November, compared to the 7,482 cases recorded in October, according to the county. Flu cases reached 2,694 last week, up from 2,375 the previous week.

So far this season, San Diego County has recorded 12,946 cases of the flu. At this time last year, the county had only documented 424 cases.

The data has not yet been released for the week following Thanksgiving, which could have seen a holiday gathering-related surge of COVID-19 and the flu.

“The time to act is now,” said Cameron Kaiser, M.D., M.P.H., County deputy public health officer. “Get your flu and COVID vaccines as soon as you can and keep yourself and your loved ones safe this holiday season. And remember that masks help reduce spreading both the flu and COVID-19.”