"COVID-19 is now the pandemic of the unvaccinated," said Dr. Wilma Wooten, county public health officer.
"We are facing a pandemic of the unvaccinated," said San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher.
One month ago, on June 23, only five community outbreaks were reported.
Open for only a week, the shoreline near the border was closed again Sunday because of sewage contamination.
Fecal samples collected from the snow leopard and tested at the zoo confirmed the presence of SARS-CoV-2.
The increase in cases is not a single-day phenomenon, but part of a larger trend in recent weeks.
The daily total rose above 100 on July 6 and has remained above that threshold since.
The rise in cases and hospitalizations is happening primarily in residents who are not vaccinated, according to the county.
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Here's how San Diego compared to 99 other cities in the 2021 American Fitness Index.
Statins are commonly used to reduce blood cholesterol levels by blocking liver enzymes responsible for making cholesterol.
"We expect further increases in ICU admissions since they lag behind the trend in cases and hospitalizations," Dr. Wilma Wooten said.
The device is implanted in an outpatient setting, requiring no more than an hour.
Officials recommend those overdue to complete the two-dose series of the vaccine regardless of how long ago they received their first shot.
Almost all COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths reported in the county in 2021 occurred among residents who are not fully vaccinated.
The tests will be distributed to families at an as-yet undesignated school in the Sweetwater Union High School District.
The Scripps training program is one of 31 medical residency programs in the U.S. selected in HRSA's grant funding opportunity.
The study will systematically examine community, organizational, family and individual predictors of childhood obesity.
Researchers at UC San Diego Health began a pair of clinical trials to study COVID-19 vaccinated transplant recipients.
The San Diego region's cumulative total is 3,780 deaths and 282,582 infections.
San Diego County will not change mask guidelines as a result of the delta variant of COVID-19.
"Human rabies is usually fatal without prompt post-exposure vaccine and treatment," said Wilma Wooten, county public health officer.
San Diego will phase out some of its county-run vaccination sites due to a significant drop in demand for COVID-19 vaccines, officials said.
A national public health group is honoring San Diego County for its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
According to UCSD, cardiomyopathy affects around 1 in 500 people in the U.S. and though treatment is available, there is no cure.
The one-day, pop-up clinics are open to the public, McDonald’s employees and their family members.
"This was the greatest public health crisis in more than 100 years, but we made it through."
The county set the 75 percent goal to attempt to reach community herd immunity.
The vast majority of California's COVID-19 restrictions were lifted Tuesday, but Gov. Gavin Newsom warned the virus is still active.
Gov. Newsom highlighted high vaccine numbers, the success of the "Vax for the Win" program, low COVID rates and CA's economic recovery.
Result of an extended water outage from a main pipeline. The city will inform affected customers when tests show the water is safe to drink.
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"You did it, San Diegans," Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county public health officer, said Tuesday.
Here is today's COVID-19 update from the County Health and Human Services Agency with data through June 6.
Metformin is a widely prescribed blood sugar-lowering drug.
San Diego County will move into the yellow tier just six days before the state scraps the tiered reopening blueprint on June 15.
The winners were picked from among 21.5 million eligible California residents who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The 97 patients represent only the second time this year the number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations has dropped below 100.
"The vaccine is free, it is safe and we know it is effective," San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said.