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Gov. Newsom Gives Update On COVID-19 Following Resignation Of California's Top Health Director

12:36 p.m., Monday, Aug. 10, 2020

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San Diego County Reports 417 New COVID-19 Cases, One Death

4:23 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020

San Diego County health officials have reported 417 new COVID-19 infections and one additional death, raising the county's totals to 32,747 cases and 594 fatalities since the onset of the pandemic.

Four new community outbreaks were confirmed Saturday, all at businesses, according to the county Health and Human Services Agency. In the past seven days, 24 community outbreaks were confirmed.

The number of community outbreaks remains above the trigger of seven or more in seven days.

A community setting outbreak is defined as three or more COVID-19 cases in a setting and in people of different households in the past 14 days.

The one new COVID-19 death, reported on Saturday, was a man in his 60s who had underlying medical conditions. He died on July 26.

Of the total positive cases in the county, 2,745 or 8.4% required hospitalization, and 687 or 2.1% were admitted to an intensive care unit.

The county reported 6,236 tests Saturday, 7% of which returned positive. The 14-day rolling average percentage of positive cases is 5.3%. The state's target is fewer than 8.0% testing positive. The 7-day daily average of tests is 8,000. City News Service

San Diego County Reports 551 new COVID-19 Cases, Seven Deaths

5:31 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020

San Diego County health officials today reported 551 new COVID-19 infections and seven additional fatalities, raising the county's totals to 32,330 cases and 593 deaths since the onset of the pandemic.

The new deaths four men and three women occurred between July 29 and Thursday, and ranged in age from 49 to 90. All had underlying medical conditions, according to the health department.

The county reported 9,472 tests Friday, 6% of which returned positive. The 14-day running average of daily positive results is 5.1%. The state's target is fewer than 8% testing positive.

Of the total positive cases in the county, 2,730 or 8.4% required hospitalization and 682 or 2.1% were admitted to an intensive care unit. City News Service

San Diego County Reports 652 new COVID-19 Cases, Three Deaths

5:26 p.m., Friday, Aug. 7, 2020

San Diego County health officials reported 652 new COVID-19 infections and three additional fatalities Friday, raising the county's totals to 31,779 cases and 586 deaths since the onset of the pandemic.

The new deaths a woman and two men occurred between July 29 and Wednesday, and they ranged in age from 60 to 77. All had underlying medical conditions, according to the health department.

The county reported 11,501 tests Friday, 6% of which returned positive. The 14-day running average of daily positive results is 4.9%. The state's target is fewer than 8% testing positive.

Of the total positive cases in the county, 2,712 or 8.5% required hospitalization and 681 or 2.1% were admitted to an intensive care unit. City News Service

City Attorney Files Civil Action To Shut Down Bankers Hill Rental Property

3:08 p.m., Friday, Aug. 7, 2020

The San Diego City Attorney's Office took legal action Friday to shut down a short-term vacation rental property in Bankers Hill it alleges was the site of several "raucous parties" amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The property located at 2970 Second Ave., dubbed "The Ashley" in an Airbnb listing, was also illegally renovated, the City Attorney's Office said, leading to a civil enforcement action citing more than 20 violations of state and local laws. Civil penalties and a permanent injunction against property owner David Contreras Curiel and property manager Alexander Mendez are being sought.

The City Attorney's Office said more than a dozen complaints were lodged by neighbors due to parties held at the rental, some of which occurred while COVID-19 restrictions on large gatherings were in effect. City News Service

County Positive Test Rate Continues Downward Trend But Still Higher Than State Allows

5:20 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020

San Diego County health officials Thursday reported 263 new COVID-19 infections and five additional fatalities, raising the county's totals to 31,127 cases and 583 deaths.

The three men and two women died between July 23 and Aug. 4 and ranged in age from 57 to 87. All had underlying medical conditions, according to the health department.

The county reported 11,106 tests Thursday, 2% of which returned positive. The 14-day running average is 4.9%. The state's target is fewer than 8% testing positive.

Of the total positive cases in the county, 2,681 or 8.6% required hospitalization and 674 or 2.2% were admitted to an intensive care unit. Officials estimate more than 24,000 people have recovered from the virus.

The rate of the population testing positive has dropped to 105.7 per 100,000. The state's goal is to be below 100 per 100,000. One week ago, the rate was 134.4 per 100,000 in the county.

The number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 also continues to trend downward, with 392 in regional hospitals as of Thursday, including 125 in intensive care units.

The percentage of people testing positive for the illness who have been contacted by a county contact tracer in the first 48 hours has increased from 7% on July 18 to 73%. The county's target for this metric is more than 90%, but 70% is good enough to get it out of the "failed" trigger category.

A half-dozen additional community outbreaks were reported Wednesday, bringing the number of community outbreaks in the county in the past week to 31. The latest outbreaks were reported in a preschool, a restaurant, two healthcare settings and two businesses. City News Service

SDSU Fall Sports Will Start After Sept. 26, Pending Pandemic Updates

1:56 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020

San Diego State University will not begin any of its fall sports earlier than Sept. 26 due to the ongoing pandemic, the university's athletics department announced Thursday.

This follows guidance from the Mountain West Conference Board of Directors, which decided Wednesday to adjust conference team schedules to allow additional monitoring of ongoing COVID-19 developments and adjustments to keep student-athletes safe.

The SDSU Aztecs football team will shrink its schedule to 10 games and most other fall sports will only play conference opponents. City News Service

San Diego County Reports 348 New COVID-19 Cases

4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020

San Diego County health officials reported 348 new COVID-19 cases and 10 additional deaths Wednesday, raising the county's totals to 30,864 cases and 578 deaths.

County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said Wednesday that California had reported issues with private labs and reporting, meaning some additional cases might be retroactively added to both local and statewide case totals in coming weeks.

Of the total positive cases, 2,655 or 8.6% required hospitalization and 666 or 2.2% were admitted to an intensive care unit. Officials estimate more than 24,000 people have recovered from the virus.

The rate of the population testing positive has dropped to 105.7 per 100,000 people. The state's goal is to be below 100 per 100,000. One week ago the rate was 134.4 per 100,000 a trend which could potentially get San Diego County off the state's watch list.

The county reported 6,981 tests Wednesday, 5% of which returned positive. The 14-day running average is 5.3% and the county has recorded 631,968 total tests since March.

Additionally, the number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 continues to trend downward, with 392 in regional hospitals including 125 in intensive care units.

The percentage of people testing positive for the illness who have been contacted by a county contact tracer in the first 48 hours has increased from a dismal 7% on July 18 to 73%. The county's target for this metric is more than 90%, but 70% is good enough to get it out of the "failed" trigger category.

Five additional community outbreaks were reported Wednesday, bringing the number of community outbreaks in the county in the past week to 30. The outbreaks were reported in a preschool, a restaurant/bar setting, a faith-based organization and two in businesses.

There have been 164 community outbreaks reported since stay-at-home orders in March, with 1,220 cases and 11 deaths linked. In skilled nursing facilities, 145 deaths have been linked to 59 outbreaks. City News Service

San Diego County Reports 290 COVID-19 Cases, Three Deaths

5:50 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020

San Diego County health officials Tuesday reported 290 new COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths, among the lowest numbers in the past month.

The county's total caseload stands at 30,516 and the number of fatalities at 568. Officials estimate that more than 23,900 people have recovered from the virus.

One caveat to those relatively low numbers is the number of tests the county recorded Tuesday is the fewest in more than a month, with just 4,168 reported. Of those, 7% returned positive above the county's rolling 14-day average of 5.4%.

County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher on Monday described July as a "roller coaster" but said the end of the month showed promising trends, which he hopes will carry on into August and beyond.

The rate of the population testing positive has dropped to 114.9 per 100,000 people. The state's goal is to be below 100 per 100,000.

Additionally, the number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 continues to drop, with 381 in regional hospitals including 120 in intensive care units the fewest in more than a month.

The percentage of people testing positive for the illness who are contacted by a county contact tracer in the first 48 hours has increased from a dismal 9% in late July to more than 60% now. The county's target for this metric is more than 70%.

The only metric the county appears to be getting worse on is the spread of community outbreaks. An additional outbreak was reported Tuesday, bringing the number of community outbreaks in the county in the past week to 32. City News Service

First San Diego County Business Owner Faces Charges For Violating Coronavirus Health Order

3:05 p.m., Monday, August 3, 2020

The San Diego County District Attorney's Office charged a business owner for violating the county's public health order that was put in place at the start of the coronavirus pandemic to help mitigate the spread of the virus.

This is the first time a business owner in San Diego County has been charged for violating the county's public health order.

San Diego County District Attorney charges against owner of Ramona Fitness owner for failing to comply with the county public health order related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Peter San Nicolas, the owner of Ramona Fitness Center, was charged with five separate counts of refusing to comply with the California Emergency Services Act in a complaint filed Friday.

San Diego County Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten said during a Monday news briefing that law enforcement became involved following multiple attempts by the county to get San Nicolas to comply with the public health order.

The San Diego District Attorney's Office issued the following statement:

"We understand and sympathize with the significant hardship placed on businesses who are required to remain closed. But public health orders are in place to safeguard the health of everyone in our community amid this deadly pandemic. Along with our law enforcement partners, we work with businesses to give them opportunities to achieve voluntary compliance. But when the public health order is ignored and the law is broken, the public's health is at risk and we will file charges."

San Nicolas could face up to six months in jail or a $5,000 fine if found guilty. KPBS News Staff

County Reports No New COVID-19 Deaths, 343 More Virus Cases

3:35 p.m., Monday, Aug. 3, 2020

San Diego County public health officials reported the number of total COVID-19 cases in the region has crossed 30,000, even as other numbers appear to be improving.

A total of 343 new cases Monday raises the county total to 30,226. No new deaths were reported Monday, keeping that number at 565.

Of 6,536 tests the county recorded Monday, just over 5% of them returned positive, bringing the 14-day rolling average of positive tests down to 5.3%. The state's target is fewer than 8% of tests returning positive.

County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher described July as a "roller coaster," but the end of the month showed promising trends which he hopes will carry on into August and beyond.

The rate of the population testing positive has dropped to 118.2 per 100,000 people. The state's goal is to be below 100 per 100,000. A week ago that number was above 140 per 100,000.

Additionally, the number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 continues to drop, with 390 in regional hospitals including 124 in intensive care units the fewest in several weeks.

The percentage of people testing positive for the illness who are contacted by a county contact tracer in the first 48 hours has increased from a dismal 9% in late July to more than 48% now. The county's target for this metric is more than 70%.

The only metric the county appears to be getting worse on is the spread of community outbreaks. An additional four outbreaks were reported Monday two in businesses, one in a higher education setting and one in a government setting raising the number of community outbreaks in the county in the past week to 39.

Of the 132 outbreaks reported since June 1, 48 of them have occurred in restaurant/bar settings, 27 in other businesses, nine in healthcare settings and eight in restaurants.

Of the total positive cases, 2,599 or 8.6% required hospitalization and 656 or 2.2% were admitted to an intensive care unit. City News Service

Newsom Continues To Focus COVID-19 Response On Central Valley

12:11 p.m., Monday, August 3, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom is continuing to focus California's response to the coronavirus on the state's Central Valley, where case numbers continue to grow. During an update today, Newsom said while some parts of the state are seeing a stabilization or even declines in COVID-19 numbers, the Central Valley is seeing an increase in positivity rates, hospitalizations and the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care.

"Disproportionately, this disease is impacting our diverse communities," Newsom said. "Disproportionately impacting the Latino community. Disproportionately impacting the community in the Central Valley."

Though California's COVID-19 positivity rate is 7 percent, several counties in the Central Valley which has a large Latino population are seeing much higher numbers, including Tulare at 13.9 percent, Merced at 14.9 percent and Kern at 24.4 percent.

"And that's why our targeted interventions disproportionately are focusing on essential workforce, on farmworkers, on critical workforce and hospitality, retail sector and the like, that is being impacted by this disease," Newsom said.

To address the issue, California is using the model it first deployed to help Imperial County following a massive COVID-19 outbreak there. While includes deploying state and federal personnel to help slow the transmission of the disease through investigations and contract tracing, provide support to hospitals and help manage outbreaks. Newsom has announced $52 million to support those efforts in the Central Valley. Katie Orr/KQED

306 New Cases, No New COVID-19 Deaths In San Diego County

4:30 p.m., Sunday, August 2, 2020

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