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S.D. County Reports 304 COVID-19 Cases and Eight Deaths
5 p.m., Friday, Aug.t 21, 2020
As San Diego County awaits guidance on the effects of its removal from the state's coronavirus watchlist, public health officials reported 304 new COVID-19 cases and eight additional deaths Friday, raising the region's totals to 35,912 cases and 652 deaths.
Two women and six men died. Their ages ranged from early 50s to late 80s. At least seven had underlying medical conditions while it is unknown if the eighth did as well.
The county was officially removed from the state's monitoring list Tuesday, setting in motion a 14-day countdown that could see K-12 students back in the classroom as soon as Sept. 1, depending on the decisions of individual school districts.
However, 27 schools — mostly private, religious schools — have been approved in the last three days for in-person learning by the county.
The schools include Calvary Christian Academy, Francis Parker School, Chabad Hebrew Academy, San Diego French American School, La Jolla Country Day School and others. They were among nearly 50 schools that had applied for a waiver to the county's public health guidelines regarding in-person teaching.
Of the 6,567 tests reported Friday, 5% returned positive, bringing the 14-day rolling average to 3.9%, well below the state's 8% guideline. The seven-day rolling average of tests is 7,641 daily. — City News Service
SD County Reports 232 New COVID-19 Cases; Six Deaths
– 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020
As San Diego County continues to await guidance on the effects of its removal from the state's coronavirus watchlist, public health officials reported 232 new COVID-19 cases and six additional deaths, raising the region's totals to 35,608 cases and 644 deaths.
Of the 9,865 tests reported Wednesday, 2% returned positive, lowering the 14-day rolling average to 4%, well below the state's 8% guideline. The seven-day rolling average of tests is 8,061 daily.
Of the total positive cases in the county, 2,930 — or 8.2% — have required hospitalization since the pandemic began, and 726 — or 2% — were admitted to an intensive care unit. The current number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital dropped to 274 Thursday, with 103 of those in the ICU.
County health officials reported three new community outbreaks Wednesday, bringing the number of outbreaks in the past week to 16.
The county continues to keep confidential the names and locations of businesses with outbreaks. — City News Service
San Diego Off State Watch List, Another Countdown Begins
– 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020
As San Diego County continues to await guidance on the effects of its removal from the state's coronavirus watchlist, public health officials reported 212 new COVID-19 cases and five additional deaths Wednesday, raising the region's totals to 35,376 cases and 638 deaths.
The county was officially removed from the state's monitoring list Tuesday, setting in motion a 14-day countdown that could see K-12 students back in the classroom as soon as Sept. 1, depending on the decisions of individual school districts. However, any guidance on what that means for businesses was still unclear.
County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said he and other county officials were expecting to hear about the framework for reopening indoor businesses from the state by Monday.
"That doesn't mean we'll be able to open everything all at once," he said. "We must be mindful. We don't want to undo the progress we've made so far."
The county continues to make progress, with a case rate of 84.4 positive COVID-19 tests per 100,000 people on Wednesday, below the state's 100 per 100,000 guideline. — City News Service
San Diego County Removed From State COVID-19 Monitoring List
– 12:15 p.m., Tuesday, Aug.t 18, 2020
San Diego County was removed from the state's COVID-19 County Monitoring List on Tuesday, according to the state's website.
Santa Cruz was the first county removed from the state’s watchlist but five more counties were added to the list, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. Even though local officials said San Diego met the criteria last week, the county wasn’t removed from the list.
The governor, however, said San Diego wasn’t far behind.
"San Diego we anticipate to come off tomorrow based upon our analysis of the numbers and we look forward to making that announcement,” Newsom said in a live streamed update.
At Monday’s briefing, San Diego County public health officer Dr. Wilma Wooten said the state confirmed the first day the county was below the state’s case rate threshold to be off the list was Saturday. Meaning the county would be off the state’s list by Tuesday.
Local officials initially reported the state-calculated rate of new coronavirus cases remained below the threshold for the required three days as of Friday. A review by California officials found more backlogged cases from an earlier statewide reporting error that altered the rate and delayed San Diego’s removal.
– KPBS Staff
San Diego Mayor Signs Executive Order Allowing Worship, Workouts In City Parks
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced Tuesday that gyms and places of worship would be able to use San Diego's parks to conduct operations outside beginning Monday morning.
City Councilman Chris Cate proposed the idea in mid-July, and the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a similar ordinance for county parks on Aug. 5.
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Faulconer said a lack of guidance from the state prompted the action.
"There is no direction currently from the state of California about what a county can and cannot do once it sheds the watchlist designation," he said. On Friday, myself and Supervisor [Greg] Cox sent a letter to the governor asking for direction.
San Diego County was placed on that state watchlist by Gov. Gavin Newsom's office for testing higher than 100 positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the county. The county has been below that number for six days now and was removed from the watch list Tuesday. What that means is unclear.
Per Faulconer's executive order, San Diego's more than 300 parks, 26 miles of shoreline and 57 recreation centers could be used for gyms, fitness classes and worship services starting Monday. Social distancing and face coverings are still encouraged, but Cate said this could help struggling businesses. — City News Service
County Reports 282 New Coronavirus Cases
– 3 p.m., Monday, Aug. 17, 2020
San Diego County on Monday reported 282 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, raising the region's total to 34,960 cases.
A state official confirmed the first day the county was below the state's case rate threshold was Saturday, county public health officer Dr. Wilma Wooten said. The county had reported an earlier date.
If that holds, the county should be off the state's monitoring list Tuesday and K-12 schools could potentially open after Aug. 31. — Tarryn Mento, KPBS health reporter
Governor Says San Diego County Could Exit State Monitoring List By Tomorrow
— 1:01 p.m., Aug. 17, 2020
After five straight days of San Diego County public health officials reporting a case rate of fewer than 100 positive COVID-19 tests per 100,000 people, Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday said it was "very likely" the county would come off the state's monitoring list tomorrow.
Of the state's 58 counties, 42 remain on that list, with Santa Cruz County falling off Friday.
"This is a dynamic list. People come on, people come off, the numbers shift every single week," Newsom said Monday. "I anticipate this week the numbers to shift again and it looks like, all things being equal and the latest reporting period — 24-hour reporting period, which we will have later this evening — it's very likely San Diego will join the list of those counties removed. So, likely tomorrow."
Previously, county and state officials had said if the rate stays below 100 per 100,000 people (it was 91.9 Sunday) for three consecutive days, the county would officially be removed from that list. After an additional 14 consecutive days below that number, K-12 schools could potentially reopen for in-person teaching, depending on individual school district metrics. — City News Service
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