More than a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the region, the province’s health and human services agency reported today.
Of those vaccinated so far, more than 319,000, or nearly 12 percent of San Diegans 16 and older, have been fully vaccinated. A total of 619,924 people, or 23.1 percent, received at least one dose of the two-dose treatment.
“We are making great progress with the vaccination of San Diegans, but it is too soon to disappoint us,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, public health officer. “Herd immunity does not occur until at least 70 percent of the population 16 years and older is fully vaccinated and we have a way to go before we can return to many of the things we are missing.”
Vaccination efforts in the region are being delayed by the lack of vaccine supply, which is forcing several vaccination sites across the region to stand still.
The following sites will be closed until Monday: the Lemon Grove Community Center, the Central Regional Immunization Clinic in Logan Heights, the Copley-Price YMCA in City Heights, the Martin Luther King Community Center in National City, the Border View YMCA in Otay Mesa and the Linda Rhoades Recreation Center in Vista. The North Coastal Live Well Center in Oceanside has closed but will open for second doses on Monday. Additional information on the temporary closure of the vaccination sites can be obtained here.
Vaccination claim:
- Of the 1.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine delivered in the region, more than 1,026,000 were recorded as administered. Of those vaccinated so far, more than 319,000, or nearly 12 percent of San Diegans 16 and older, have been fully vaccinated.
- Overall, more than 619,000 provincial residents received at least one shot of two-dose vaccine. That’s 23.1 percent of those who qualify.
- The difference between the doses administered and those used in a vaccination is approximately what is expected to be administered in the next seven days, and the doses still to be recorded in the record system.
- More information on the distribution of vaccines can be found on the province’s vaccination panel. Visit for information on currently eligible groups and vaccination opportunities vaccinationsuperstasiesd.com.
State statistics:
- San Diego County’s calculated, adjusted case rate is currently 10.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (as of March 2) and the region is in Purple Tier or Tier 1.
- The test positivity percentage is 4.2%, which places the county in level 3 or the orange level. While the county’s test positivity rate qualifies it for level 3, the state uses the most restrictive measure – in this case the adjusted rate – and allocates provinces to that level. Therefore, the county remains in the Purple Tier or Tier 1.
- The county’s health equity measure, which looks at the positive testing of areas with the lowest health conditions, is 6% and is in the red level or level 2. This measure does not move provinces to more limited levels, but should move to ‘ a less restrictive level.
- The California Department of Public Health reviews provinces weekly. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, March. 9.
Community Institutions:
- Four new community outbreaks were confirmed on March 4: two in kindergartens / kindergartens / childcare, one in a business environment and one in a preschool environment.
- In the past seven days (February 26 to March 4), 29 community outbreaks have been confirmed.
- The number of community outbreaks remains within seven days above the trigger of seven or more.
- An outbreak in a community over the past 14 days is defined as three or more COVID-19 cases in an area and in people from different households.
Test:
- 13,752 tests were reported to the province on March 4, and the percentage of new positive cases was 4%.
- The 14-day moving average percentage of positive cases is 3.4%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The daily average of 7 days is 12,628.
Cases, hospitalizations and recordings of ICUs:
- 499 cases were reported to the county on March 4th. The total of the region is now 262,360.
- 13 224 or 5% of all cases required hospitalization.
- 1 606 or 0.6% of all cases and 12.1% of the hospital cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- 12 new deaths COVID-19 have been reported. March 4. The total of the region is 3 371.
- Between January 29 and March 4, five women and seven men died.
- Of the 12 deaths reported on March 4, five people who died were 80 years or older, one was in their 70s, four were in their 60s, one was in their 50s and one was in their 40s.
- Had 10 underlying medical conditions, one did not have medical conditions and one medical history was pending.
More information:
The more detailed summaries of the information are on the County’s coronavirus-sd.com website is updated daily around 5pm.