County Health Officials Report 172 New COVID Cases And No Deaths

San Diego CA

04 May, 2021

10:34 PM

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By Elizabeth Ireland, Times of San Diego May 3, 2021 San Diego County health officials reported 172 new COVID-19 cases Monday, increasing the cumulative total to 276,692. No new deaths were reported Monday, and the region's total remains 3,712. A total of 3,038,735 COVID-19 vaccine doses have now arrived in the county, with 2,830,008 of those administered. The county received 292,950 vaccines last week, 18,000 fewer than the week prior. A total of 1,503,705 people have received one dose of Pfizer or Moderna, which is 74.6% of the county's goal to vaccinate 75% of San Diego County residents 16 and older, or 2,017,011 people. A total of 1,086,420 — or 53.9% of the county's goal — of the 16 or older age cohort are fully inoculated with either two doses of Pfizer or Moderna or the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Hospitalizations remained steady, with 138 people in local hospital beds with COVID-19. Of those, 40 are in intensive care units, an increase of one from Sunday's report. There are 55 staffed, available ICU beds in the county. Of 6,672 tests reported Monday, 3% returned positive. The 14-day rolling average percentage of positive cases is 1.5%. No new community outbreaks were reported Monday. In the past seven days, 18 community outbreaks were confirmed. The community outbreaks trigger is seven or more in seven days. — City News Service contributed to this article Times of San Diego is an independent online news site covering the San Diego metropolitan area. Our journalists report on politics, crime, business, sports, education, arts, the military and everyday life in San Diego. No subscription is required, and you can sign up for a free daily newsletter with a summary of the latest news.