SD County Reports 219 New COVID-19 Cases, Three Deaths

San Diego CA

06 May, 2021

10:16 PM

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By Elizabeth Ireland, Times of San Diego May 6, 2021 San Diego public health officials reported 219 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday and three deaths from the pandemic disease. Wednesday's data increased the county's cumulative coronavirus totals to 277,097 cases and 3,716 deaths. Hospitalizations among people diagnosed with COVID-19 decreased by one from Tuesday's figures to 155 people. Of those, 42 are in intensive care units, unchanged from Tuesday. There were 52 staffed, available ICU beds in the county. Of 17,363 tests reported Wednesday, 1% returned positive. The 14-day rolling average percentage of positive cases is 1.4%. A total of 3,086,545 doses of coronavirus vaccines have arrived in the county, with 2,847,132 administered. Three COVID-19 vaccination sites in north, east and south San Diego County will begin offering evening hours starting Thursday. The three clinics will be administering Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to people with and without appointments. People are welcome to drop in for a first dose or a second dose to a dose received elsewhere. — 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.