San Diego County Reports 73 New Cases Of COVID-19 And 2 Deaths

San Diego CA

27 May, 2021

5:04 PM

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By Elizabeth Ireland, Times of San Diego May 27, 2021 San Diego County public health officials reported 73 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths Wednesday. Wednesday's data brings the county coronavirus case total to 279,858, while the death toll reached 3,755. Hospitalizations crept up to 107 from Tuesday's reported 98, and those in intensive care units rose to 36 from Tuesday's 33. There are 45 available, staffed ICU beds in the county. Of 12,296 tests reported Wednesday by the county's Health and Human Services Agency, 0.6% returned positive. The 14-day rolling average is 1%. In the past seven days, nine community outbreaks were confirmed, one in a business setting, officials said. The county on Wednesday reached 70.6% of its goal to vaccinate 75% of residents 12 and older, or 2,101,936 people. Around 1.48 million San Diego County residents are fully inoculated with either two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. A full list of available vaccination sites can be found at www.sandiegocounty.gov. 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.