County Officials Report 1,009 New COVID Cases, As Hospitalizations In U.S. Back At Winter Levels

San Diego CA

09 August, 2021

11:15 AM

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By Editor, Times of San Diego August 8, 2021 New local cases of COVID-19 continued to rise in San Diego County, according to health officials, but there were no additional deaths Sunday. Sunday's report of 1,009 new cases brought the county's cumulative totals to 305,983 cases since the pandemic began. The death toll remains at 3,811. Another four people were hospitalized, with needing intensive care, public health officials reported. A total of 15,551 new tests were recorded in Sunday's data, with the percentage of new positives over the past week at 8.5%. Meanwhile. the U.S. has reported more than 100,000 new cases a day on average for the past two days, a six-month high, according to a Reuters tally. About 400 people a day on average are dying. Hospitalizations are at the highest level since February. The U.S. South remains the epicenter of the outbreak connected to the more contagious Delta variant. Florida reported a record of nearly 24,000 new cases on Saturday, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In comparison, California reported 13,271 new cases Sunday. In addition, the number of COVID patients filling Florida's hospitals has set records nearly every day for the past week. Reuters and City News Service contributed to this report. 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.