San Diego County Reports 728 New COVID-19 Cases As Deaths Approach 5,000

San Diego CA

23 February, 2022

7:58 PM

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By Elizabeth Ireland, Times of San Diego February 23, 2022 San Diego County reported 728 new COVID-19 infections and 14 additional deaths associated with the coronavirus Tuesday. The new positive cases, which reflect those counted on Monday, follow a weekend of relatively similar numbers: 616 Sunday, 729 Saturday and 894 Friday. The county Health and Human Services Agency no longer reports data on weekends or holidays. Tuesday's numbers increased the county's cumulative coronavirus totals to 734,013 infections and 4,988 deaths since the pandemic began. The number of San Diego County patients hospitalized with COVID-19 continued to fall, decreasing to 574 Tuesday — down from 576 on Monday — according to the latest state data. The number of those patients in intensive care decreased by nine to 106. Available ICU beds increased by three to 206. An average of 17,995 COVID-19 tests were recorded each day for the past week. Of those, 6.5% returned positive — down from 9.9% on Friday. 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.