San Diego County Reports 862 New COVID-19 Infections, 14 Deaths

San Diego CA

26 February, 2022

12:38 PM

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By Elizabeth Ireland, Times of San Diego February 26, 2022 San Diego County's Health and Human Services Agency reported 862 new COVID-19 infections and 14 additional deaths in its latest data. Friday's data increased the county's cumulative coronavirus totals to 736,368 cases and 5,018 deaths. An average of 16,300 COVID-19 tests were recorded each day for the past week. Of those, 5.7% returned positive — down from 6.5% on Tuesday. The county reports this data on Tuesdays and Fridays. The number of San Diego County patients hospitalized with COVID-19 continued to fall, decreasing to 497 Friday — down from 532 on Thursday — according to the latest state data. The number of those patients in intensive care decreased by five to 91. Available ICU beds decreased by 12 to 197. A total of 1,151,574 — or 54.3% — of San Diego County residents who are fully vaccinated have received a booster shot, according to the HHSA. More than 2.9 million — or 92.6% — of San Diego County residents age 5 and older are at least partially vaccinated and more than 2.56 million, or 81.4%, are fully vaccinated. 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.