San Diego County Reports 253 New COVID Cases And 6 More Deaths

San Diego CA

06 April, 2022

5:30 PM

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By Chris Jennewein, Times of San Diego April 6, 2022 The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported 253 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday and six more deaths from the pandemic disease. The latest report increased the cumulative number of cases since the pandemic began to 751,826 and deaths to 5,198. COVID hospitalizations in the county increased by one patient. So far 4.0% of county residents with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been hospitalized and 0.7% have died of the disease. County health officials urged residents to get a vaccine booster shot now that the more infectious BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron variety is circulating widely. 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.