SAN DIEGO–A record 2,867 COVID-19 cases were reported December 10, bringing the region’s overall total to 102,466, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced Friday.
The new one-day total eclipses the previous record set on Dec. 4 when 2,287 cases were reported. The region’s total is 102,466.
Public health officials said 5,064 or 4.9% of all cases have required hospitalization, and 1,098 or 1.1% of all cases and 21.7% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
There were 23 new COVID-19 deaths on Dec. 10, bringing the region’s total to 1,137. The data reported 13 men and 10 women died between Dec. 2 and Dec. 10, and their ages ranged from mid-40s to early 100s. All had underlying medical conditions.
The county confirmed ten new community outbreaks on Dec. 10: Three in business settings, two in faith-based settings, two in restaurant and bar settings, one in a TK-12 school setting, one in a daycare/preschool/childcare setting and one in a food/beverage processing setting.
“The extremely high number of cases shows that San Diegans are not following the guidance we’ve given. Protect yourself and others. The virus is everywhere,” said Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer. “Staying at home with people from your own household is a must. People should not be out in public unless it is absolutely necessary.”
Wooten reiterated San Diegans should not be having gatherings of any size since they are prohibited by the Regional Stay Home Order and are contributing to the spread of the virus.
“Our actions matter and can impact our local hospitalizations and intensive care bed capacity,” Wooten said.
