SAN DIEGO–County health officials will restrict the acceptance of cruise ships with COVID-19 cases and have instituted new rules for the unloading of passengers and crew members off cruise ships arriving in San Diego. The first order, which goes into effect immediately, states: No passenger or employee may disembark a cruise ship in San Diego […]

SAN DIEGO–County officials re-emphasized the need for residents to stay at home and practice social distancing as the number of local cases surpassed 500 Sunday. County health officials reported an additional 31 COVID-19 cases in San Diego County, bringing the total to 519. Of San Diego County’s cases, 298 (57.4%) were men and 219 (42.2%) were […]

SAN DIEGO–County officials have extended indefinitely its existing public health order to stop the spread of COVID-19 in San Diego county.  The order was set to expire on March 31 and has been extended indefinitely. The order mandates the closures of non-essential businesses, including bars, restaurant dining areas, schools, gyms and fitness centers. Under the order, […]

SAN DIEGO–This week, Feeding San Diego launched special meal distributions for children and teens across San Diego county. Free, hot meals are available for children Monday through Friday, and cold meals at one site on Saturdays. Meals are kid-friendly and nutritious, like whole-grain pizzas, homemade macaroni and cheese, and fresh burritos. “One in six children […]

SAN DIEGO–A San Diego man in his 80s with underlying medical conditions, has died from complications of COVID-19, the County Health and Human Services Agency said Saturday. Combined with yesterday’s announcement of a local man in his 20s who died in Riverside County, this brings the total COVID-19 deaths in San Diego County to seven. […]

SAN DIEGO–Three more San Diegans have died from complications of COVID-19, bringing the region’s total to six, the County Health and Human Services Agency said Friday. The fourth and fifth deaths were a man in his 50s with underlying medical conditions, and a man in his 80s with underlying medical conditions. The sixth death was […]

SAN DIEGO–An 87-year-old woman is the latest San Diegan to die from complications from COVID-19, bringing the region’s total to three, the County Health and Human Services Agency said Thursday. County health officials continued to urge San Diegans to remain at home to prevent contracting the novel coronavirus and potentially exposing others to COVID-19. “The […]

SAN DIEGO–Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, CalFresh and General Relief benefit payments for current customers will continue uninterrupted through April, May and June and certain paperwork is deferred until further notice. The County began sending texts and calls Wednesday to San Diegans who receive the benefits to let them know about the change and confirm that benefits will […]

SAN DIEGO–A Russian-based cyber platform known as DEER.IO was shut down by the FBI Tuesday, and its suspected administrator – alleged Russian hacker Kirill Victorovich Firsov – was arrested and charged with crimes related to the hacking of U.S. companies for customers’ personal information. DEER.IO was a Russian-based cyber platform that allowed criminals to purchase […]

SAN DIEGO–As the number of cases continues to increase and community transmission is becoming more widespread, more San Diegans are wondering why the local medical community is not testing everyone who might have COVID-19. The answer: Testing is still limited and primarily for people at higher risk of complications from COVID-19, and not everyone needs […]