By County News Center
San Diego, CA–COVID-19 cases are slightly rising in San Diego County, prompting County health officials to continue calls for people to complete their vaccination series and get bivalent boosters if they haven’t already.
According to county health officials, studies continue to report the bivalent COVID-19 boosters to add protection against new variants that make up most new cases in San Diego County, and they protect against the virus causing hospitalizations and deaths.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and California Department of Public Health recommend a bivalent booster for everyone six months of age and older. Previous CDC studies have reported that people who have not been vaccinated run much higher risks of dying from COVID-19 than those who have been vaccinated.
Both COVID-19 vaccinations and treatment remain widely available throughout San Diego County. The primary series vaccines and bivalent boosters, as well as flu vaccines, are available at local pharmacies, medical providers’ offices, and County vaccination sites. People can check online for the days and hours sites are open.
“The best way for people to protect themselves, their loved ones, and friends from possibly getting seriously ill or dying from COVID-19 continues to be getting up to date with your vaccinations and get a bivalent booster,” said County Deputy Public Health Officer, Dr. Cameron Kaiser, M.D., M.P.H. “Even though COVID-19 cases are far below historic highs, the virus is still widespread. And it remains a potentially deadly threat for many people.”
County health officials say studies continue to report the bivalent COVID-19 boosters to add protection against new variants that make up most new cases in San Diego County, and they protect against the virus causing hospitalizations and deaths.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and California Department of Public Health recommend a bivalent booster for everyone six months of age and older. Previous CDC studies have reported that people who have not been vaccinated run much higher risks of dying from the virus than those who have been vaccinated.
Both COVID-19 vaccinations and treatment remain widely available throughout San Diego County. The primary series vaccines and bivalent boosters, as well as flu vaccines, are available at local pharmacies, medical providers’ offices, and County vaccination sites. People can check online for the days and hours sites are open.
More than 2.69 million or 80.6% of San Diegans have received the primary series of one of the approved COVID-19 vaccines, according to county health officials.
Bivalent boosters administered were 572,085 or 22.8% of 2,514,110 eligible San Diegans.
For the week ending Feb. 11, the report shows 1,916 COVID-19 cases were reported to the County in the past seven days. The region’s total is now 981,076.
The 1,916 cases reported in the past week were higher compared to the 1,755 infections identified the previous week.
Fourteen additional deaths were reported in the week ending Feb. 11. The region’s total is 5,759. Ten of the people who died from COVID-19 were 65 or older. Nine of the people had been vaccinated and five were unvaccinated or had not completed the primary vaccine series. All 14 had underlying medical conditions.
