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  • San Diego County Reports 278 Cases of COVID-19, Two More Deaths

    City News Service|Updated Sep 23, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 278 new COVID-19 infections and two additional deaths related to the illness today, raising the region's totals to 45,425 cases and 767 deaths. The county's total cases crossed the 45,000 mark Tuesday, and on Wednesday another milestone was reached when the total number of tests reported topped one million. Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county's public health officer, thanked agencies and businesses contributing to testing numbers and said the county would maintain...

  • County will remain in state's red COVID-19 tier for at least a week

    City News Service|Updated Sep 23, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County will remain in the red tier of the state's COVID-19 reopening plan for at least one more week, according to state officials. The county is reporting 6.9 new daily cases per 100,000 population, just 0.1 away from the dreaded purple tier, the state's most restrictive. San Diego County is also posting a 3.8% positive testing rate for the novel coronavirus — well within the lower orange guideline of the state's four-tier reopening system. This comes as the county reported 222 new COVID-19 i...

  • State auditor: 4 UC schools including UCSD didn't prevent improper admissions

    Updated Sep 22, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The University of California failed to prevent student admissions based on improper influence and other inappropriate factors, according to a state audit released today, which found that more than five dozen applicants were unfairly admitted to four UC campuses, including UC San Diego. The audit, which examined admissions between the academic years of 2013-14 through 2018-19, found that UCSD, UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Santa Barbara admitted 64 applicants ``based on their personal or family connections to...