San Diego County updates COVID-19 figures, Oct. 26

Here is a COVID-19 update from the County Health and Human Services Agency

with data through Oct. 25.

State Metrics:

· San Diego County’s state-calculated, adjusted case rate is currently 7.0 per 100,000 residents, placing the County in the Red Tier.

· The testing positivity percentage is 3.3%, placing the County in Tier 3 or the Orange Tier.

· The state’s health equity metric looks at the testing positivity for areas with the lowest healthy conditions.

· The County’s health equity testing positivity percentage is 5.5. This metric does not move counties to more restrictive tiers but is required to advance.

· The California Department of Public Health will assess counties on a weekly basis, with the next report scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 27, after the Village News press deadline.

Community Setting Outbreaks:

· One new community outbreak was confirmed Oct. 25 in a youth sports setting.

· In the past seven days (Oct. 19 through Oct. 25), 27 community outbreaks were confirmed.

· The number of community outbreaks remains above the trigger of seven or more in seven days.

· A community setting outbreak is defined as three or more COVID-19 cases in a setting and in people of different households over the past 14 days.

Testing:

· 7,827 tests were reported to the County Oct. 25, and the percentage of new laboratory-confirmed cases was 5%.

· The 14-day rolling average percentage of positive cases is 2.8%. Target is less than 8.0%.

· The 7-day, daily average of tests is 10,981.

· People with and without symptoms who are at higher risk for COVID-19 should be tested. Health care and essential workers should also get a test, as well as people who had close contact with a positive case or live in communities that are being highly impacted.

Cases:

358 new cases were confirmed among San Diego County residents Oct. 25. The region’s total is now 54,941.

· 3,859 or 7.0% of all cases have required hospitalization.

· 892 or 1.6% of all cases and 23.1% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.

Deaths:

· No new deaths were reported Oct. 25. The region’s total remains at 870.

Editor's note: As of Oct. 24, Fallbrook has had 615 cases of coronavirus; Bonsall,

52; Pala, 78 and Pauma 30.