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Ten UCSD academics evaluated for COVID-19
– 6:40 p. m. , Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Of the thousands of UC San Diego students who moved to campus housing during the fall period, 10 took the COVID-19 test and were transferred to a transitional isolation home, campus officials said Wednesday.
During the same two-week series of coronavirus tests, more than 5,700 academics tested negative, according to the University of La Jolla region.
The resulting infection rate of 0. 17% “decreased than expected” and lowered the overall rate in San Diego, UCSD officials said.
During the procedure, the UC San Diego lab performed an average of 1,500 constant coronaviruses a day for two weeks, most of the effects returned the next day, with an average delay of 15 hours, according to the university, which used a staggered relocation. procedure to maintain physical distance as well as mandatory distance.
San Diego State University has reported 1,081 cases of COVID-19 since August 24, the first day of its fall semester. The totals come with 1,036 cases shown and 45 probable cases. None have been connected to training spaces or studies, according to SDSU administrators. – City News Service
SD County reports 195 new CASES of COVID-19 as schools seek to reopen
– 3:40 p. m. , Wednesday, September 30, 2020
San Diego County public physical activity reported 195 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths Wednesday, bringing the county total to 47,180 cases and 783 deaths.
New instances occur when county playgrounds were re-opened to the public On Wednesday morning, and although county schools are still open for face-to-face learning, it appears to be replaced in the near future.
Paul Gothold, superintendent of San Diego County schools, said the schedules of many districts and autonomous schools in the county had still been built, but they were yet to arrive.
To help cope with new school populations, the county will host 4 school-only verification sites, with sites in Chula Vista and San Diego on Thursday, one in Del Mar on Friday and one in El Cajon on Monday.
The main points and locations of those new free control sites were being finally completed, Gothold said.
In addition, the county has expanded its test sites to 41 sites, and school staff, adding teachers, cafeteria employees, janitors, and bus drivers, can conduct loose testing at one of those sites. A rural testing program with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection underway for schools in the interior of the county. – City News Service
SDSU to begin limited face-to-face courses on October 12
– 6:35 p. m. , Tuesday, September 29, 2020
San Diego State University (SDSU) will begin a limited number of face-to-face courses on October 12, the school announced Tuesday.
Face-to-face courses will be primarily top-level or graduate, and “cannot be fully conducted in the virtual area due to the use of appliances, off-campus studies or clinical requirements, or due to accreditation or licensing requirements,” as emailed to the campus community.
Prior to the disruption of face-to-face courses, 6,200 academics enrolled in a course on campus. After October 12, approximately 2,100 academics will take an in-person course, according to SDSU.
In-person training was paused after SDSU saw a steady increase in COVID-19 instances since August 24, the first day of instruction in the school’s fall semester. Their positive instances now total 1,080. On-campus apprenticeships were the first. suspended until 5 October, however, the SDSU extended it until 12 October.
SDSU reported 3 new instances of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of instances to 1,080 since August 24. – Lara McCaffrey, KPBS Internet producer
County remains in red numbers with two five1 new cases and five reported deaths
– 6:17 p. m. , Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Public physical activity in San Diego County reported on Tuesday 251 new COVID-19 infections and five more disease-related deaths, bringing the county’s total to 46,985 cases and 781 deaths.
New knowledge occurs when the county has moved away from being taken to the “violet” level, the maximum restrictive of the state’s four-tier reopening plan. The county will remain in the red category for COVID-19 cases, with a state-adjusted case rate of 6. 7 consistent with 100,000 residents, Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county’s public conditioning officer, to the Suconsistent withvisors Board at her assembly on Tuesday.
California officials announced adjustments to the county’s tracking system on Tuesday. County public fitness officials reported that their unsalted case rate was above 7. 0, 7. 2; however, because the degrees of verification were higher than the average state verification volume, the county’s adjustment point decreased. Service
San Diego to resume parking app in October
– 4:27 p. m. , Tuesday, September 29, 2020
The city of San Diego will resume compliance with parking regulations on October 1 with an era of grace two weeks before the full implementation on October 15, authorities said Tuesday.
The city temporarily suspended the application of the parking lot on March 16 as a result of the order of the house COVID-19. Multiple attempts over the next few months for parking regulations were thwarted by ongoing closing orders.
In developing a plan to restart the parking application, the city consulted with several commercial teams representing San Diego communities.
From Thursday, the city will take into account written warnings for cars parked in violation of:
– Display of sweep paths;
– Parking restrictions with parking meters;
– Time limits; And
– Commercial areas.
Quotes will continue to be issued for illegally parked cars with red, white and blue edges Drivers are encouraged to adhere to the signage shown when requesting a parking space. – City News Service
SD County remains in red category by COVID 19, supervisors said
– 12:30 p. m. , 29 September 2020
San Diego County will be in the red category for COVID-19 cases, with a state-adjusted case rate of 6. 7 consistent with 100,000 residents, the county’s public conditioning officer told the board of directors of attendees at its assembly Tuesday.
California officials announced adjustments to the county’s tracking system on Tuesday. County public aptitude officials reported that their unsanfited case rate was higher than 7. 0, 7. 2; however, because the degrees of verification were higher than the average state verification volume, the county’s adjustment point decreased.
While it is not imaginable to expect what the long-term holds for the state’s testing system, the county exceeds the number of tests, Dr. Wilma Wooten.
Nick Macchione, the county’s director of social services and fitness, said through the next step, the capacity is configured to increase to about 30,000 tests consistent with the week.
Machionne said that in addition to alleviating schools’ desires for testing, the ability will help the county stay above the state’s median testing. The county also has seven network organizations running to prevent the spread of the virus, Macchione said.
The county testing positivity is 3. 8%.
San Diego County remains on the red level for COVID-19 cases
– 11:33 a. m. , Tuesday, September 29, 2020
San Diego County will remain in the red spot for COVID-19 cases, with a state-adjusted case rate of 6. 7 consistent with 100,000 residents, this has just been announced on the board meeting consistent with the board of directors. week, the CEO told the board. – City News Service
– 9:41 p. m. , Tuesday, September 29, 2020
All playgrounds in California can now reopen starting Tuesday, according to an announcement from the California Department of Public Health.
After being locked out of slides and swings for six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, youth can now use any playground, regardless of where their county belongs.
But there are some new rules:
– Anyone over the age of two should wear a mask
– Different families stay 6 feet away from each other, and families return later if a playground is too crowded to make this social estre possible.
– Families restrict their visits to 30 minutes when other people are present.
– Don’t drink
– Wash your before and after
– Caregivers monitor young people to make sure they follow these rules.
International deaths by COVID-19 exceed one million
– 6:15 p. m. , Monday, September 28, 2020
The death toll from coronavirus has exceeded one million.
This milestone, recorded through Johns Hopkins University, comes nine months after the onset of a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested that of global leaders, confronted policy-opposing science, and forced crowds to replace the way they live, be informed, and work.
The virus also has incalculable misery. One million is larger than the population of Jerusalem or Austin, Texas. This is more than 4 times the number of deaths in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Even then, the number of victims is almost a significant count due to insufficient or inconsistent testing and reporting.
124 new COVID-19 reported on Monday
– 5:30 p. m. , Monday, September 28, 2020
San Diego County’s public fitness showed 124 new instances of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the region’s total to 46734 instances while the county awaits state awareness to reopen on Tuesday.
The state will hold its weekly update on Tuesday, and San Diego last week slightly avoided the dreaded “purple” level. As a component of state surveillance measures, San Diego County is lately at the current level, or red level. across the county state it is 6. 9 consistent with 100,000 inhabitants. The positivity consistent with the percentage of the check is 3. 8%.
No new disease-related deaths were reported on Monday and the total number of deaths remains at 776.
Of the 6,010 checks reported on Monday, 2% were positive again, lowering the 14-day moving average percentage of positive instances to 3. 3%. The target set across the state is less than 8%. The seven-day daily check averages 8,431.
Chicana Federation report discovers obstacles with COVID-19 testing and tracking – City News Service
– 3:09 p. m. , Monday, September 28, 2020
According to a report published Monday through the Chicana Federation, there are important systemic barriers that prevent Latinos from taking the COVID-19 check and contacting for efforts in San Diego County.
However, the report, “Perceptions of Contact Tracking among Latinos in San Diego,” reveals that Latinos in San Diego can participate in testing and contact tracking if the county’s detection, tracking, and resolution strategy, also known as T3, is available in Spanish and English, addresses monetary and privacy issues, and removes barriers to isolation.
The Chicana Federation, established in 1969 to provide a network to underserved youth, families and seniors in San Diego County, reported that the burden of the coronavirus fell on Spanish-speaking Latinos and that the county’s reaction to their assistance network was very poor. News service
SD County reports 279 new cases of COVID-19, new deaths
– 4:16 p. m. , Sunday, September 27, 2020
San Diego County’s public fitness showed 279 new instances of COVID-19 and one more death on Sunday, bringing the region’s total to 46,610 instances and 776 deaths.
The only death of a woman in the 1970s had an underlying medical condition.
A new network outbreak was shown in a company on Saturday and from 20 to 26 September 18 network outbreaks were shown. The number of network epidemics remains above the threshold of seven or more in seven days.
The county reported 8,550 tests on Saturday and the percentage of new laboratory-confirmed instances is 3%.
The average movement percentage over 14 days of positive instances is 3. 3%. The target is less than 8%. The daily average of tests over seven days 8,483. – City News Service
SDSU reports 25 instances of COVID-19
– 1:52 p. m. , Sunday, September 27, 2020
San Diego State University reported new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number to 1072 from August 24, the first day of the fall semester.
New totals reported through students’ fitness reflect figures at 6 p. m. Saturday.
Of the students living on campus, 385 tested positive and students living off campus had 666 positive cases, the physical condition said. A total of 8 university or staff members tested positive and thirteen “visitors,” other people who had contact with an SDSU affiliate, tested positive.
The number of cases shown 1,030, with 42 probable cases.
The data is based on instances informed to the physical status of students through an individual or a public fitness officer. As more and more personal labs administer tests, not all instances will possibly be informed to the fitnessArray student
For reasons of confidentiality, sdSU does not disclose the names, affiliations, or fitness situations of students, college students, or who test positive for COVID-19, unless a public fitness company reports that there is an aptitude and protection to gain benefits in reporting those details. – City news service
SD County Reports 330 New COVID-19 Cases, No New Deaths
– 3:53 p. m. , Saturday, September 26, 2020
San Diego County’s public fitness showed 330 new instances of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the region’s total to 46331, but without further deaths, with the remaining total at 775.
On Friday, five new outbreaks were shown on the net, three in business, one in a restaurant/bar and one in an environment; from 19 to 25 September, 18 outbreaks were shown on the network; the number of epidemics in the network remains above the threshold of seven or more in seven days.
The county reported 9,914 tests on Friday and the percentage of new laboratory-confirmed instances was 3%.
The average movement percentage over 14 days of positive instances is 3. 3%. The target is less than 8%. The average test for seven days is 8,561. – City News Service
Sixteen new COVID-19s reported to SDSU
– 3:04 p. m. , 26 September 2020
Sixteen new instances of COVID-19 were reported through San Diego State University, bringing the total number of instances displayed to 1064 from August 24, the first day of training for the fall semester.
New totals reported through students’ fitness reflect figures at 6 p. m. Friday.
Of the students living on campus, 380 tested positive and students living off campus had a total of 663 positive cases, Fitness said. A total of 8 universities or staff members have tested positive and thirteen “visitors,” others who have had contact with someone affiliated with SDSU, have tested positive.
The data is based on instances informed to the physical status of students through an individual or a public fitness officer. As more and more personal labs administer tests, not all instances will possibly be informed to the fitnessArray student
For reasons of confidentiality, sdSU does not disclose the names, affiliations, or fitness situations of students, college students, or who test positive for COVID-19, unless a public fitness company reports that there is an ability and protection to gain benefits to report those details.
The university will also not reveal the exact location of the person who has become inflamed for privacy reasons and also because avoiding physical location is not inherently a threat of infection to the person. – City News Service
County reports 405 new COVID-19s on Friday, two more deaths
– 5:50 p. m. , Friday, September 25, 2020
San Diego County’s public fitness on Friday showed 405 new instances of COVID-19, bringing the region’s total to 46,001 and two more deaths, bringing the total to 775.
A man in his 50s and in the 1980s, either with underlying fitness problems, died Wednesday of coronavirus, a county official said.
Nine of the 405 new instances, and one likely new case, are similar to San Diego State University, the official said. In addition, 17 instances reported in the past are now relevant with SDSU.
The county has narrowly avoided being deserted at the dreaded “violet” point of coVID-19 reopening on Tuesday, with 6. 9 new daily instances consisting of 100,000 inhabitants, just 0. 1 of the state’s restrictive peak. – City News Service
Coronavirus hospitalizations in California may increase next month
– 4:45 p. m. , Friday, September 25, 2020
California started to see early, but was concerned about a surge in awareness of the coronavirus after an era of decline.
California Secretary of Health Dr. Mark Ghaly said Friday that it included the case rate, COVID-19 hospital emergency room visits, and new hospitalizations for cases shown or suspected.
Ghaly says the trends seem largely due to the Labor Day holiday and can lead to an 89% increase in hospitalizations next month.
He noted that the state is heading for another hot weekend that could increase the number of people meeting with other people, and called for more efforts to prevent spread.
San Diego County reports 171 cases of COVID-19, six deaths and seven epidemics
– 4:30 p. m. , Thursday, September 24, 2020
San Diego County’s public aptitude reported 171 new COVID-19 infections and six more disease-like deaths, bringing the region’s total to 45,596 cases and 773 deaths.
Three and three men died between 17 and 22 September, and their ages ranged from the mid-1950s to the early 1990s.
Of the 13,609 tests reported on Thursday, only 1% yielded positive results, reducing the average percentage of positive cases from 14 days of positive cases to 3. 4%. The county conducted an average of 8,828 tests during the following week.
Of the total cases of COVID-19 in the county, 3,460, or 7. 6%, were hospitalized and another 814, or 1. 8%, spent time in an intensive care unit.
San Diego State University reported that 20 of Thursday’s new instances were similar to the university, which now has 933 instances shown or likely overall, adding 4 workers and thirteen campus visitors.
A total of seven new outbreaks were reported on Thursday, bringing the number to 15 last week. Two of the outbreaks on the network were reported in restaurants, two in restaurants/bars, two in business and one in one establishment. .
According to county data, 61. 5% of those hospitalized for the disease were Hispanic or Latino, although this ethnic organization accounts for about 35% of the county’s population, compared to 23. 3% of those hospitalized were white, 7. 2% Asian, and 5. 8%. % black. – City News Service
COVID-19 Mar Vista High check re-opens On September 24
– 5:51 p. m. , Wednesday, September 23, 2020
The San Diego County COVID-19 check at Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach is over the 24th of September. It is temporarily closed to supply resources to San Diego State University.
The car review will be open from 8:30 a. m. 3:30 p. m. and will offer 500 loose checks according to the day. No appointments required.
Including Mar Vista, there are six COVID-19 control sites in the county that do not require an appointment. The other five are: the Viasat Engineering Pavilion at California State University in San Marcos, the University of San Diego Electronics Recycling Center, the Tubman -Chávez Community Center and the Port of Entry of San Ysidro. – Lara McCaffrey, KPBS Internet Producer
San Diego County reports 278 cases of COVID-19, two more deaths
– 3:45 p. m. , Wednesday, September 23, 2020
San Diego County public fitness reported 278 new COVID-19 infections and two more disease-like deaths on Wednesday, bringing the region’s total to 45425 cases and 767 deaths.
The total number of cases in the county passed the 45,000 mark on Tuesday and Wednesday, another step that was taken when the total number of reported tests exceeded one million.
The county’s public fitness staff, dr. Wilma Wooten thanked the agencies and corporations that contributed to the tests and said the county will maintain its precedence tests for others with symptoms of the disease.
“Our purpose is to verify to the other right people who want to be checked in San Diego County,” he said.
With an average of 8,241 tests during the subsequent week, the number of tests that returned positive is 3. 6% of the total for the last 14 days. The county narrowly avoided being deserted at the dreaded COVID-19 “purple” spot, which reopens Tuesday. , with 6. 9 new instances consistent with 100,000 inhabitants, only 0. 1 from the state’s restrictive maximum point.
San Diego County will remain in the red category until at least next Tuesday, according to state officials.
Of the total number of COVID-19 cases in the county, 3450 were hospitalized and 813 spent time in an intensive care unit. San Diego County public fitness officials reported 278 new COVID-19 infections and two more disease-like deaths on Wednesday, bringing the region’s total to 45,425 cases and 767 deaths.
The total number of cases in the county passed the 45,000 mark on Tuesday and Wednesday, another step that was taken when the total number of reported tests exceeded one million.
Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county’s public fitness officer, thanked the agencies and corporations that contributed to the tests and said the county would do its precedence tests for others with symptoms of the disease.
“Our purpose is to verify to the other right people who want to be checked in San Diego County,” he said.
With an average of 8,241 tests over the following week, the number of tests that yielded positive results is 3. 6% of the total over the past 14 days. The county almost avoids being deserted at the dreaded “violet” point of COVID-19, which is over Tuesday. , with 6. 9 new instances consisting of 100,000 inhabitants, only 0. 1 from the state’s restrictive peak.
San Diego County will remain in the red category until at least next Tuesday, according to state officials.
Of the total number of COVID-19 cases in the county, 3,450 were hospitalized and 813 spent time in an extensive care unit. – City News Service
San Diego County remains at the
– 12:00 p. m. , Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Despite the increase in the amount of coronavirus, San Diego County will still retreat to the restrictive or “violet” peak of the state’s economic reopening guidelines, according to knowledge published Tuesday.
However, Secretary of State for Health Dr. Mark Ghaly noted that the county is about to emerge from the less restrictive “red” category.
He feared the county would fall to the “purple level,” the state’s highest restrictive due to the epidemic at San Diego State University.
The SDSU reported 880 cases shown or likely, adding two reports from teachers or that tested positive.
The county supervisory board met Monday and Thursday night to discuss its options, and added legal action, after Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday rejected a county effort to rule out the more than 800 positive evidence recorded through SDSU since the start of the semester. .
Had the county returned to the purple dot on the state’s coronavirus reopening roadmap, it would likely have to shut down national operations in restaurants, movie theaters, houses of worship, and gyms, restricting retail outlets to just 25% of its ability and having affects inside. for the maximum of other industries until the county can its numbers – City News Service
SD County Reports 348 New Cases of COVID-19 Pending Status Data
– 6 p. m. , Monday, September 21, 2020
San Diego County’s public fitness reported 348 new COVID-19 infections and there were no new deaths on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the region to 44925, and the death toll remained at 760.
The county is waiting for state awareness tuesday that could place San Diego at the “purple level,” the state’s highest restrictive level.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors met monday behind closed doors to discuss possible movements if state knowledge indicates that the county will be placed on the purple level, adding legal action.
Supervisor Jim Desmond said Monday’s assembly resulted in some action across the board.
“We will continue to work with the state to ensure that the parameters, as they should be, reflect the underlying dynamics of the pandemic,” he said.
If state knowledge announced Tuesday shows that the county has an average rate of new cases of seven, consisting of 100,000 or more populations, it will most likely move to the purple level.
Of the 6374 tests reported on Monday, 5% returnArray, bringing the moving average of tests from 14 days to 3. 7%.
The average test for seven days is 8,440.
Of the total cases reported on Sunday, 3,418, or 7. 6%, had to be admitted to the hospital and 801, or 1. 8%, had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
On Monday a new network outbreak was shown in a place to eat. From 14 to 20 September, 22 network outbreaks were shown.
The number of network epidemics remains above the threshold of seven or more in seven days. A network-based epidemic is explained as 3 or more cases of COVID-19 in one context and in others from other families within 14 days. City News Service
Unemployment benefits are faster and easier in two weeks, according to Newsom
– 3:35 p. m. , Monday, September 21, 2020
Governor Gavin Newsom assured Californians that a faster and more streamlined task claims procedure is underway, recognizing that the generation and infrastructure replaced in the Department of Employment Development (EDD) had contributed to a large accumulation of claims.
The DSU released a report Saturday stating that it will spend the next two weeks resetting the company to allow eligible Californians to apply for and obtain unemployment benefits. The ministry will suspend the acceptance of new programmes until 5 October.
Newsom said significant delays in claims processing are not a California-specific challenge and that the replaced generation is largely guilty of the challenge. “As a nation, we have a massive computer challenge,” he said.
The company plans to launch a formula called ID. me to automatically determine the identity of an applicant. The hope is that adjustments will make it less difficult for newcomers to record claims, mitigate fraud and branch triumph over an accumulation of approximately 1. 6 million. Cases.
Meanwhile, Newsom said COVID-19 numbers in California continued to fall. The existing seven-day average positivity rate has fallen to 2. 8% even as the state continues to expand testing. The number of tests carried out particularly decreased heat waves, smoke and fires in early September, but have since recovered.
Newsom expects the number of controls to increase as the state works to build a control lab and the purpose of delivering control effects in 24 to 48 hours. California also experienced an average 23% drop in hospitalizations over 14 days and 25% minimization in Admissions in ICU. – Nina Sparling/ KQED
SDSU COVID-19 outbreak takes San Diego to break point of closure
– 3:30 p. m. , Monday, September 21, 2020
A coronavirus outbreak at a school has pushed one of California’s largest counties to the brink of more business closings.
It’s a dizzying and daunting occasion for San Diego County and its 3. 3 million inhabitants.
Less than a month ago, San Diego was the only County in Southern California to succeed at one point in the state’s four-tier reopening style for counties, but more than 800 cases at San Diego State University have replaced the outlook.
On Tuesday, the state will update the state’s reopening scenario and San Diego is expected to return to the maximum restrictive level, among other things, this means that restaurants will be offering food indoors. – Associated Press
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