San Diego County public health officials are encouraging residents to get a bivalent COVID- 19 booster, even as the reported numbers of those falling ill dropped by more than 30% over the past week.
The number of COVID-positive patients in San Diego County hospitals decreased by 33 to 340, according to the latest state figures.
Of those patients, 40 were being treated in intensive care, up two from the previous day's total. There were 228 available ICU beds Saturday, the same number as Friday. San Diego County has the second-highest number of hospitalized coronavirus patients in the state, behind Los Angeles County's 844. According to the county department of Health and Human Services report, 80.5% of eligible San Diegans have received their two-shot primary vaccinations, and 22% of all eligible San Diego residents 5 years and older have received the new bivalent booster.
Flu numbers continue on a downward trend, with four additional deaths and 156 cases reported in the past week, compared to three deaths and 342 cases the previous week. The county's cumulative total increased to 37 deaths and 20,542 infections — compared to 1,449 at the same time last season and a 5,223 prior 5-year average during the same week.
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