San Diego County’s Health and Human Services Agency reported 2,402 new positive COVID-19 tests and 24 more deaths associated with the virus Tuesday.
That brought the county’s cumulative coronavirus totals to 699,841 cases and 4,710 deaths.
The number of COVID-positive patients in all San Diego County hospitals continued to drop on Tuesday, decreasing by 22 people to 1,158. Of those patients, 214 were in intensive care, up three from Monday.
The number of available ICU beds increased by two to 174 on Tuesday.
Some patients may have been hospitalized for other reasons and had their COVID status discovered by hospital-mandated tests.
There were 35,675 new tests reported Tuesday, and the seven-day average positivity rate was 19.8%, down from 25.2% on Friday. The county reports this figure on Tuesdays and Fridays.
A total of 1,021,730 (49.9%) of San Diego County residents who are fully vaccinated have received a booster shot, according to the HHSA. Boosters are currently available for everyone 12 years and older.
The county has more than 400 vaccination sites including pharmacies, medical providers, clinics and county locations. Appointments can be made and sites can be found by calling 833-422-4255 or visiting the MyTurn or coronavirus-sd.com websites.
More than 2.85 million, or 90.8%, of San Diego County residents age 5 and older are at least partially vaccinated and more than 2.51 million, or 79.9%, are fully vaccinated.
City News Service contributed to this article.
