Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions

The rate of hospitalization for the unvaccinated is about 51 times higher than for those fully vaccinated — 1.01 average daily hospitalizations compared to .02, according to the data.

Vista Unified School District’s board meeting got interrupted three times Thursday night when some protestors refused to wear masks, including the leader of the anti-mask group “Let Them Breath.” She was kicked out of the meeting.

An outbreak of COVID-19 infections in San Diego-area jails this week left sections of the facilities under quarantine and prompted a suspension of public visits to inmates, officials reported Friday.

The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported 1,700 new COVID-19 cases Friday, the most cases in a single day in the county since late January.

The Diocese of San Diego says using religious beliefs as a reason to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine isn’t valid.

A new strain of the coronavirus has been found in California. But no need to worry, experts say, since lambda is rarely detected, and delta dominates.

The updated data were announced Thursday, the same day a new testing site opened at North County Lifeline in Vista — one of several new sites opened this week as demand for tests rises while the virus continues to surge.

Out of what they call an abundance of caution Cathedral Catholic High School’s first day of class has been delayed for one week.

As coronavirus infections increase in San Diego, so are related hospitalizations and health officials are hoping to see some relief for tired staff soon.

San Diego County began notifying restaurants Thursday of $4.5 million in permit fee refunds for the period of March 16, 2020 through June 15 of this year — the result of a recent settlement in a lawsuit brought by a local restaurant group.