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Remote, low-income and hit hard by COVID-19, the Imperial Valley has emerged as an unexpected success story — 86% of eligible residents are vaccinated. The county relied on its trusted networks of clinics, hospitals and farm employers. -
The recommendation comes a day before the county will begin collecting vaccination proof from its 18,000 employees before the requirement goes into effect next Monday. -
San Diego County Reports 642 New COVID-19 CasesThe 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.
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