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San Diego County reports 455 new COVID-19 cases, 14 more virus-related deaths

A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination super station at Grossmont Center in La Mesa, Calif. Feb. 2, 2021.
Roland Lizarondo
A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination super station at Grossmont Center in La Mesa, Calif. Feb. 2, 2021.

San Diego County Monday reported 455 new cases of COVID-19 and 14 additional virus-related deaths.

Monday's data brought the county's cumulative case total to 371,801 since the pandemic began. The overall death toll stands at 4,232, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency.

There were 283 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the county as of Monday, unchanged from Sunday. Of these, 77 people were in intensive care, a decrease of five from Sunday, according to state figures.

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The number of county residents who have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine is now nearly 2.53 million — or 90.2% of residents 12 and older. More than 2.28 million, or 81.5% of that cohort, are fully vaccinated.

A total of 12,115 new tests were reported to the county on Monday, and the percentage of new positive cases over the past week was 3.2%, according to the county health department.