City News Service

San Diego County public health officials reported 1,863 COVID-19 infections Tuesday and 32 deaths, as the first doses of vaccine for the virus were administered.

Latinas are bearing a disproportionately high burden from the COVID-19 pandemic in San Diego County.

The testing initiative is designed to help to keep students and staff safe while expanding in-person learning amid the pandemic. The reopening strategy was developed in collaboration with UCSD infectious disease experts, according to SDUSD Superintendent Cindy Marten.

Another 2,925 of Pfizer's long-awaited COVID-19 vaccines arrived at UC San Diego Health for frontline health care workers Tuesday morning.

San Diego is participating in a statewide program to monitor its untreated wastewater for the virus that causes COVID-19, it was announced Tuesday.

The first batches of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine arrived in San Diego County on Monday, with initial shots to begin as soon as today, as officials announced 2,206 new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continued to climb.

Mayor Todd Gloria and City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera Wednesday announced an update to San Diego's climate action initiative.

The announcement comes after a judge struck down San Diego's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying only the state can make that a requirement.

Earlier this month, supervisors unanimously voted to oppose any further placements of sexually violent predators until local jurisdictions are able to fully participate in the placement process, including having full veto authority.