San Diego (CNS)-San Diego County public health officials have reported 261 new COVID-19 cases and 3 deaths because the hospitalization rate has dropped to one of the lowest numbers this year.

In Friday’s report, a total of 136 people were hospitalized, a decrease from 151 on Thursday. There are 136 people, the lowest level in at least a month. The number of patients in the intensive care unit dropped to 40 from 43 on Thursday. The county has 46 staffed ICU beds.

Friday’s data increased the total number of cases to 278,852 and the death toll to 3,721.

Last Friday, the county’s Health and Human Services Bureau reported 14,758 tests, of which 2% returned positive. The 14-day rolling average increased to 1.7%.

The Sweetwater Alliance High School District announced Friday that it has provided vaccines to all students 12 years and older and staff wishing to get vaccinated.

The first vaccination campaign for the new age population started on Friday morning at East Lake Middle School and lasted until 2 pm. Schools in all districts will conduct more vaccination activities next week.

Dean Moises Aguirre said: “We are proud to participate in the sweetwater community vaccination efforts. “We are proud to work with local stakeholders and use our resources to work hard to ensure our students , Faculty, staff and their families have the opportunity to be vaccinated. Vaccination is the most critical safeguard we can take as we prepare to fully reopen the school this fall. “

You can register on the Sweetwater District website at: sweetwaterschools.org.

The county has received 3,735,305 doses of coronavirus vaccine and has administered 3,278,819 doses.

A total of 1,765,927 people received a dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, reaching 84% of the county’s goal of vaccinating 75% of San Diego County residents aged 12 and over (that is, 2,802,581 people).

Among people 12 years of age or older, a total of 1,314,341 vaccines have been vaccinated, which is 62.5% of the county’s target. They received two doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or a single dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

The California Department of Public Health approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 on Wednesday, and 175,864 residents of this age group in the county can make appointments to receive the vaccine.

Anyone under the age of 18 must obtain parental consent before being vaccinated. In addition to the parent’s consent, the minor must also present a photo ID and proof of age, or the parent, guardian or caregiver accompanying the minor must verify his age and identity.

If the parent or legal guardian cannot accompany the minor to the vaccination location, they need to arrange an appointment time MyTurn.ca.gov Get their consent in advance.

In contrast to mobile clinics that mainly use Johnson & Johnson vaccines, all static vaccination clinics in the county will be prepared to use Pfizer vaccines for appointments.

For more information on scheduling appointments and what types of documents youth need to be vaccinated, please visit: Coronavirus-sd.com/vaccine.

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