COVID-19 in San Diego County
The County of San Diego is working closely with federal and state agencies and the local healthcare community to monitor, test, and vaccinate for the COVID-19 virus in the region. For information about coronavirus disease nationwide, visit the CDC website.
County of San Diego Coronavirus Disease Dashboards
Case Rate and Testing Positivity by Zip
Code and Municipalities
These tables are updated daily (7-days a week).
Table 1. Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Among San Diego County
Residents Since February 14, 2020 Table updated September 24, 2021, with data through September 23, 2021. | ||||
| New Cases Reported* = 1,068†
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| Count | % | Change from Previous Report | Cumulative Rate per 100,000 | |
| Total Cases | 353,112 | 100% | — | 10,535.0 |
| Age Groups | ||||
| 0-9 years | 22,302 | 6.3% | — | 5,144.3 |
| 10-19 years | 40,806 | 11.6% | — | 9,408.5 |
| 20-29 years | 78,962 | 22.4% | — | 14,872.8 |
| 30-39 years | 63,989 | 18.1% | — | 13,058.6 |
| 40-49 years | 49,608 | 14.1% | — | 12,428.9 |
| 50-59 years | 45,011 | 12.8% | — | 11,129.0 |
| 60-69 years | 29,057 | 8.2% | — | 8,538.5 |
| 70-79 years | 13,610 | 3.9% | — | 6,808.4 |
| 80+ years | 9,578 | 2.7% | — | 7,993.1 |
| Age Unknown | 189 | — | — | — |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 179,262 | 51.1% | — | 10,787.9 |
| Male | 171,302 | 48.9% | — | 10,135.7 |
| Unknown | 2,548 | — | — | — |
| Hospitalizations** | 17,551 | 5.0% | +54 | — |
Intensive Care*** |
1,828 | 0.5% | +5 | — |
| Deaths | 4,046 | 1.1% | +7 | — |
†Includes batch of cases that would have been reported
9/14/2021 – 9/22/2021.
*This is the actual number of
new cases received the previous day. Some reported cases may later be
removed from the total number of cumulative cases through routine
quality assurance processes. The actual number of new cases reported
and the change from the previous report may not be the same.
**Known hospitalizations; information is incomplete for many cases
under investigation.
***Known admissions to intensive care; intensive care is a subset of hospitalizations, but percentage is of total cases.
Cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are added to this table as information becomes available; this may not be indicative of when the event occurred.
Data are preliminary and subject to change.
Table 2. COVID-19 Molecular Tests Conducted in San Diego County^ Table updated September 24, 2021, with data through September 23, 2021. |
New Tests Reported = 27,290† Average Tests Reported (7 Days) = 19,875 Percentage Positive (7 Days)^^ = 3.7% Total Tests Since February 14, 2020 = 6,500,491 |
†Includes batch of tests that would have been reported
9/14/2021 – 9/22/2021.
^Includes tests conducted for
non-residents. Molecular tests refer to PCR or other type of nucleic
acid amplification test (NAAT). Some days include a backlog of results
from prior dates.
^^This is the number of positive tests divided by the total tests in the last 7 days by date reported. The number of positive tests may be higher than the number of confirmed cases because some individuals may be tested more than once.
Data are preliminary and subject to change
COVID-19 Watch Weekly Surveillance Report
COVID-19 Watch—The San Diego County Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Weekly Surveillance Report is updated every Wednesday. (Data through week ending 9/18/21)
Additional Data on COVID-19 in San Diego County
As of July 1, 2021, these reports are
updated weekly on Wednesdays unless otherwise indicated.
Updated 9/22/21
COVID-19 Testing and Cases
- Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Date of Illness Onset
- Map of Cases by City of Residence
- Percentage of Positive COVID‐19 Cases Among Tests by Date Reported
- Summary of Cases Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness
- Summary of Cases By Vaccination Status
- Summary of County of San Diego COVID-19 Cases by City of Residence
- Summary of County of San Diego COVID-19 Cases by Race/Ethnicity
- Summary of County of San Diego COVID-19 Cases by Zip Code
- Summary of Variant Cases
COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations
- COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations by Date of Admission
- Summary of County of San Diego COVID-19 Cases that Required Hospitalization
COVID-19-Associated Deaths
- COVID-19-Associated Deaths by Date of Death
- Monthly Summary of County of San Diego COVID-19 Deaths by Zip Code (Data through 8/31/21)
- Summary of County of San Diego COVID-19 Deaths by Demographics
COVID-19 Vaccinations
- Demographics of Vaccinated San Diego County Residents 12-17 Years Old
- Demographics of Vaccinated San Diego County Residents 18-64 Years Old
- Demographics of Vaccinated San Diego County Residents 65 Years and Older
- Demographics of Vaccinated San Diego Residents
- Health Equity Zip Code Map with Percentage of Population Vaccinated
- Health Equity Zip Codes Summary and Vaccination Report
- Percentage of Population Vaccinated by Census Tract and Health Equity Quartile Map
- Percentage of Population Fully Vaccinated by HHSA Region and Race/Ethnicity (New)
- San Diego County Residents Vaccinated by Age Group
- San Diego County Residents Vaccinated by Zip Code
- Vaccinations Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness
COVID-19 Website