We are approaching the symbolic start of the summer season with good news related to COVID-19 spread, vaccination progress and new, less restrictive rules just weeks away.
An article in today’s San Diego Union-Tribune took a look at the latest COVID-19 numbers and found that hospitalizations have dipped below 100 for the first time since April 2020.
We have seen five days in a row with new cases under 100, something also not seen in over a year.
Sunday’s report of new cases was at 25, the lowest single day since March 21, 2020.
Local metrics
Here in Carlsbad, we have gone from an active case high of 693 on Jan. 11 to a low of 31 yesterday.
In May, so far, we are averaging about 5.5 new cases a day in Carlsbad, but in the last two weeks, only about three new cases a day.
San Diego County’s state-calculated, adjusted case rate is currently 2.4 cases per 100,000 residents, down from 3.4 last week.
The testing positivity percentage for the county is 1.5%, down just slightly from 1.6% last week.
