San Diego County has reached a sad milestone with a total of 2,005 San Diegans now who have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
There were 53 additional deaths reported Thursday. They include 23 women and 30 men who died between Nov. 28h and Jan 13th. The latest reported deaths include a 19-year-old male, the youngest San Diegan to die from complications of COVID-19. Of the 53 new deaths reported, 27 people who passed away were 80 years or older, 13 people were in their 70s, eight people were in their 60s, three people were in their 50s, one person was in their 20s and the 19-year old.
There were 2,595 new cases of the coronavirus reported Thursday bringing the total to 204,175 with a one-day positive test rate of 6-percent. The 14-day positive test rate was at 13.6 percent..
The milestone in the number of deaths comes one day after California health officials announced that people 65 and over now are eligible to get the vaccination. Health care workers and those in nursing homes and other congregate living facilities are still being vaccinated, but state officials are expanding to those 65 and up because they are at the greatest risk of being hospitalized and dying.
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