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Today I went to the San Diego Zoo by myself. Darren was doing the household laundry and Nova had a slight fever and stuffy nose. She took an antigen test and was negative, but we'll keep an eye on it. Since I STILL haven't received my test results from DECEMBER 23rd, I'm still kinda stressing about the stupid text message I got. This morning I filled out the form to get results if it's been more than four days since your test and you haven't received results and I still didn't get anything back. It's very frustrating. I'm already a hypochondriac about it...is my back hurting from my 35lb backpack I carry everywhere or is it COVID? Am I tired because I'm a lazy person who needs a lot of sleep but stays up way too late or is it COVID? Is this PMS and winter grumps or is it COVID? And then listening to the White House COVID-19 response team did absolutely NOTHING to make me feel at ease. Do I waste one of the four tests we have left when it is better if I actually have symptoms and will I be able to replace them with the shortages? Do I wait in line for testing among people who have a high likelihood of being sick to still just have to wait another 4 to 7 days for a result? It's all very frustrating.
But I did go to the Zoo today. And it was good. It started pouring just as I arrived so a lot of people cleared out, but I had a warm jacket, a rain jacket, a rain poncho, my waterproof boots and an umbrella so I was pretty fine just staying. And just as quickly, the rain stopped and the mandrills came out, the hippos gave a good showing, the elephants seemed happy, and I watched the trampolinists and Aurora to catch them before Jungle Bells ends over the weekend. It was easy enough to keep my mask on and mostly stay away from other people.
So here we are. It's a shitshow, and getting worse before it gets better. At least on our hunt for a library with free tests I was finally able to renew my card and get some books. It will likely be a homebound weekend and a very quiet tiptoe into 2022.
Stay safe out there.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- New COVID-19 cases in US soar to highest levels on record - AP News (12.29.21)
- California 1st state to top 5M COVID cases amid omicron surge - AP/kpbs (12.29.21)
- County Reports Over 3,600 New COVID-19 Cases - County News Center (12.29.21)
- Covid-19 cases will threaten critical infrastructure, scientist says - CNN (12.30.21)
- Flight Attendant Union Calls Out Key Components to New CDC Guidelines: Asymptomatic and Mask Wearing - ARA-CWA (12.27.21)
- WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the press conference - 29 December 2021 - WHO (12.29.21)
- Early on we worked out that beating this new health threat would require three things: Science. Solutions. Solidarity.
- While there were 1.8 million recorded deaths in 2020, there were 3.5 million in 2021 and we know the actual number is much higher.
- Delta and Omicron are twin threats that are driving up cases to record numbers, which again is leading to spikes in hospitalisations and deaths.
- Bottom-up microplanning with strong community engagement and mobile vaccination teams, which have been highly effective in ridding most of the world of polio, are another way to get vaccines to the hard-to-reach.
- 92 Member States, out of 194, missed the 40% target.
- I want governments, industry and civil society to work with us on a campaign that targets 70% vaccine coverage in every country by the start of July.
- In 2022, WHO will work with our Member States to build well-financed health systems, strengthen preparedness and ensure the equitable distribution of health tools.
- WHO chief warns Omicron, Delta forming ‘tsunami’ of COVID cases. Surging COVID-19 cases could put ‘immense pressure on exhausted health workers and health systems’, Tedros says. - Al Jazeera (12.29.21)
- News:
- Flood watches issued as soaking storm aims for Southern California - AccuWeather (12.29.21)
- County Offices to Close for New Year’s Holiday - County News Center (12.27.21)
- Closed: County offices, family resource centers, libraries and animal shelters
- Closed: County-operated COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites will also be closed Friday and Saturday
- Open: Essential services, including Sheriff’s Department patrols and animal control emergency response, will continue
- County parks, preserves and campgrounds will be open during normal business hours on Jan. 1. However, there will be no public vehicle access or restroom availability with the exception of campgrounds and neighborhood day-use parks.
- Park Facilities Closures
- The Fallbrook Community Center will be closed Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
- The Lakeside Community Center will be closed on Jan. 1.
- The Lakeside Teen Center/REC Club will be closed Jan. 1 through Jan. 3.
- The Spring Valley Community Center will be closed Jan. 1.
- The Spring Valley Teen Center/REC Club closed Jan. 1 through Jan. 3.
- The Spring Valley Gym will be closed Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
- The 4S Ranch Recreation Office will be closed Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
- County offices will resume normal hours on Monday, Jan. 3.
- County of San Diego Influenza Watch (12.29.21)
- 192 new cases
- 1 death - 42 year old male
- Season’s First Flu Death Reported - County News Center (12.29.21)
- 1,052 total cases this season
- Four Victims of Fiery Learjet Crash Near El Cajon Are ID'd. Two crew members and two flight nurses were killed in the crash Monday about 1.4 miles from the runway at Gillespie Field - NBC San Diego (12.29.21)
- Jury finds Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of sex trafficking a minor for Jeffrey Epstein and four other charges - CNN (12.29.21)
- Politics:
- Government:
- White House
- Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
- President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for USDA, HUD, and SBA
- Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official on President Biden’s Upcoming Call with President Putin of the Russian Federation
- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on President Biden’s Upcoming Phone Call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia
- A Proclamation on the Death of Harry Reid
- Dept of Defense
- State Dept
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 12.29.21 9:20 pm):
- 284,580,401 Known Cases/20,994,317 28-Day New Cases
- 5,422,376 Known Deaths/195,637 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 53,663,221 Cases/4,960,478 28 Day New Cases
- 822,920 Deaths/39,563 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +431,567 New Cases/53,275,589 Known Cases
- +2,105 New Deaths/818,444 Known Deaths
- 614,262,265 Doses Delivered
- 506,313,935 Doses Administered
- 243,182,423 Partially Vaccinated
- 205,638,307 Fully Vaccinated
- 61.9% of Total Population
- 65.9% of Population ≥ 5 Years of Age
- 71.1% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 72.8% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- 67,985,137 Boosters (33.1%)
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 1.45
- Delays in case reporting lead to underestimates of R-eff. It is possible that testing patterns over the Christmas and New Year holidays will result in abnormal trends.
- 74,179,945 Doses Delivered/64,075,795 Doses Administered
- 3,104,411 Partially Vaccinated/26,681,396 Fully Vaccinated
- 9,439,586 Boosters Administered
- 20,748 New Cases/5,097,398 Total Cases (31.2 new cases/100k)
- 71 New Deaths/75,629 Total Deaths (71 new deaths/100k)
- 11.2% 7-day test positivity rate
- 5,198 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (+451 patients, +9.5% from prior day)
- 1,079 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+8 patients, +0.7% from prior day)
- 1,776 ICU beds available (-159 from prior day)
- San Diego County
- Free Testing Sites and Schedule in San Diego
- Vaccination Locations San Diego
- Vaccination Dashboard
- COVID ActNow Daily Updates for San Diego Metro
- San Diego Unified School District COVID Dashboard
- State Data:
- R-effective: 1.19
- Delays in case reporting lead to underestimates of R-eff. It is possible that testing patterns over the Christmas and New Year holidays will result in abnormal trends.
- 2,415 New Cases/417,383 Total Cases
- 13.2% Daily Positivity
- 5 Deaths/4,450 Total Deaths
- 454 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+27 patients, +6.3% from prior day)
- 106 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+9 patients, +9.3% from prior day)
- 177 ICU beds available (-16 from prior day)
- County Data:
- COVID-19 Watch
- COVID-19 Weekly Update
- 3,653 New Cases/420,089 Total Cases/16,657 Weekly Cases (12.22-12.28)
- Case rate: 20.0 per 100,000 residents overall
- 26.8 (7-day average with 7-day lag)
- 11.4 for fully vaccinated people
- 36.0 for not fully vaccinated San Diegans.
- 11 New Daily Deaths/4,461 Total Deaths
- 6,676,615 Doses Received/6,139,807 Doses Administered
- 748,737 Booster Doses Administrated
- 2,776,431 Partially Vaccinated/2,462,403 Fully Vaccinated
- 17,502 Newly Fully Vaccinated Since Last Week
- 78.2% 5+ Population Fully Vaccinated/73.6% Total Population Fully Vaccinated
- 12.8% Daily Test Positivity/14.5% 7-day average/5.3% 7-day average after 7-day lag/8.1% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 21.8% Case Investigation
- 0 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- 2 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- 19.7% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (427 patients. +19% over 30 days)
- 22% ICU Capacity (102 patients. +11% over 30 days)
- 35 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 47 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- 12 in business settings
- 6 in daycare/preschool/childcare settings
- 5 in faith-based agency settings
- 5 in restaurant/bar settings
- 5 in TK-12 grade school settings
- 4 in retail settings
- 2 in emergency services settings
- 2 in government settings
- 2 in healthcare settings
- 1 in a community-based organization
- 1 in a distribution warehouse setting
- 1 in a grocery setting
- 1 in a hotel/resort/spa setting
- Universities:
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