Why San Bernardino County Coronavirus Numbers Appeared to Fall but Didn't
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Why San Bernardino County coronavirus numbers appeared to fall but didn’t – San Bernardino Sun 7/30/20, 8:48 PM LOCAL NEWS • News Why San Bernardino County coronavirus numbers appeared to fall but didn’t By JEFF HORSEMAN | [email protected] | The Press-Enterprise PUBLISHED: July 30, 2020 at 4:42 p.m. | UPDATED: July 30, 2020 at 4:43 p.m. This critical coverage is being provided free to all readers. Support reporting like this with a subscription to The Sun. Only 99¢ for a 4-week trial. Support local journalism Numbers duplicated in the state’s coronavirus database led to inaccurate statistics on new San Bernardino County cases and deaths being reported Wednesday, July 29, a county spokeswoman said Thursday, July 30. On Wednesday, the county reported 24 additional deaths, 2,347 new cases and 8,044 more people tested — all of which would have been records. But the state database “somehow duplicated some IDs in the system, so some cases and deaths were duplicated,” spokeswoman Lana Culp said. https://www.sbsun.com/2020/07/30/why-san-bernardino-county-coronavirus-numbers-appeared-to-fall-but-didnt/ Page 1 of 4 Why San Bernardino County coronavirus numbers appeared to fall but didn’t – San Bernardino Sun 7/30/20, 8:48 PM The corrected numbers, posted Thursday, show the county had 31,688 cases and 403 deaths Thursday — both lower !gures than the day before. With the correct !gures, the county is reporting 1,726 new cases, eight new deaths and 5,591 people tested since Tuesday, July 28. Even with the downward adjustment, the county set a new one-week record for cases — 5,503 in the past seven days. Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus statistics from county and state data. San Bernardino County Cases: 31,688 Deaths: 403 Hospitalizations: 562 Wednesday, down from 608 Tuesday; suspected patients: 88 Wednesday, down from 102 Tuesday Intensive-care unit patients: 176 Wednesday, down from 180 Tuesday; Suspected patients: 16 Wednesday, up from 12 Tuesday Recoveries: 21,999 Skilled-nursing facilities: Residents: 1,335 Tuesday (last update); deaths: 194 Tuesday. Employees: 832 Tuesday State prisons in San Bernardino County: 201 active in-custody cases Thursday People tested: 243,485 To see a full list of community-by-community cases, click here. Sta" Writer Nikie Johnson contributed to this report. Newsroom Guidelines News Tips Contact Us Report an Error https://www.sbsun.com/2020/07/30/why-san-bernardino-county-coronavirus-numbers-appeared-to-fall-but-didnt/ Page 2 of 4 Citing data errors, San Bernardino County revises COVID-19 case tally - News - vvdailypress.com - Victorville, CA 7/30/20, 8:59 PM Citing data errors, San Bernardino County revises COVID-19 case tally By Laine Henry, Palm Springs Desert Sun Posted at 5:43 PM San Bernardino County health officials on Thursday reported 863 new cases of COVID-19 and four additional virus-related deaths but revised data from Wednesday that showed a massive increase in cases. The county said Wednesday it had added 2,347 cases — a huge jump — bringing the total number of cases countywide to over 32,000. Officials said at the time that the large increase was due to a backlog of data. But then, on Thursday, they reversed course. They said there had been 863 new cases on Wednesday and 863 on Thursday, and gave a revised total case tally of 31,688. A note on the county’s public dashboard cited an “error with the State’s database reporting system.” With 31,688 confirmed cases of COVID-19, San Bernardino County continues to have the fourth- highest case total of any county in the state. It has 403 virus-related deaths. The county currently has a 13% positivity rate, while the state’s guidelines advise that each county should strive to have a positivity rate under 8%. About half the cases are among people under age 40. The cases are broken down by age as follows, according to health officials: 1,749 (5.5%) cases are among people ages 0 to 14 https://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20200730/citing-data-errors-san-bernardino-county-revises-covid-19-case-tally Page 1 of 5 Citing data errors, San Bernardino County revises COVID-19 case tally - News - vvdailypress.com - Victorville, CA 7/30/20, 8:59 PM 1,439 (4.5%) cases are among people ages 15-19 7,262 (23%) cases are among people ages 20-29 6,198 (19.6%) cases are among people ages 30-39 5,352 (16.9%) cases are among people ages 40-49 4,705 (14.8%) cases are among people ages 50-59 2,803 (8.8%) cases are among people ages 60-69 2,150 (6.8%) cases are among people older than 70 The ages for 29 cases (0.1%) are unknown As of Tuesday, when the county last reported on hospitalizations, 35.1% of ICU beds were still available countywide and there were a total of 180 ICU coronavirus patients — one more than the day before. San Bernardino County also had 608 COVID-19 patients hospitalized, 13 more than the previous day. On Thursday, the county projected 21,999 patients have recovered, with 498 new recoveries confirmed over the past day. The county reported on Wednesday that 2,796 coronavirus diagnostic tests had been conducted in the past day. The county did not exceed its target of 3,288 tests a day in a 24-hour period. The county’s revised numbers on Thursday decreased the High Desert’s case total by 75. There are 4,298 cases and 34 deaths in the High Desert. Here is the list as of Thursday: https://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20200730/citing-data-errors-san-bernardino-county-revises-covid-19-case-tally Page 2 of 5 Citing data errors, San Bernardino County revises COVID-19 case tally - News - vvdailypress.com - Victorville, CA 7/30/20, 8:59 PM Adelanto: 419 cases, 6 deaths Apple Valley: 552 cases, 4 deaths Baker: 6 cases Baldy Mesa: 3 cases Barstow: 108 cases, 3 deaths Daggett: 1 case Fort Irwin: 2 cases Helendale: 30 cases Hesperia: 997, 6 deaths Hinkley: 5 cases Joshua Tree: 33 cases, 2 deaths Landers: 2 cases Lucerne Valley: 14 cases, 1 death Morongo Valley: 18 cases Needles: 31 cases https://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20200730/citing-data-errors-san-bernardino-county-revises-covid-19-case-tally Page 3 of 5 Citing data errors, San Bernardino County revises COVID-19 case tally - News - vvdailypress.com - Victorville, CA 7/30/20, 8:59 PM Newberry Springs: 3 cases Oak Hills: 117 cases, 1 death Oro Grande: 7 cases, 1 death Phelan: 112 cases Piñon Hills: 29 cases Pioneertown: 1 case Twentynine Palms: 24 cases Victorville: 1,677 cases, 8 deaths Yermo: 4 cases Yucca Valley: 103 cases, 2 deaths Here is the list of cases and deaths in the mountain communities: Angelus Oaks: 2 cases Big Bear City: 26 cases https://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20200730/citing-data-errors-san-bernardino-county-revises-covid-19-case-tally Page 4 of 5 Citing data errors, San Bernardino County revises COVID-19 case tally - News - vvdailypress.com - Victorville, CA 7/30/20, 8:59 PM Big Bear Lake: 35 cases Blue Jay: 7 cases, 1 death Cedar Glen: 4 cases Crestline: 45 cases, 2 deaths Forest Falls: 3 cases Rimforest: 1 case Running Springs: 18 cases Sugarloaf: 5 cases Twin Peaks: 7 cases, 1 death Wrightwood: 8 cases Total: 161, 4 deaths Due to the error in San Bernardino County’s dashboard, the numbers for the previous day are unknown. Daily Press Managing Editor Matthew Cabe contributed to this report. Laine Henry is an intern at The Desert Sun. You may reach him at [email protected]. https://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20200730/citing-data-errors-san-bernardino-county-revises-covid-19-case-tally Page 5 of 5 7/31/2020 COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at San Diego gym operating illegally - Los Angeles Times ADVERTISEMENT CALIFORNIA COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at San Diego gym operating illegally San Diego County ocials confirmed Wednesday that a community COVID-19 outbreak had been linked to the Gym in the Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego. (Sam Hodgson / San Diego Union-Tribune) By MORGAN COOK JULY 29, 2020 | 9:55 PM https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-29/covid-19-outbreak-confirmed-at-a-pacific-beach-gym-operating-in-defiance-of-health-order 1/8 7/31/2020 COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at San Diego gym operating illegally - Los Angeles Times SAN DIEGO — An outbreak of COVID-19 was confirmed Wednesday at a popular San Diego gym that had been operating in defiance of the county’s public health order. In response, San Diego County officials announced that they would step up efforts to protect workers and improve enforcement and contact tracing. County officials had ordered the Pacific Beach fitness business the Gym to immediately close last week, Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county’s public health officer, said Wednesday. The Gym continued operating but is now closed. “This was a perfect storm where we had to require the business to close, and then yesterday they were on our outbreak list,” Wooten said. “Last week, when we were trying to get them to close, we didn’t know they were on the outbreak list.” The owner of the Gym did not respond to requests for comment. To improve the speed and effectiveness with which the county can trace contacts amid an increase in cases and outbreaks, staff will ask the Board of Supervisors at its meeting next week to consider hiring more people for its COVID-19 tracing, compliance and enforcement efforts, officials said Wednesday.