303 new COVID-19 infections, 4 new deaths reported Wednesday in SD County

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported

303 new COVID-19 infections and four virus-related deaths today, raising the

region's totals to 51,327 cases and 844 deaths.

This comes a day after state data confirmed the county will remain in

the red, or substantial, tier of the state's four-tier COVID-19 reopening plan

for at least another week.

County supervisors Greg Cox and Nathan Fletcher said staying in red

wasn't good enough. Cox said the red tier's restrictions still made it

incredibly difficult for small businesses to stay open.

Fletcher agreed, saying the county n...