Supervisors lobby to include hospitalization rate in COVID-19 tier decisions

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Oct. 13 unanimously supported crafting a resolution that ratifies the public health officer's guidance on hospital capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Supervisors Jim Desmond and Kristin Gaspar made the proposal in connection with the state's Blueprint for a Safer Economy, which was unveiled Aug. 29.

Desmond's spokesman Miles Himmel said that while the resolution is symbolic, it allows the board to keep the pressure on the state by focusing on hospitalization rates.

The state's blueprint places each county into one of four...