COVID-19 cases continue upward trend locally; first vaccines begin to be distributed

Coronavirus cases are continuing to climb in the Fallbrook area and the greater San Diego region, showing few signs of abating as the very first doses of regulator-approved vaccines begin to roll out locally for use by the military and high-risk groups like medical personnel.

The weekly average case rate for the 92028 ZIP code – which also includes De Luz and Rainbow – was 20.7 cases per 100,000 for the most recent week available, Nov. 22-28. The case rate had been 17.8 cases per 100,000 the prior week, and 12.2 cases per 100,000 the week before that, a clear trend in the wrong direction.

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