SD County Reports 108 COVID-19 Cases, Remains In Orange Tier

SAN DIEGO - San Diego County public health officials have reported 108 new COVID-19 cases as the county's state-calculated, adjusted case rate fell to 3.4 per 100,000. The data were released Tuesday.

Last week's adjusted case rate was 3.7 per 100,000. Both numbers place San Diego County firmly in the orange tier of the state's color-coded reopening plan.

The county's positivity rate declined to 1.6% from last week's 1.7% and the health equity positivity rate -- how the state measures a county's most vulnerable or underserved quartile -- increased to 2%. Both of these numbers are good enough fo...