Delta variant continues surge as 100+ admitted to SD County hospitals

SAN DIEGO - San Diego County public health officials today reported five deaths and 104 new hospitalizations --discouraging news as the Delta variant continues to surge.

The newly hospitalized patients bump the county total to more than 700 people currently in the hospital with the illness. One month ago, that

number was 179. Patients in intensive care units increased by one to 143, but that still marks a increase of nearly 100 people since July 19, when 45 people were in ICU beds with COVID-19.

San Diego County's case rate per 100,000 residents is 28.7 for the general population, but that can...