Public health officials say the move is designed to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.
, significantly fewer than the single-day, record-setting 498 added Monday. In addition, local hospitalizations continued to increase, reaching a new record of 493 people in hospital beds across the county. Deaths also continued to increase, reaching 365 from a previous total of 361. The county’s 14-day average positive test rate continued to hover at 4.2%.
“Having San Diego bars open exposes us to risk of larger crowds here celebrating the holiday at our establishments and accelerating the spread of the virus,” he said. “It’s a risk we do not want to take.” There seems to be less concern about local beaches becoming magnets for weekend visitors from the north and east., Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said a similar plan has not yet surfaced in San Diego. Fletcher said public health data does not show many coronavirus outbreaks outdoors, prompting the county to stay out of open-or-close decisions, leaving them to individual beach cities and the state parks department.
“I’ve spoken to a few of the coastal mayors who all feel confident they can maintain order at their beaches throughout the holiday weekend,” Fletcher said.
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