San Diego Public Health Recommends Testing for COVID After Rise in Cases

 

With summer travel beginning and people testing positive for COVID-19 at higher rates, County Public Health Services is advising people to test when they feel ill and get up to date on their vaccinations.  

In the last month, the positivity rate for COVID-19 tests has increased to more than 14 percent. Because of the increase, the Respiratory Virus Surveillance Highlights Dashboard will be updated weekly (Thursdays) as it is typically during peak respiratory virus activity, usually October through May.

Wastewater surveillance, known to detect the amount of virus active in the community, has risen both throughout California and in San Diego.