SD county reports 568 COVID-19 cases, 28 deaths as vaccine shortage hits

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Public health officials have reported 568 new COVID-19 infections and 28 deaths as San Diego County faces a vaccine shortage because of a delayed Moderna shipment.The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported 13,700 tests Sunday. The 14-day rolling average of positive tests was 4%.The total number of cases was reported to be 252,250 on Sunday and the death toll rose to 3,037.Eight community outbreaks were reported Sunday, bringing the total over the past week to 62. There were 255 cases associated with the recent outbreaks.Hospitalizations were up 27 and patients moved to an ICU unit were up four.The delayed vaccine shipment, now expected on Tuesday, forced some vaccination sites to dramatically slow the pace of inoculations or resched
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