Page 8 - Michael Workman News Today

San Diego County officials confident theyre prepared for drought Copyright 2017 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Jim Grant/10News Weather Watcher Waterfront Park and last updated 2021-07-11 23:04:05-04 SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- While California has not imposed drought-related restrictions for the San Diego region, county officials believe they are well prepared in the event the county is told to conserve water or redu...

At that time, Michael Workman, the countys director of communications, said that of the 1,677,291 San Diegans who at that point were fully vaccinated, there were 458 breakthrough cases, representing 0.4% of all county COVID-19 cases this year. Of those 458 infections, four people have been hospitalized with the illness, and there was one fatality. NBC 7s Omari Fleming details the deadly case, and spoke to another "breakthrough" COVID-19 patient. On Wednesday, Workman sent updated figures...

Print After days of mixed messaging from the state and federal government, San Diegans are struggling to know if and where they need to mask up. Public officials have been eager to ease unpopular mask mandates as the COVID-19 vaccine rollout reaches more people. But they’re trying to do so gradually and without creating potential for fresh surges in cases and hospitalizations. That has led to some confusion, starting on Tuesday, when Gov. Gavin Newsom said that California’s mask mandate wou...

Request comes in wake of county audit finding rash of self-dealing, overbilling

Due to a steady supply of vaccine doses, San Diego County is opening up all county-run vaccination sites to walk-ins.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unique societal stress as governments worldwide and their citizens have struggled to work together to contain the virus and mitigate its economic impact. This has been a trying time for democracies, testing the capacity of democratic governance to mobilise state and citizenry to work together. It has also tested the integrity of open information environments and the ability of these environments to deal with the overlapping challenges of disinformation, misinfor...

On Saturday, Cal Fire San Diego through Operation Collaboration was able to get Kear vaccinated. “They came in, gave me my shot, waited their 15 minutes, said goodbye and left," Kear said. "It’s really a pleasure to be able to say, I have a poke in my arm." Kear said she is one step closer to be able to hug her family members. "Now my goal is to hug and I can’t wait, it’s going to be so exciting," she said laughing. Kears daughter reached out to NBC 7 after seeing an NBC story about ...

Three Schuylkill County Men Charged with Stealing and Torching Classic Corvette Three men from Schuylkill County are locked up in Lebanon County Prison after they allegedly stole and torched a classic Corvette in Lebanon County earlier this week. According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Jonestown, on Monday, March 15th, 2021, around 2:20am, Troopers from the Jonestown Barracks responded to the Twin Grove Campground on Suedberg Road, Union Township, Lebanon County to assist the fire departm...

SAN DIEGO —  The much-anticipated Johnson & Johnson vaccine has arrived in San Diego County, giving a third and more speedy option to protect area residents from COVID-19. In a setback to the county’s vaccine efforts, however, Scripps Health announced Tuesday that the Del Mar Fairgrounds COVID-19 superstation will close from Friday through Sunday because of a glitch in the appointment system that led to a shortage of doses. In encouraging signs, the county reported 473 cases on Tuesday, t...

The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department is offering doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to those who are eligible starting Tuesday, officials announced...