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Latest Coronavirus Impacts: 192 Positive COVID-19 Cases, Two Additional Deaths Reported NBC 7 Staff
What to Know for March 20
A total of 192 COVID-19 cases were reported to the county. The region’s total is now 267,728
In the past seven days, 18 community outbreaks were confirmed.
Two new COVID-19 deaths were reported March 20. The region’s total is 3,494.
The coronavirus pandemic reached San Diego County in mid-March 2020. Each day, local health officials give us updates on the spread of the novel coronavirus in our region. We will bring you the latest news here, every day. You can count on us.
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The Atlantic
America’s Most Reliable Pandemic Data Are Now at Risk
The Biden administration has to make a choice: Should it undo a vital system that Trump’s health department created?
Katie Martin / The Atlantic
When a hospital is in trouble, the signs are unmistakable. The number of COVID-19 admissions rises quickly. The number of patients who remain hospitalized grows steadily and the bar to be admitted gets higher. The percentage of patients in intensive-care units increases. Supplies run low. As an ICU nears capacity, sick people get less care than they would have. More people suffer, and more people die. Right now, in Alabama, Arizona, and California Los Angeles, especially this is exactly what’s happening. We know this because of the data system that’s now in place.