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San Diego County officials confident they're 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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.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 reduce water use. As of July 8, Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared drought emergencies in 50 of the stateâ...

At that time, Michael Workman, the county's 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 7's Omari Fleming details the deadly case, and spoke to another "breakthrough" COVID-19 patient. On Wednesday, Workman sent updated figures to NBC 7, confirming the death of a second victim who was full vaccinated. He also said the count...

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 would essentially end by June 15. He then clarified on Wednesday that indoor masking would likely conti...

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.