Hospitalizations for coronavirus continued to trend downward in San Bernardino County, According to data posted by the state, the number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus dropped to 945 on Wednesday from 969 on Tuesday. Case positivity rate remained at 13.9%.
Here are the latest San Bernardino County numbers:
Hospital survey: 945 confirmed and 49 suspected patients hospitalized Wednesday, including 242 confirmed and 11 suspected patients in the ICU, with 24 of 25 facilities reporting. The number of confirmed patients is down 18.8% from a week earlier.
Vaccinations: The county has been allocated 169,375 doses as of Friday, Jan. 29 and is not saying how many doses have been administered.
Reopening plan tier: Purple (widespread risk level; many nonessential indoor business operations are closed) based on these metrics as of Tuesday:
New cases per day per 100,000 residents: 59.4
Case rate adjusted for testing volume: 50.2
Test positivity rate: 12.7% (13.9% in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods)
What’s next: To advance to the red tier and reopen more businesses, San Bernardino County would need an adjusted case rate of 7.0 or below and both positivity rates below 8.0% for two consecutive weeks.
