San Bernardino County residents have now received more than 2.5 million coronavirus tests since the pandemic began about a year ago. That number reflects not how many residents have received the tests, but how many tests have been done because many have gotten more than one coronavirus test. COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to go down. The county reported 246 new cases and seven deaths Wednesday. State data showed 267 patients with the virus, including 69 patients in intensive care units.
Here are the latest San Bernardino County numbers, according to county and state public health officials.
Confirmed cases: 287,055 total, up 241 from Tuesday, March 2, averaging 246 reported per day in the past week
Deaths: 2,959 total, up seven from Tuesday, averaging 40.9 reported per day in the past week
Hospital survey: 267 confirmed and 17 suspected patients hospitalized Tuesday, including 69 confirmed and two suspected patients in the ICU, with 23 out of 25 hospitals reporting. The number of confirmed patients is down 32.6% from a week earlier.
Tests: 2,500,799 total, up 3,997 from Tuesday, averaging 8,440 reported per day in the past week
Resolved cases (estimate): 282,022 total, up 347 from Tuesday, averaging 255 per day in the past week
Vaccinations: 376,917 vaccine doses, including 260,327 first doses, have been administered to San Bernardino County residents (These numbers show how many county residents have been vaccinated rather than people who have been vaccinated in San Bernardino County)
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: 9.1
Case rate adjusted for testing volume: 9.0
Test positivity rate: 4.4% (5.2% 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.
