A woman in personal protective equipment (PPE) holds the hand of a COVID-19 patient in her isolation room. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency Monday reported 97 new COVID-19 infections and four additional virus-related deaths.
Monday’s data increased the county’s cumulative coronavirus totals to 749,477 cases and 5,159 deaths. The data follows a weekend with 239 new infections counted Saturday and 161 Sunday. The HHSA does not report COVID data on weekends.
According to the latest state data, the number of COVID-positive patients in San Diego County hospitals decreased by five to 150.
The number of those patients in intensive care declined by three to 28. Available ICU beds increased by 15 to 269.
City News Service contributed to this article.