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San Diego County reports 275 new COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths

A person receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination super station at Grossmont Center in La Mesa, Calif. Feb. 2, 2021.

San Diego County public health officials reported 275 new cases of COVID-19 and six virus-related deaths Monday.

Monday's data brought the county's cumulative totals to 364,912 cases and 4,169 fatalities since the pandemic began.

The number of COVID-19 patients in county hospitals Monday was 266, an increase of six from Sunday, with 81 of them in intensive care — one more from Sunday — according to the latest state figures.

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A total of 11,469 tests were reported to the county on Monday, and the percentage of new positive cases over the past week was 2.7%.

The latest statistics follow the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency recently reporting that more than 2.2 million San Diegans — or about 80% of those eligible — are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, making San Diego among the most-vaccinated counties in the state and the nation.

More than 2.5 million people, or 89.2% of San Diego County residents 12 and older, are partially vaccinated.

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