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San Diego County reports 407 new COVID-19 cases, no new virus-related deaths

A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine from Cal Fire in Julian, Calif. Feb. 3, 2021.
Matt Hoffman

San Diego County reported 407 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional virus-related deaths Tuesday.

Tuesday's data brought the county's cumulative case total to 372,198 since the pandemic began. The overall death toll remains 4,232, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency.

There were 281 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the county as of Tuesday, a decrease of two from Monday. Of these, 80 people were in intensive care, an increase of three from Monday, according to state figures.

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The number of county residents who have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine is now nearly 2.53 million — or 90.2% of residents 12 and older. More than 2.28 million, or 81.5% of that cohort, are fully vaccinated.

A total of 12,114 new tests were reported to the county on Tuesday, and the percentage of new positive cases over the past week was 3.2%, according to the county health department.