COVID-19 'Stabilizing' In San Mateo County: Health Chief

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — The level of COVID-19 transmission in San Mateo County is now categorized as “low” under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rubric and at a level similar to before the omicron surge.

County health chief Louise Rogers expressed optimism about the state of the pandemic in San Mateo County in a message to the community on Wednesday.

“It is heartening to be experiencing some stability in key trends this March as we reflect on reaching the two-year milestones of the initial events that unfolded as the global COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020,” Rogers wrote.

The seven-day average of new cases per 100,000 residents is at 9.8 cases this week, down from 10.2 last week. Case rates have declined by 96 percent since the Jan. 8 peak.

The county plans on sunsetting isolation facilities at hotels. There were 17 COVID-19 hospitalizations in the county on Monday, classified by Rogers as “low and manageable.” Six residents were in the hotel that offers isolation.

Click here to read Rogers’ letter Wednesday.