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San Francisco health director warns Delta-driven surge could sharply raise hospitalizations; urges vaccination
Summary
San Francisco Department of Public Health Director Colfax told the Health Commission the Delta variant is driving a steep rise in cases and presented models projecting a possible peak of more than 400 reported cases per day and hospital census near 336 by early September; he emphasized vaccines and targeted outreach.
Director Grant Colfax said the city is seeing a "very high climbing rate" of COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant and urged vaccination as the primary tool to avert severe illness and death.
Colfax showed updated modeling and case data, noting San Francisco—ases rose from about 1 per 100,000 in late June to roughly 22 per 100,000 and that, "under these scenarios ... our cases will go up very deeply" with a projected peak of over 400 daily reported cases around Aug. 20 and a hospital census that could peak around Sept. 3 at about 336 people with COVID-19. He said the vast majority of projected hospitalizations and deaths would be among people who are not fully vaccinated.
The director described several features…
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