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San Francisco health leaders report rising hospitalizations, outline how health orders and reopening decisions are made
Summary
Department of Public Health leaders told the Health Commission that San Francisco has passed 10,000 COVID-19 cases and is seeing rising hospitalizations; officials described targeted testing in hard-hit neighborhoods, the city’s approach to reopening under the state’s blueprint and how health officer orders and directives are developed.
Grant Colfax, San Francisco's director of health, told the Health Commission on Sept. 15 that the city has exceeded 10,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and was monitoring a concerning uptick in hospitalizations.
"Since 2 weeks ago, our last meeting, we have exceeded our number of 10000 cases in San Francisco. We're currently at, 10430," Colfax said, adding the city had recorded 91 deaths. He reported a 7-day average of about 3,401 tests collected and a 7-day average percent positive of 2.36 percent, and warned that hospitalizations had prompted a "high alert red" designation.
Colfax emphasized inequities in the local outbreak and said the department is targeting testing and prevention resources to neighborhoods with high positivity: "We are focusing on working with community leaders to strengthen our prevention and care response, including through increased access…
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