San Diego County reports 45 new COVID-19 cases

San Diego County reported 45 new COVID-19 cases Monday as health officials reminded the public to continue taking precautions to avoid getting and transmitting the disease.

Monday’s data increased the county’s case total to 280,253, while the death toll remained at 3,756. As of May 28, the 14-day average of positive tests in the county was 0.8 percent, the lowest this year.

A total of 1,529,646 San Diego County residents are fully inoculated with either two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, officials report.

A full list of available vaccination sites can be found at www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2019-nCoV/vaccines.html.

San Diegans who get vaccinated against the virus will be able to participate in the state’s drawing to distribute $116.5 million in prizes. The state will include all the names in the San Diego Immunization Registry in its drawing.

Two million Californians who have not been vaccinated will be eligible to get a $50 gift card if they get vaccinated by June 15. The $100 million in gift cards will be distributed when they are fully vaccinated.

The names of people who are fully vaccinated will be entered into a drawing on June 4 and 11. Fifteen people will each win $50,000 on each date. On June 15, the state will draw 10 winners who will each receive $1.5 million for a total of $15 million. Go to https://covid19.ca.gov/vax-for-the-win/ for complete details.