City of Coronado
COVID-19 UPDATE
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Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
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City to Offer COVID-19 Testing Starting Jan. 4
Starting Jan. 4, the City will offer a COVID-19 testing site in Coronado which will be open to the general public every Monday and Thursday.
Testing will be held at the Coronado Club Room and Boathouse facility, 1985 Strand Way, and may be expanded if needed. Testing for COVID-19 is recognized by public health officials as a major factor in beating the pandemic, however, there are no options for the general public here. The City wants to make it as easy as possible for residents to get tested.
The City Council approved moving forward with the testing location earlier this month and the City teamed up with a private partner to implement the program.
Appointments are being accepted for COVID-19 viral and antibody testing, and now rapid testing. There is no cost to implement the testing location for the City beyond nominal costs for canopies for outdoor testing and advertising costs. Insurance is accepted. If individuals do not have insurance, they may be tested at no cost through a federal program.
If individuals wish to pay directly, COVID-19 tests will cost $120. Antibody testing is $65. Rapid tests, with results available in 15 minutes, also are available for $80. Insurance does not currently cover the rapid tests.
Visit the City’s COVID-19 Testing webpage for more information and a link to the reservation system and a list of frequently asked questions. For information, contact the City Manager's Office at (619) 522-7300.
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Regional Stay Home Order Extended Indefinitely
To help further stem the COVID-19 spread, state public health officials extended on Tuesday, Dec. 29, a Regional Stay Home Order issued earlier this month.
The order instructs Californians to stay at home as much as possible and to stop mixing between households. The order prohibits gatherings of any size, closes operations except for critical infrastructure and retail, and requires 100% masking and physical distancing.
The initial order went into effect on Dec. 6 and was to remain in effect for at least three weeks. Regions are eligible to come off the Regional Stay Home Order if their hospital Intensive Care Unit capacity projected four weeks out reaches 15%. Given the low availability of ICU beds in the Southern California region, which includes San Diego County, the order was extended until further notice.
Moving forward, the state will make four-week projections using the following regional indicators:
- Current ICU capacity
- Current 7-day average case rate
- Current transmission rate
- Current rate of ICU admission
If the four-week projection is at or above 15% of ICU availability, the region may be released from the order. If it’s below, it remains under the order. This does not mean that the region will be under the order for four weeks. It could be shorter if the above indicators improve prior to that timeframe and the 15% threshold is met. The four-week projection will be calculated by the state daily.
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Curbside Pick-up Spaces Reinstituted for Eateries
After the County of San Diego fell back into the most restrictive tier in November, when restaurants were required to move outdoors, the City offered curbside pickup spaces. Now that restaurants have been closed indefinitely for on-premises dining due to the Regional Stay Home order, the City has reinstituted the curbside pickup signs.
The City is working with local restaurants during this difficult time. If there was a previously approved curbside pickup zone at a restaurant, Public Services has reinstalled the signs. If there was not a previous location, restaurants can contact the City and request signs be made and installed for their takeout businesses.
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Protect Yourself, Others; What Everyone Should Do
The City wants to remind everyone to practice social distancing, wear a mask whenever you come within six feet of others and wash your hands. These known practices help to reduce the spread of the virus.
Older adults and people who have certain underlying health conditions such as heart or lung disease and diabetes are at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19. It is important to know that COVID-19 speaks easily from person to person through close contact, respiratory droplets and being around people who are infected but do not have symptoms.
Coronado encourages everyone to maintain situational awareness and be courteous. Here are more ways outlined in the flyer below to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 from San Diego County health officials.
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How to Spot and Avoid Scams with Det. Beebe
At this time of year and with stimulus checks on the way, it is a good time to talk about scams. The City of Coronado produced a video to help people spot and avoid scams.
In the video, veteran Coronado Det. Amy Beebe informs viewers on the ways that scammers reach the public and what information they are trying to get. Whether they are acting as a fake charity or trying to sell you a fake product, scammers prey on caring and conscientious citizens to access their bank account, passwords or personal information. Det. Beebe likes to solve puzzles so she is an expert at tracking down criminals intent on stealing information from you.
People are purchasing online, donating to charities, gift giving and holiday photo sharing on social media. So before you buy, give or share, check out the video posted below or on Coronado TV.
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Blood Drive Set for January, Coronado Gives Big
The City of Coronado and the American Red Cross have scheduled a 10th blood drive at the Coronado Community Center on Wednesday, Jan. 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To schedule an appointment, log on to RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code: CityBD. All blood donations are now tested for COVID-19 antibodies. Sign up now to give.
The Red Cross and the City thank all who donated during 2020. Red Cross officials put together a chart with the cumulative results for the year. They hope to continue the positive results into 2021.
At the December blood drive, the American Red Cross reported 30 donors gave blood, nine of them first-time donors. A total of 31 units was collected, more than the goal that was set for the day. Those donations could go on to save up to 93 lives.
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Osher Lecture This Week
This week's Osher lecture is brought to you by the City's continued partnership with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. The lecture will be available through Sunday, Jan. 3.
"Cows, Ditches, and Threatening Clouds: Dutch Landscape Paintings from Ruisdael to Van Gogh and Mondrian" will explore how 19th century Dutch artists went outside to alter Jacob van Ruisdael’s dramatic, imaginary seventeenth-century landscapes. These modern artists, including Van Gogh and Mondrian, painted a much-loved view of nineteenth-century Holland that was flat, soggy, and adorned with sheep, cows, windmills, and an occasional lonely figure under often-cloudy skies, all of it seemingly untouched by modern life.
Presenter Hilda van Neck-Yoder is Professor Emeritus at Howard University, where she taught comparative literature. Since her retirement, she has been doing research on art and cultural history and on Holocaust history in the Netherlands. She is a docent at the San Diego Museum of Art and at the San Diego Opera.
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COVID-19 Information
The City is working diligently to provide the latest news and information on the coronavirus pandemic. The City issues a newsletter on an as-needed basis with news, resources, features and information on how Coronado is working to help stop the spread of the virus. To subscribe to the COVID-19 Update, click on this link to see a copy of the newsletter than click subscribe and provide your email address. News may also be found on the City’s website: www.coronado.ca.us. You can follow the City on social media and check the City of Coronado COVID-19 page.
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COVID-19 Health Resources and Links |
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