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COVID-19 in San Diego: A look back at the timeline of the past year

So much has happened in the 365 days since the first COVID-19 case was reported in San Diego County.

SAN DIEGO — Nearly one year ago, on March 9, 2020, San Diego County reported its first presumptive positive case of COVID-19. The woman in her 50s had recently traveled home from abroad and began showing symptoms of coronavirus. The case was reported five days after Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency to begin preparing for what would become a global pandemic. 

Here is a timeline of events over the past year: 

March 4 – Gov. Newsom declares a state of emergency 

March 6 – Toilet paper, cleaning supply shortages begin 

March 9 – San Diego County reports first local case 

March 12 – State bans gatherings 

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March 19 – Stay-at-home order begins 

March 22 – First San Diegan dies from COVID-19 

April 1 – Schools closed 

April 2 – San Diego surpasses 1,000 cases 

April 22 – San Diego surpasses 100 deaths 

RELATED: San Diego County reaches 100 coronavirus deaths, launches new testing sites

May 7 – Businesses begin reopening 

May 15 – San Diego conducts 100,000th coronavirus test 

May 21 – Indoor dining resumes 

May 26 – Personal services resume 

June 17 – San Diego surpasses 10,000 cases 

July 5 – Bars, indoor dining close again 

Aug. 6 – San Diego hits second wave peak of 652 new daily cases 

Aug. 31 – San Diego placed in Red Tier under new Blueprint for a Safer Economy 

Sep. 1 - Schools permitted to reopen 

Sep. 22 – San Diego conducts 1 millionth coronavirus test 

Nov. 2 – San Diego moves to Purple Tier 

Nov. 21 – Nighttime curfew begins 

Nov. 30 – San Diego surpasses 1,000 deaths 

Dec. 3 – Regional stay-at-home order begins 

Dec. 10 – San Diego surpasses 100,000 cases 

Dec. 15 – Nurse Brittanee Randle becomes the first San Diego civilian to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Naval Medical Center San Diego administered its first dose a few hours earlier. 

Jan. 7 – San Diego hits third wave peak of 4,550 new daily cases 

Jan. 10 – San Diego conducts 3 millionth coronavirus test 

Jan. 11 – First Vaccination Super Station opens at Petco Park, capable of vaccinating 5,000 people daily 

Jan. 12 – San Diego surpasses 200,000 cases; county hits a peak of 1,804 people hospitalized with COVID-19 

Jan. 13 – San Diego surpasses 2,000 deaths 

Jan. 18 – San Diego administers 100,000 vaccinations 

Jan. 20 – ICUs hit a peak of 438 COVID-19 patients, 65% of beds have coronavirus patients 

Jan. 25 – Curfew, stay-at-home order ends 

Feb. 12 – San Diego surpasses 3,000 deaths 

Mar. 5 – San Diego administers 1 millionth vaccine 

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