Coronavirus at Scripps Encinitas

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Scripps Health, which admitted the region’s first presumptive positive COVID-19 case on Saturday, said in a short statement Thursday that it admitted another patient with a positive test at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas on Wednesday. The rest of the hospital, Scripps said, is unaffected and safe for patients.

The patient reportedly had no travels to known hotspots, meaning the coronavirus is likely loose in the community.

The final case is a man in his 50s who is isolated at a hospital.

Health officials believe his case may be the result of community transmission.

"We fully expect and know that we will get more cases, and yes, we will have deaths," she said.