Pandemic in Solano: 12 new cases, including 3 new infections among our youth


Wednesday, June 3: 12 new positive cases, no new deaths. Total now 559 cases, 22 deaths.

Source: Solano County Coronavirus Information & Resources

Solano County Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates and Resources.  Check out basic information in this screenshot.  IMPORTANT: The County’s interactive page has more.  On the County website, you can hover your mouse over the charts at right for detailed information.
Previous report, Tuesday, June 2

Summary

  • Solano County reported 12 new positive case today, total of 559.
  • No new deaths today, total of 22.
  • Active cases bounced back up after yesterday’s inexplicable decrease by 8 (perhaps today is a correction?).  For whatever reason, active cases are up by 9 today.
  • Hospitalizations are unchanged, at 87.
  • Youth – Solano County reported 3 new cases among our youth today, totaling 30 new cases in the last 22 days, having reported only 6 over the 5 weeks prior.  (See table below).

BY AGE GROUP

  • 3 of today’s 12 new cases were young persons under 19 years of age, total of 36 cases, increasing over the last two weeks to 6.4% of the 559 total confirmed cases(See table below.)
  • 8 of today’s 12 new cases were persons 19-64 years of age, total of 392 cases, 70% of the 559 total.   No new deaths in this age group today, total of 5.  Note that no one in this age group was moved from “non-severe” to “hospitalized” today.  A total of 50 of the 392 cases in this age group have been hospitalized at one time, just under 13% of total cases in the age group(It is unclear whether the 5 deaths were ever hospitalized.)
  • 1 of today’s 12 new cases was a person 65 or older, total of 131 cases, just over 23% of the 559 total.  No new deaths, total of 17.  Note that no one in this age group was moved from “non-severe” to “hospitalized” today.  A total of 36 of the 131 cases in this age group (27%) were hospitalized at one time, more than double the percentage in the mid-age group(It is unclear whether the 17 deaths in this age group were ever hospitalized.)
Recent surge in positive cases among youth 18 and under
Date New cases Total
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 3 36
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 1 33
Monday, June 1, 2020 5 32
Friday, May 29, 2020 0 27
Thursday, May 28, 2020 3 27
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 0 24
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 (3-day holiday weekend) 7 24
Friday, May 22, 2020 0 17
Thursday, May 21, 2020 3 17
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 0 14
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 0 14
Monday, May 18, 2020 1 14
Friday, May 15, 2020 2 13
Thursday, May 14, 2020 3 11
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 1 8
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 1 7
Monday, May 11, 2020 0 6
Friday, May 8, 2020 0 6
Thursday, May 7, 2020 0 6
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 0 6
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 0 6
Monday, May 4, 2020 0 6

CITY DATA

  • Vallejo added 4 new cases today, total of  310.
  • Fairfield added 7 new cases today, total of 118.
  • Vacaville added 1 new case today, total of 57.
  • Suisun City remained at 30.
  • Benicia remained at 23 cases.
  • Dixon remained at 11 cases.
  • Rio Vista and “Unincorporated” are still not assigned numerical data: today both remain at <10 (less than 10).  The total numbers for other cities add up to 549, leaving 10 cases somewhere among the 2 locations in this “<10” category (same as last reported)Residents and city officials have pressured County officials for city case counts.  Today’s data is welcome, but still incomplete.

HOSPITALIZATIONS:  87 of Solano’s 559 cases resulted in hospitalizations since the outbreak started.  Good news – same as  yesterday.  Cumulative hospitalizations is a most important stat to watch.  On May 1 there were 51 hospitalizations, and the daily increase was relatively steady, adding 2 or less each day until a little over a week ago.  On May 22, the County reported 4 new hospitalizations, on May 29 an additional 9, and yesterday 3 new hospitalizations.  The County has seen 16 additional hospitalizations in just 12 days.  Stay tuned!

ACTIVE CASES:  63 of the 559 cases are currently active, 9 more than yesterday(We wonder if this was just a correction, given that the County reported a sudden drop of 8 fewer cases yesterday.)  Note that the county does not report WHERE the active cases are.  Below you will see that only 9 of the active cases are currently hospitalized, which leaves 54 of these 63 active cases out in our communities somewhere, and hopefully quarantined.

HOSPITAL IMPACT: The County shows 9 of the 87 hospitalized cases are CURRENTLY hospitalized, 6 fewer than yesterday – good news!  The County’s count of ICU beds available and ventilator supply remains at “GOOD” at 31-100%. (No information is given on our supply of test kits, PPE and staff.)

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TESTING: The County reports that 13,058 residents have been tested as of today, an increase of 593 residents tested since yesterday.  Good news: this is the second day in a row that we’ve seen over 500 residents tested.  But we still have a long way to go: only 2.9% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.  NOTE: State run testing sites in Vallejo and Vacaville are open to anyone.

Solano’s curve – cumulative cases as of June 3

This chart shows that the infection’s steady upward trajectory could be flattening a bit in Solano County.  Still too early to tell.  Our nursing homes, long-term care facilities and jails bear watching!

Still incredibly important – everyone stay home if you don’t need to go out, wear masks when you do go out (especially in enclosed spaces), wash hands, and be safe!