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Solano County to stay in red tier, will not move anytime soon

Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties come close to advancing, but miss the cut

Vallejo Times-Herald, By Nico Savidge & Matt O’Donnell, April 20, 2021
Jack Barenchi smiles as he gets a shot of the Moderna vaccine from Registered Nurse Richard Miralles with Kaiser Permanente during the Solano County Public Health COVID-19 vaccinations at the Solano County Fairgrounds. (Chris Riley—Times-Herald)
Jack Barenchi smiles as he gets a shot of the Moderna vaccine from Registered Nurse Richard Miralles with Kaiser Permanente during the Solano County Public Health COVID-19 vaccinations at the Solano County Fairgrounds. (Chris Riley—Times-Herald)

Several Bay Area counties learned Tuesday that they will stay put in the orange tier of California’s system of pandemic restrictions for at least the next two weeks, as the least-restrictive reopening level remains elusive.

Marin County was eligible to advance this week to the yellow tier, which indicates “minimal” coronavirus spread, and would have been the first in the Bay Area to do so this year. But a slight uptick in new cases dashed those hopes.

Data collected by the state that is used to determine tier assignments showed none of the Bay Area’s nine counties — where all are in the orange tier except for Solano County, which is in red — met the criteria to advance Tuesday.

“Solano County will remain in red tier status and we expect to stay in this tier for the near future,” said Jayleen Richards, the public health administrator for Solano County Health & Social Services. “Solano Public Health would like to move to a less restrictive tier, but data is not indicating that we will move to a less restrictive tier soon.”

For the state of California, that doesn’t mean coronavirus is surging again; no county is on pace to move backward into a more-restrictive tier. Instead, the dramatic decline in cases that has unfolded since the state’s devastating winter surge has more or less plateaued for the past month.

The yellow stage allows bars that don’t offer food service to start seating customers indoors at up to 25% capacity, and would bump up capacity limits at other businesses such as bowling alleys, wineries and museums. Outdoor gatherings of up to 100 people are permitted in the tier.

To reach it, counties must have a test positivity rate of less than 2% and report a testing-adjusted rate of less than 2 new cases per 100,000 residents per day.

On Tuesday, state officials reported San Mateo County had a case rate of 2.0, while San Francisco’s stood at 2.2 — the second straight week both counties barely missed out on the yellow tier. Under California’s rules, counties must meet the criteria for a less-restrictive stage for two straight weeks before advancing.

State officials are planning to phase out the four-level reopening plan known as the Blueprint for a Safer Economy in mid-June, when Gov. Gavin Newsom has said he will lift most pandemic restrictions.

Only Lassen, Sierra and Alpine counties, home to less than 35,000 combined residents, have reached the yellow tier.

Solano County COVID cases up by only 20 today, lowest 1-day increase since Oct. 29, 2020


By Roger Straw, Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Solano COVID report: 20 new cases today and  368 active cases.  It’s still among us, folks – stay safe!

Solano County COVID report on Tuesday, April 20:
[Source: see far below.  See also my ARCHIVE spreadsheet of daily Solano COVID updates.]
Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard – SUMMARY:

On April 20, Solano County reported no new deaths, and the County reported 20 new COVID cases overnight.  For context, our average over the first two weeks of April was 39 new cases per day.   Last week we saw 348 new cases, or slightly under 50 per day.  Last week’s increases will likely make it difficult  for Solano to join all other Bay Area counties in the State’s orange tier.  Solano’s Active cases fell today from 400 to 368.  Our percent positivity rate remained at 6.6%.

Cases among youth and young adults increasing

Yesterday, the percentage of total cases among youth aged 0-17 hit 12% for the first time.  This chart shows the increase among that age group since last July.  Note also the increase among the 18-49 year age group.

>> The virus is still on the move here.  Stay safe, get vaccinated, wear a mask and social distance!  We will get through this together.

Cases by City on April 20:

  • Benicia added 2 new cases today, total of 928 cases since the outbreak began.
  • Dixon remained steady today, total of 1,842 cases.
  • Fairfield added 9 new cases today, total of 8,729 cases.
  • Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 359 cases.
  • Suisun City added 1 new case today, total of 2,192 cases.
  • Vacaville added 3 new cases today, total of 8,347 cases.
  • Vallejo added 5 new cases today, total of 9,549 cases.
  • Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 101 cases.

Most new cases are among those of us age 18-49!  Please stay safe, and if you catch it, please don’t pass it on to your elders!

Solano Age Groups – Total & New Cases reported today
0-17 Total Cases New cases today 18-49 Total Cases New cases today 50-64 Total Cases New cases today 65+ Total Cases New cases today
3,837 5 17,737 11 6,615 2 3,846 2

Ages 0-17 reached 12.0% of all cases for the first time yesterday
Ages 18-49 count for 55.4% of all cases
Ages 50-64 count for 20.6% of all cases
Ages 65+ count for 12.0% of all cases

COMPARE: Screenshots from Solano County COVID Dashboard yesterday, Monday, April 19:


The data on this page is from today’s and the previous Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard.  The Dashboard is full of much more information and updated weekdays around 4pm.  On the County’s dashboard, you can hover a mouse or click on an item for more information.  Note the tabs at top for SummaryDemographics and Vaccines.  Click here to go to today’s Solano County Dashboard.


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Solano County youth & young adult COVID cases up dramatically


By Roger Straw, Monday, April 19, 2021

Solano COVID report: 1 more death, and 152 new cases over the weekend.  400 active cases and youth cases seriously increasing.  It’s still among us, folks – stay safe!

Solano County COVID report on Monday, April 19:
[Source: see far below.  See also my ARCHIVE spreadsheet of daily Solano COVID updates.]
Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard – SUMMARY:
On April 19, Solano County reported 1 new death, someone over 65, and the County reported 152 new COVID cases over the 3-day weekend.  For context, our average over the first two weeks of April was 39 new cases per day.   Last week we saw 348 new cases, or slightly under 50 per day.  These increases will likely make it more difficult  for Solano to join all other Bay Area counties in the State’s orange tier.  Solano’s Currently Active cases increased today from 373 to 400.  Our percent positivity rate increased from 6.2% to 6.6%.

Cases among youth and young adults increasing – Today, the percentage of total cases among youth aged 0-17 hit 12% for the first time.  This chart shows the increase among that age group since last July.  Note also the increase among the 18-49 year age group.

>> The virus is still on the move here.  Stay safe, get vaccinated, wear a mask and social distance!  We will get through this together.

Cases by City on April 19:

  • Benicia added 11 new cases today, total of 926 cases since the outbreak began.
  • Dixon added 5 new cases today, total of 1,842 cases.
  • Fairfield added 49 new cases today, total of 8,720 cases.
  • Rio Vista added 1 new case today, total of 359 cases.
  • Suisun City added 11 new cases today, total of 2,191 cases.
  • Vacaville added 31 new cases today, total of 8,344 cases.
  • Vallejo added 44 new cases today, total of 9,544 cases.
  • Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 101 cases.

Most new cases are among those of us age 18-49!  Please stay safe, and if you catch it, please don’t pass it on to your elders!

Solano Age Groups – Total & New Cases reported today
0-17 Total Cases New cases today 18-49 Total Cases New cases today 50-64 Total Cases New cases today 65+ Total Cases New cases today
3,832 36 17,727 79 6,613 23 3,844 14

Ages 0-17 reached 12.0% of all cases for the first time today
Ages 18-49 count for 55.4% of all cases
Ages 50-64 count for 20.7% of all cases
Ages 65+ count for 12.0% of all cases

COMPARE: Screenshots from Solano County COVID Dashboard yesterday, Friday, April 16:


The images on this page are from today’s and the previous Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard.  The Dashboard is full of much more information and updated weekdays around 4pm.  On the County’s dashboard, you can hover a mouse or click on an item for more information.  Note the tabs at top for SummaryDemographics and Vaccines.  Click here to go to today’s Solano County Dashboard.


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Solano County COVID report on Friday April 16: 2 dead and 71 new cases today, nearing 400 active cases


By Roger Straw, Friday, April 16, 2021

Solano COVID report: 2 of us died, and over 70 developed new cases today.  Number of active cases nearing 400.  It’s still among us, folks – stay safe!

Solano County COVID report on Friday, April 16:
[Source: see far below.  See also my ARCHIVE spreadsheet of daily Solano COVID updates.]
Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard – SUMMARY:
On April 16, Solano County reported 2 deaths, both over 65 years, and the County reported 71 new COVID cases.  For context, our average over the first two weeks of April was 39 new cases per day.   The increase of 70 yesterday and 71 today will make it more difficult  for Solano to join all other Bay Area counties in the State’s orange tier.  Solano’s Currently Active cases increased today from 347 to 373.  Our percent positivity rate fell slightly from 6.3% to 6.2%.
>> The virus is still on the move here.  Stay safe, get vaccinated, wear a mask and social distance!  We will get through this together.
Cases by City on April 16:

  • Benicia added 1 new case today, total of 915 cases since the outbreak began.
  • Dixon added 2 new cases today, total of 1,837 cases.
  • Fairfield added 20 new cases today, total of 8,671 cases.
  • Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 358 cases.
  • Suisun City added 6 new cases today, total of 2,180 cases.
  • Vacaville added 17 new cases today, total of 8,313 cases.
  • Vallejo added 25 new cases today, total of 9,500 cases.
  • Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 101 cases.

Most new cases are among those of us age 18-49!  Please stay safe, and if you catch it, please don’t pass it on to your elders!

Solano Age Groups – Total & New Cases reported today
0-17 Total Cases New cases today 18-49 Total Cases New cases today 50-64 Total Cases New cases today 65+ Total Cases New cases today
3,796 19 17,648 37 6,590 10 3,830 5

Ages 0-17 count for 11.9% of all cases
Ages 18-49 count for 55.4% of all cases
Ages 50-64 count for 20.7% of all cases
Ages 65+ count for 12.0% of all cases

The chart below shows the RATE of Solano cases by age groups (per 100,000 population, as of today).

COMPARE: Screenshots from Solano County COVID Dashboard yesterday, Thursday, April 15:


The images on this page are from today’s and the previous Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard.  The Dashboard is full of much more information and updated weekdays around 4pm.  On the County’s dashboard, you can hover a mouse or click on an item for more information.  Note the tabs at top for SummaryDemographics and Vaccines.  Click here to go to today’s Solano County Dashboard.


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