COVID is still spreading and dangerous in Solano County – stay safe!
Friday, February 19: 76 new Solano cases overnight, 5 new deaths. Since February 2020: 29,766 cases, over 875 hospitalized, 161 deaths.Compare previous report, Thursday, February 18Summary
CASES – Solano County reported 76 new cases overnight, a total of 29,766 cases since the outbreak started. In January, Solano added 8,495 new cases, for an average of 274 new cases per day. February 1 to 19, the County reported 1,575 new cases, an average of 83 per day.
DEATHS – the County reported yet another 5 new deaths today, one person 50-64 years of age, and four of our elders 65+. A total of 161 Solano residents have died with COVID since the pandemic began. 39 COVID deaths were reported here in Solano County just since February 1. COMPARE: In the month of January, Solano recorded a total of 24 coronavirus deaths. Combining the two months to date, a total of 63 deaths, or 39% of Solano’s 161 COVID deaths occurred just since January 1! While many other COVID stats are improving, the recent surge in deaths is no doubt the final sad result of our holiday surge. And we may see another surge in cases and deaths following the Super Bowl.
ACTIVE cases – Solano reported 63 fewer active cases overnight, a total of 471 active cases. Compare: Solano’s average number of Active Cases during October was 284, average in November was 650, in December 1,658, in January 2,185 – and TODAY we are at 471. Much better, but still, is the County equipped to contact trace all these infected persons? My guess is we just sit back and wait for a voluntary 10 day quarantine to expire. Who knows? To my knowledge, Solano has offered no reports on contact tracing.
HOSPITALIZATIONS –(See expanding ICU capacity and ventilator availability below.) Today, Solano reported 1 fewer currently hospitalized case, total of 68. However, the County also reported 1 new hospitalization among the 50-64 age group and 1 more among the 65+ age group, a total of 877 hospitalized in all age groups since the pandemic began. Accuracy of the County’s hospitalization numbers cannot be certain. [For the numbers used in my manual calculation of total hospitalizations, see age group stats below. For COVID19-CA.GOV numbers, see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County.]
ICU BEDS – In late January, Solano hospitals expanded their ICU capacity [see BenIndy, Jan. 25] Even with the expanded ICU capacity, Solano County fell back into the YELLOW DANGER ZONE again today, reporting 21% available today, down significantly from yesterday’s 40%. The State’s COVID19-CA.GOV reports that Solano County had only 14 AVAILABLE ICU BEDS as of yesterday, February 18. (For COVID19-CA.GOV info see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County, and for REGIONAL data see COVID-19 ICU Bed Availability by REGION.)
VENTILATORS available – Today Solano hospitals have 53% of ventilators available, down from yesterday’s 60%, and down substantially from last summer’s reports of 82-94% available.
Positive Test Rate: 12.4% – VIRUS STILL SPREADING, STAY SAFE!
Solano County reported our 7-day average positive test at 12.4%, same as yesterday and well over the State’s purple/red tier threshold of 8%. DON’T EXPECT A QUICK MOVE DOWN TO THE RED TIER: the State requires a county to meet criteria for the next less restrictive tier (in test rate measures AND case rate measures) for the prior two consecutive weeks in order to progress to the next tier. Average percent positive test rates are among the best metrics for measuring community spread of the virus. COMPARE: The much lower and more stable California 7-day average test rate was 3.1% today, down slightly from yesterday’s 3.2%. (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity line graph which also shows daily results. However, the chart does not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. The 7-day curve therefore also lags behind due to unknown recent test results.)
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 15 new cases overnight, total of 3,482 cases, representing 11.7% of the 29,766 total cases. No new hospitalizations were reported today among this age group, total of 18 since the outbreak began. Thankfully, no deaths have ever been reported in Solano County in this age group. But cases among Solano youth rose steadily over the summer, from 5.6% of total cases on June 8 to 11% on August 31 and has remained at over 11% since September 30. Youth are 22% of Solano’s general population, so this 11% may seem low. The significance is this: youth are SERIOUSLY NOT IMMUNE (!) – in fact at least 18 of our youth have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 36 new cases overnight, total of 16,421 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents 55.2% of the total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported no new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today. A total of 245 are reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began. Solano recorded no new deaths in this young group today, total of 10 deaths. Some in this group are surely at high risk, as many are providing essential services among us, and some may be ignoring public health orders. I expect this group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 12 new cases overnight, total of 6,213 cases. This age group represents 20.9% of the 29,766 total cases. The County reported 1 new hospitalization among persons in this age group today, a total of 234 reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began. 1 new death was reported in this age group today, a total of 26 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 13 new cases overnight, total of 3,639, representing 12.2% of Solano’s 29,766 total cases. The County reported 1 new hospitalization among persons in this age group today, a total of 380 hospitalized since the outbreak began. 4 new deaths were reported in this age group today. A total of 125 of our elders have died of COVID, accounting for 78%of Solano’s 161 total deaths.
City Data
Benicia added 1 new case overnight, total of 843 cases since the outbreak began.
Dixon added 4 new cases overnight, total of 1,744 cases.
Fairfield added 17 new cases overnight, total of 8,092 cases.
Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 316 cases.
Suisun City added 2 new case overnight, total of 2,005 cases.
Vacaville added 19 new cases overnight, total of 7,846 cases.
Vallejoadded 33 new cases overnight, total of 8,833 cases.
Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 87 cases.
Race / Ethnicity
The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics. This information is discouragingly similar to national reports that indicate significantly worse outcomes among black and brown Americans. Note that all of this data surely undercounts Latinx Americans, as there is a large group of “Multirace / Others” which likely is composed mostly of Latinx members of our communities.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 12% of cases, 12% of hospitalizations, and 19% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 11% of cases, but 17% of hospitalizations, and 19% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 14% of cases, 21% of hospitalizations, and 12% of deaths.
Multi-race / Others are 7% of Solano’s population, but account for 34% of cases, 19% of hospitalizations, and 15% of deaths.
White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 29% of cases, 31% of hospitalizations and 35% of deaths.
COVID is still spreading and dangerous in Solano County – stay safe!
Thursday, February 18: 47 new Solano cases overnight, no new deaths. Since February 2020: 29,690 cases, over 875 hospitalized, 156 deaths.Compare previous report, Wednesday, February 17:Summary
CASES – Solano County reported 47 new cases overnight, a total of 29,690 cases since the outbreak started. In January, Solano added 8,495 new cases, for an average of 274 new cases per day. To date in February, the County reported 1,499 new cases, an average of 83 per day.
Solano County Deaths as of yesterday, Feb. 17 [Source: COVID19.CA.GOV]DEATHS – the County reported no new deaths today. A total of 156 Solano residents have died with COVID since the pandemic began. 34 COVID deaths were reported here in Solano County since February 1. COMPARE: In the entire month of January, Solano recorded a total of 24 coronavirus deaths. 37% of Solano’s 156 COVID deaths happened in the first 6 weeks of this year! While many other COVID stats are improving, the recent surge in deaths is no doubt the final sad result of our holiday surge. And we may see another surge in cases and deaths following the Super Bowl.
ACTIVE cases – Solano reported 31 fewer active cases overnight, a total of 534 active cases. Compare: Solano’s average number of Active Cases during October was 284, average in November was 650, in December 1,658, in January 2,185 – and TODAY we are at 534. Much better, but still, is the County equipped to contact trace all these infected persons? My guess is we just sit back and wait for a voluntary 10 day quarantine to expire. Who knows? To my knowledge, Solano has offered no reports on contact tracing.
HOSPITALIZATIONS –(See expanding ICU capacity and ventilator availability below.) Today, Solano reported 3 fewer currently hospitalized cases, total of 69. However, the County also reported 6 new hospitalizations among the 65+ age group, a total of 875 hospitalized in all age groups since the pandemic began. Accuracy of the County’s hospitalization numbers cannot be certain. [For the numbers used in my manual calculation of total hospitalizations, see age group stats below. For COVID19-CA.GOV numbers, see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County.]
ICU BEDS – In late January, Solano hospitals expanded their ICU capacity [see BenIndy, Jan. 25] Even with the expanded ICU capacity, Solano County fell back into the YELLOW DANGER ZONE, but has since returned into the green zone, reporting 40% available today, down a bit from yesterday’s 41%. The State’s COVID19-CA.GOV reports that Solano County had 19 AVAILABLE ICU BEDS as of yesterday, February 17. (For COVID19-CA.GOV info see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County, and for REGIONAL data see COVID-19 ICU Bed Availability by REGION.)
VENTILATORS available – Today Solano hospitals have 60% of ventilators available, down from yesterday’s 64%, and down substantially from last summer’s reports of 82-94% available.
Positive Test Rate – SOLANO TEST RATE of 12.4% – VIRUS STILL SPREADING, STAY SAFE!
Solano County reported our 7-day average positive test at 12.4%, up significantly from yesterday’s one-day dip to 8.2%, no longer near the State’s purple/red tier threshold of 8%. DON’T EXPECT A QUICK MOVE DOWN TO THE RED TIER: the State requires a county to meet criteria for the next less restrictive tier (in test rate measures AND case rate measures) for the prior two consecutive weeks in order to progress to the next tier. Average percent positive test rates are among the best metrics for measuring community spread of the virus. COMPARE: The much lower and more stable California 7-day average test rate was 3.2% today, down slightly from yesterday’s 3.3%. (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity line graph which also shows daily results. However, the chart does not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. The 7-day curve therefore also lags behind due to unknown recent test results.)
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 10 new cases overnight, total of 3,467 cases, representing 11.7% of the 29,690 total cases. No new hospitalizations were reported today among this age group, total of 18 since the outbreak began. Thankfully, no deaths have ever been reported in Solano County in this age group. But cases among Solano youth rose steadily over the summer, from 5.6% of total cases on June 8 to 11% on August 31 and has remained at over 11% since September 30. Youth are 22% of Solano’s general population, so this 11% may seem low. The significance is this: youth are SERIOUSLY NOT IMMUNE (!) – in fact at least 18 of our youth have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 24 new cases overnight, total of 16,385 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents 55.2% of the total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported no new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today. A total of 245 are reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began. Solano recorded no new deaths in this young group today, total of 10 deaths. Some in this group are surely at high risk, as many are providing essential services among us, and some may be ignoring public health orders. I expect this group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 8 new cases overnight, total of 6,201 cases. This age group represents 20.9% of the 29,690 total cases. The County reported no new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today, a total of 233 reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths reported in this age group today, a total of 25 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 5 new cases overnight, total of 3,626, representing 12.2% of Solano’s 29,690 total cases. The County reported 6 new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today, a total of 379 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths were reported in this age group today. A total of 121 of our elders have died of COVID, accounting for 78%of Solano’s 156 total deaths.
City Data
Benicia added 1 new case overnight, total of 842 cases since the outbreak began.
Dixon added 6 new cases overnight, total of 1,740 cases.
Fairfield added 9 new cases overnight, total of 8,075 cases.
Rio Vista added 1 new case overnight, total of 316 cases.
Suisun City added 1 new case overnight, total of 2,003 cases.
Vacaville added 8 new cases overnight, total of 7,827 cases.
Vallejoadded 21 new cases overnight, total of 8,800 cases.
Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 87 cases.
Race / Ethnicity
The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics. This information is discouragingly similar to national reports that indicate significantly worse outcomes among black and brown Americans. Note that all of this data surely undercounts Latinx Americans, as there is a large group of “Multirace / Others” which likely is composed mostly of Latinx members of our communities.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 12% of cases, 12% of hospitalizations, and 18% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 11% of cases, but 17% of hospitalizations, and 19% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 14% of cases, 21% of hospitalizations, and 12% of deaths.
Multi-race / Others are 7% of Solano’s population, but account for 34% of cases, 19% of hospitalizations, and 14% of deaths.
White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 29% of cases, 31% of hospitalizations and 36% of deaths.
COVID is still spreading and dangerous in Solano County – stay safe!
Wednesday, February 10: 132 new Solano cases overnight, no new deaths. Since February 2020: 29,172 cases, over 850 hospitalized, 140 deaths.Compare previous report, Tuesday, February 9:Summary
CASES – Solano County reported 132 new cases overnight, a total of 29,172 cases since the outbreak started. In the month of January, Solano added 8,495 new cases, for an average of 274 new cases per day.
DEATHS – the County reported no new deaths overnight, a total of 140 Solano deaths since the pandemic began. 18 Solano County COVID deaths have been reported in the first 10 days of February, and in the month of January, Solano recorded 24 coronavirus deaths. While many other COVID stats are improving, the recent surge in deaths is no doubt the final sad result of our holiday surge.
ACTIVE cases – Solano reported 59 more active cases today, a total of 824 active cases. Compare: Solano’s average number of Active Cases during October was 284, average in November was 650, in December 1,658, in January 2,185 – and TODAY we are at 824. Better, but still, is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons? My guess is we just sit back and wait for a voluntary 10 day quarantine to expire. Who knows? To my knowledge, Solano has offered no reports on contact tracing.
HOSPITALIZATIONS –(See expanding ICU capacity and ventilator availability below.) Today, Solano reported 5 fewer currently hospitalized cases, total of 81. The County also reported no new hospitalizations among age groups, a total of 855 hospitalized in all age groups since the pandemic began. Accuracy cannot be certain – note>> In a Dec. 31 Fairfield Daily Republic article, reporter Todd Hanson wrote, “Since the start of the pandemic, and as of Wednesday, 9,486 residents have been hospitalized.” This startling number is far and away above the number of residents hospitalized as indicated in the County’s count of age group hospitalizations, and not available anywhere on the County’s COVID-19 dashboard. Asked about his source, Hanson replied that Solano Public Health “had to do a little research on my behalf.” It would be good if the County could add Total Hospitalized to its daily Dashboard update. [For the numbers used in my manual calculation of total hospitalizations, see age group stats below. For COVID19-CA.GOV numbers, see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County.]
ICU BEDS – In late January, Solano hospitals expanded their ICU capacity [see BenIndy, Jan. 25] Even with the expanded ICU capacity, Solano County remains in the YELLOW DANGER ZONE, reporting 28% available today, down from 30% yesterday. The State’s COVID19-CA.GOV reports that Solano County had 14 AVAILABLE ICU BEDS as of yesterday, February 9. (For COVID19-CA.GOV info see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County, and for REGIONAL data see COVID-19 ICU Bed Availability by REGION.)
VENTILATORS available – Today Solano hospitals have 62% of ventilators available, up from yesterday’s 58% but down substantially from last summer’s reports of 82-94% available.
Positive Test Rate – SOLANO TEST RATE of 10.3% – STILL HIGH, VIRUS STILL SPREADING, STAY SAFE!
Solano County reported our 7-day average positive test rate of 10.3%, up from yesterday’s 10.2%, and still above the State’s purple tier threshold of 8%. Average percent positive test rates are among the best metrics for measuring community spread of the virus. COMPARE: The much lower and more stable California 7-day average test rate was 4.8% today, same as yesterday. (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity line graph which also shows daily results. However, the chart does not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. The 7-day curve therefore also lags behind due to unknown recent test results.)
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 23 new cases overnight, total of 3,390 cases, representing 11.6% of the 29,172 total cases. No new hospitalizations were reported today among this age group, total of 18 since the outbreak began. Thankfully, no deaths have ever been reported in Solano County in this age group. But cases among Solano youth rose steadily over the summer, from 5.6% of total cases on June 8 to 11% on August 31 and has remained at over 11% since September 30. Youth are 22% of Solano’s general population, so this 11% may seem low. The significance is this: youth are SERIOUSLY NOT IMMUNE (!) – in fact at least 18 of our youth have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 76 new cases overnight, total of 16,116 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents 55.3% of the total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported no new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today. A total of 243 are reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began. Solano recorded no new deaths in this young group today, total of 9 deaths. Some in this group are surely at high risk, as many are providing essential services among us, and some may be ignoring public health orders. I expect this group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 22 new cases overnight, total of 6,100 cases. This age group represents 20.9% of the 29,172 total cases. The County reported no new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today, a total of 233 reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths were reported in this age group today, a total of 23 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 11 new cases overnight, total of 3,555, representing 12.2% of Solano’s 29,172 total cases. The County reported no new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today, a total of 361 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths were reported in this age group today. A total of 108 of our elders have died of COVID, accounting for 77%of Solano’s 140 total deaths.
City Data
Benicia added 1 new case overnight, total of 828 cases since the outbreak began.
Dixon added 3 new cases overnight, total of 1,704 cases.
Fairfield added 28 new cases overnight, total of 7,949 cases.
Rio Vista added 3 new cases overnight, total of 294 cases.
Suisun City added 17 new cases overnight, total of 1,982 cases.
Vacaville added 29 new cases overnight, total of 7,715 cases.
Vallejoadded 51 new cases overnight, total of 8,614 cases.
Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 86 cases.
Race / Ethnicity
The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics. This information is discouragingly similar to national reports that indicate significantly worse outcomes among black and brown Americans. Note that all of this data surely undercounts Latinx Americans, as there is a large group of “Multirace / Others” which likely is composed mostly of Latinx members of our communities.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 12% of cases, 12% of hospitalizations, and 17% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 11% of cases, but 17% of hospitalizations, and 21% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 13% of cases, 21% of hospitalizations, and 13% of deaths.
Multi-race / Others are 7% of Solano’s population, but account for 35% of cases, 18% of hospitalizations, and 12% of deaths.
White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 29% of cases, 31% of hospitalizations and 34% of deaths.
COVID is still spreading and dangerous in Solano County – stay safe!
Tuesday, February 9: 46 new Solano cases overnight, 6 new deaths. Since February 2020: 29,040 cases, over 850 hospitalized, 140 deaths.Compare previous report, Monday, February 8:Summary
CASES – Solano County reported 46 new cases overnight, a total of 29,040 cases since the outbreak started. In the month of January, Solano added 8,495 new cases, for an average of 274 new cases per day. Today’s single-day increase of only 46 is the lowest since October 28 of last year. But according to the Fairfield Daily Republic, “Dr. Bela Matyas, the county public health officer, said the number is likely a reporting glitch from the state.”
DEATHS – the County reported 6 new deaths overnight, a total of 140 Solano deaths since the pandemic began. 18 Solano County COVID deaths have been reported in the first 10 days of February, and in the month of January, Solano recorded 24 coronavirus deaths. While many other COVID stats are improving, the recent surge in deaths is no doubt the final sad result of our holiday surge.
ACTIVE cases – Solano reported 134 fewer active cases today, a total of 765 active cases. Compare: Solano’s average number of Active Cases during October was 284, average in November was 650, in December 1,658, in January 2,185 – and TODAY we are back down to 765. Much better, but still, is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons? My guess is we just sit back and wait for a voluntary 10 day quarantine to expire. Who knows? To my knowledge, Solano has offered no reports on contact tracing.
HOSPITALIZATIONS –(See expanding ICU capacity and ventilator availability below.) Today, Solano reported 3 fewer currently hospitalized cases, total of 86. However, in the number of hospitalizations among age groups, the county reported an increase of 6 new hospitalizations, 3 aged 50-64 and 3 over age 65, for a total of 855 hospitalized in all age groups since the pandemic began.) Even then, accuracy cannot be certain – note>> In a Dec. 31 Fairfield Daily Republic article, reporter Todd Hanson wrote, “Since the start of the pandemic, and as of Wednesday, 9,486 residents have been hospitalized.” This startling number is far and away above the number of residents hospitalized as indicated in the County’s count of age group hospitalizations, and not available anywhere on the County’s COVID-19 dashboard. Asked about his source, Hanson replied that Solano Public Health “had to do a little research on my behalf.” It would be good if the County could add Total Hospitalized to its daily Dashboard update. [For the numbers used in my manual calculation of total hospitalizations, see age group stats below. For COVID19-CA.GOV numbers, see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County.]
ICU BEDS – In late January, Solano hospitals expanded their ICU capacity [see BenIndy, Jan. 25] Even with the expanded ICU capacity, Solano County remained in the YELLOW DANGER ZONE until yesterday’s encouraging GREEN ZONE report. But today the County went YELLOW again, reporting 30% available today, down from 34% yesterday. The State’s COVID19-CA.GOV reports that Solano County had 15 AVAILABLE ICU BEDS as of yesterday, February 8. (For COVID19-CA.GOV info see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County, and for REGIONAL data see COVID-19 ICU Bed Availability by REGION.)
VENTILATORS available – Today Solano hospitals have 58% of ventilators available, up from yesterday’s 55% but down substantially from last summer’s reports of 82-94% available.
Positive Test Rate – SOLANO TEST RATE of 10.2% – STILL HIGH, VIRUS STILL SPREADING, STAY SAFE!
Solano County reported our 7-day average positive test rate of 10.2%, up from yesterday’s 9.6%, and still above the State’s purple tier threshold of 8%. Average percent positive test rates are among the best metrics for measuring community spread of the virus. COMPARE: The much lower and more stable California 7-day average test rate was 4.8% today, down from yesterday’s 5.0%. (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity line graph which also shows daily results. However, the chart does not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. The 7-day curve therefore also lags behind due to unknown recent test results.)
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 4 new cases overnight, total of 3,367 cases, representing 11.6% of the 29,040 total cases. No new hospitalizations were reported today among this age group, total of 18 since the outbreak began. Thankfully, no deaths have ever been reported in Solano County in this age group. But cases among Solano youth rose steadily over the summer, from 5.6% of total cases on June 8 to 11% on August 31 and has remained at over 11% since September 30. Youth are 22% of Solano’s general population, so this 11% may seem low. The significance is this: youth are SERIOUSLY NOT IMMUNE (!) – in fact at least 18 of our youth have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 27 new cases overnight, total of 16,040 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents 55.3% of the total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported no new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today. A total of 243 are reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began. Solano recorded no new deaths in this young group today, total of 9 deaths. Some in this group are surely at high risk, as many are providing essential services among us, and some may be ignoring public health orders. I expect this group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 7 new cases overnight, total of 6,078 cases. This age group represents 20.9% of the 29,040 total cases. The County reported 3 new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today, a total of 233 reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began. 2 new deaths were reported in this age group today, a total of 23 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 8 new cases overnight, total of 3,544, representing 12.2% of Solano’s 29,040 total cases. The County reported 3 new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today, a total of 361 hospitalized since the outbreak began. 4 new deaths were reported in this age group today. A total of 108 of our elders have died of COVID, accounting for 77%of Solano’s 140 total deaths.
City Data
Benicia added 2 new cases overnight, total of 827 cases since the outbreak began.
Dixon added 2 new cases overnight, total of 1,701 cases.
Fairfield added 15 new cases overnight, total of 7,921 cases.
Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 291 cases.
Suisun City added 6 new cases overnight, total of 1,965 cases.
Vacaville added 8 new cases overnight, total of 7,686 cases.
Vallejoadded 13 new cases overnight, total of 8,563 cases.
Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 86 cases.
Race / Ethnicity
The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics. This information is discouragingly similar to national reports that indicate significantly worse outcomes among black and brown Americans. Note that all of this data surely undercounts Latinx Americans, as there is a large group of “Multirace / Others” which likely is composed mostly of Latinx members of our communities.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 12% of cases, 12% of hospitalizations, and 17% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 11% of cases, but 17% of hospitalizations, and 21% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 13% of cases, 21% of hospitalizations, and 13% of deaths.
Multi-race / Others are 7% of Solano’s population, but account for 35% of cases, 18% of hospitalizations, and 12% of deaths.
White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 29% of cases, 31% of hospitalizations and 34% of deaths.
Compare previous report, Thursday, February 18
Summary
ICU BEDS – In late January, Solano hospitals expanded their ICU capacity [see BenIndy, Jan. 25] Even with the expanded ICU capacity, Solano County fell back into the YELLOW DANGER ZONE again today, reporting 21% available today, down significantly from yesterday’s 40%. The State’s COVID19-CA.GOV reports that Solano County had only 14 AVAILABLE ICU BEDS as of yesterday, February 18. (For COVID19-CA.GOV info see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County, and for REGIONAL data see COVID-19 ICU Bed Availability by REGION.)
VENTILATORS available – Today Solano hospitals have 53% of ventilators available, down from yesterday’s 60%, and down substantially from last summer’s reports of 82-94% available.
Solano County reported our 7-day average positive test at 12.4%, same as yesterday and well over the State’s purple/red tier threshold of 8%. DON’T EXPECT A QUICK MOVE DOWN TO THE RED TIER: the State requires a county to meet criteria for the next less restrictive tier (in test rate measures AND case rate measures) for the prior two consecutive weeks in order to progress to the next tier. Average percent positive test rates are among the best metrics for measuring community spread of the virus. COMPARE: The much lower and more stable California 7-day average test rate was 3.1% today, down slightly from yesterday’s 3.2%. (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity line graph which also shows daily results. However, the chart does not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. The 7-day curve therefore also lags behind due to unknown recent test results.) 
The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics. This information is discouragingly similar to national reports that indicate significantly worse outcomes among black and brown Americans. Note that all of this data surely undercounts Latinx Americans, as there is a large group of “Multirace / Others” which likely is composed mostly of Latinx members of our communities.
ICU BEDS – In late January, Solano hospitals expanded their ICU capacity [see 
VENTILATORS available – Today 
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