Below is the powerpoint Governor Newsom used at his noon press conference today to outline the process for California’s road to modifying stay-at-home orders and re-opening the businesses and workplaces. A good summary can be found at CBS8 San Diego. (A print version is likely to appear soon on the Governor’s coronavirus page.)
Solano County reported 23 NEW POSITIVE CASES today – total is now 249. No new deaths, total now at 4.
BY AGE GROUP
HOSPITALIZATIONS: 51 of Solano’s 249 cases resulted in hospitalizations, same as yesterday. Good news – no increase in hospitalizations!
ACTIVE CASES: 44 of the 249 are active cases, same as yesterday’s report. Good news – no increase!
The County’s “Hospital Impact” graph (below) shows that 12 of the 51 hospitalized cases are currently hospitalized, 3 more than yesterday. Note also that 12 of the 44 active cases are currently hospitalized. 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.)
CITY DATA
TESTING
The County reports that 3,570 residents have been tested as of today. This is an increase of 505 individuals tested since yesterday’s total of 3,065. THIS IS AN IMPROVEMENT! A week ago, around 150 new tests were reported daily. The numbers dropped to well under 50 per day all last week. So something has allowed the County to ramp up testing this week. We have a long way to go, though. Only about 8 tenths of 1% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.
The chart above shows the infection’s trajectory in Solano County. It’s too soon to tell, but we may be seeing a flattening of the curve!
City of Benicia ANNOUNCEMENTS, April 27, 2020
The City of Benicia announced the extension of closures for City offices and facilities through May 17. The City also announced the cancellation of the 3rd of July Torchlight Parade, the 4th of July Picnic in the Park, and 4th of July Fireworks.
Dear Benicia Community,
I hope this communication finds you well and managing the stay at home order as best as possible. There are many unknowns as we move forward, in particular, what school will look like for all of us next year. We will keep everyone updated as we hear more from the Governor, the State Superintendent of schools, and the Health Department and how their guidance will affect our planning.
In the meantime, in our ongoing effort to provide clarity regarding our efforts with Distance Learning, I have attached the BUSD Distance Learning Plan, knowing it is not perfect, but does reflect our intentions, the good work to date and the Memorandum of Understanding with the teacher’s union. I am very proud of where we are, knowing we were quick in our response to distance learning and that we continue to reflect, learn, and refine our processes as we go along. Teachers and all staff care deeply for their students, are striving to support them in the new Distance Learning model, and are looking forward to seeing them again in the hopefully not too distant future.
Thank you so much for your patience and support!
Sincerely,
Dr. Charles Young
Superintendent
Click here to read the BUSD District Distant Learning Plan >
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