Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County Health Department, Solano County Health Officer Bela Matyas

Dr. Matyas shares details on Solano’s 7 new COVID deaths: all recent, 3 vaxxed, 4 unvaxxed, 5 seniors

[BenIndy Editor: the number of deaths listed by age in this article adds up to 6 rather than 7 deaths.  In my report last night, using the County’s “Deaths by Age Groups” chart, I identified 2 age 50-64 and 5 age 65+]

Solano passes 45,000 cases, adds 7 Covid-related deaths

Nathan Walker receives his Covid-19 vaccination booster shot at a mass vaccination clinic at the Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (Aaron Rosenblatt/Daily Republic)

Fairfield Daily Republic, By Todd R. Hansen, October 14, 2010

FAIRFIELD — Seven more Solano County residents have died due in part to Covid-19, taking the pandemic total to 312, while the case numbers climbed past 45,000, the county Public Health Division reported Wednesday.

All seven deaths are the result of this latest surge that started shortly after July 4, taking that total to 55, of which 42 individuals were unvaccinated, the county reported.

Three of the latest seven victims were vaccinated, including a man over 65 who lived in a long-term care facility. The other six all lived at home. There were three women and one man older than 65, and one man and one woman who were between 50 and 65.  [Error here – see correction above…]

The county added 207 cases to the pandemic total… (continued at Fairfield Daily Republic)