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Editor, owner, publisher of The Benicia Independent
Benicia CA, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Hospitalizations, Solano County CA, Vaccine

COVID in Solano County – 29 of us reported sick today, no new hospitalization updates

By Roger Straw, Wednesday, May 5, 2021

29 new cases in our County today.  Percent positive rate remains high.  See also: People with mild COVID can have long-term health problems

Solano County COVID report on Wednesday, May 5.
[Source: see far below.  See also my ARCHIVE spreadsheet of daily Solano COVID updates.]
Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard – SUMMARY:

On May 5, Solano County reported 29 new COVID cases.  We saw 1,288 new cases in April, an average of 43 per day.  Reports are that Solano will not be joining all other Bay Area counties in the State’s orange tier anytime soon.  Solano’s Active cases remained steady today at 310.  Our percent positivity rate fell slightly today, but remains high at 7.9%.  We have not seen rates this high since Feb. 22.

Cases among children and youth have increased alarmingly
Percent of new cases today, age groups, May 5, 2021
New Cases
0-17 years		 New Cases
18-49 years		 New Cases
50-64 years		 New Cases
65+ years		 TOTAL New Cases Today
5 15 5 5 30
17% 50% 17% 17% 100%

Compare TODAY (above) with percentages since LAST SUMMER (below).  Since last June, cases among children and youths 0-17 years of age have increased dramatically as a percentage of total cases.  This chart shows the changes among age groups over the past 11 months:

Solano County COVID-19 – CASES SINCE JUNE 2020, AGE GROUP % OF TOTAL
Date Cases
% 0-17		 Cases
% 18-49		 Cases
% 50-64		 Cases
% 65+
6/5/20 5.8% 45.2% 25.6% 23.3%
7/1/20 9.0% 57.5% 20.1% 13.4%
8/31/20 11.0% 60.6% 19.2% 9.2%
5/5/21 12.2% 55.4% 20.5% 11.9%
Hospitalizations – very little information…

The Solano County COVID dashboard Summary tab only shows active hospitalizations for the current day (23 today, see image at top of page).  This number represents the total currently hospitalized after yesterday’s admissions and discharges.  Little can be learned from this about the accumulated total of hospitalizations since the outbreak began.

Screenshot from Solano’s Demographics Tab, Hospitalizations by Age Group.  Click image for larger view.

But on the Demographics tab of the County dashboard, the County “occasionally” updates the accumulated total of hospitalizations by age group.  These numbers have not been updated since early April, so it isn’t possible to determine whether there has been an increasing number of hospitalizations among our children and young adults.  I have asked Public Health Officer Dr. Bela Matyas for an update on these numbers, and he replied by email on 4/29 that he “believes” his staff will update these numbers soon, and “will double check.”  But no update as yet.  So age group hospitalization totals on the dashboard remain old and unchanged:

Solano County Total COVID Hospitalizations by AGE GROUPS as of Early April
Hospitalizations
Age 0-17		 Hospitalizations
Age 18-49		 Hospitalizations
Age 50-64		 Hospitalizations
Age 65+
    26     323     330     591

>> 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 Wednesday, May 5:

  • Benicia remained steady today, total of 972 cases since the outbreak began.  Benicia averaged 2 cases per day in April.
  • Dixon added 2 new cases today, total of 1,873 cases.
  • Fairfield added 7 new cases today, total of 8,848 cases.
  • Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 369 cases.
  • Suisun City added 3 new cases today, total of 2,235 cases.
  • Vacaville added 7 new cases today, total of 8,535 cases.
  • Vallejo added 10 new cases today, total of 9,708 cases.
  • Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 102 cases.

COMPARE: Screenshots from Solano County COVID Dashboard on Tuesday, May 4:

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 Summary, Demographics and Vaccines.  Click here to go to today’s Solano County Dashboard.

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@NOBUSDRecall, Benicia School Board

SAVE BENICIA SCHOOLS $300,000 – DO NOT SIGN THE PETITION!

Massive local opposition to School Board recall effort  – detailed info at NOBUSDRECALL.com – check it out!

School Board Recall: Paid for by OUR KIDS!

The BUSD recall special election will cost Benicia School District over $300K which they will have pull from their annual general fund. Whether it’s school supplies, playground & sports equipment, enrichment activities, tech devices, books, staffing . . . our kids shouldn’t have to pay the price.
What sacrifices will our kids and their schools have to make to pay the bill? How much more will parents have to purchase for their classroom supply lists when there isn’t enough to go around?
STOP this unjustified & wasteful recall attempt. DO NOT SIGN the BUSD recall petition!
@NOBUSDRecall, Benicia School Board, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Re-opening

Don’t sign the Benicia recall petition!

Our Benicia School Board is smarter than this group of parents

By Roger Straw, May 5, 2021

A totally unnecessary $300,000 is supposed to help protect our children? Profoundly stupid. The recall is simply an attack on two decent local human beings. Stand up for Sheri Zada and Mark Maselli – DON’T SIGN THE PETITION!

Those pushing the recall have one purpose: to fully open our schools to in-person learning. And it seems they don’t realize that the full BUSD School Board is on track with making that happen as soon as it is safe. Right now we have a hybrid situation, with a close eye on state and local COVID conditions.

COVID case rates among children and youth are up in Solano County. Benicia saw 72 new positive cases among all ages during April. I don’t want our kids back to school full time yet, passing their mild cases around and bringing it back home to mom, dad, grandma and grandpa.

Mild cases are NOT ok – see “Benicia Doc: People with mild covid-19 can have long-term health problems”

Benicia CA, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Hospitalizations, Solano County CA, Vaccine

Solano County numbers better, but people still getting sick with COVID

By Roger Straw, Tuesday, May 4, 2021

25 new cases in our County today.  Uptick in percent positive rate.  See also: People with mild COVID can have long-term health problems

Solano County COVID report on Tuesday, May 4.
[Source: see far below.  See also my ARCHIVE spreadsheet of daily Solano COVID updates.]
Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard – SUMMARY:

On May 4, Solano County reported 25 new COVID cases.  We saw 1,288 new cases in April, an average of 43 per day.  Reports are that Solano will not be joining all other Bay Area counties in the State’s orange tier anytime soon.  Solano’s Active cases went down today, falling from 321 to 310.  Our percent positivity rate rose again today to 8.4%, after rising dramatically yesterday to 8.2%.  We have not seen rates this high since Feb. 22.

Cases among children and youth have increased alarmingly
Percent of TODAY’S new cases, by age groups, May 4, 2021
New Cases
0-17 years		 New Cases
18-49 years		 New Cases
50-64 years		 New Cases
65+ years		 TOTAL New Cases Today
6 14 4 1 25
24% 56% 16% 4% 100%

COMPARE TODAY (above) WITH PERCENTAGES SINCE LAST SUMMER (below).  Since last June, cases among children and youths 0-17 years of age have increased dramatically as a percentage of total cases.  This chart shows the changes among age groups over the past 11 months.

Solano County COVID-19 – CASES SINCE JUNE 2020, BY AGE GROUP AS % OF TOTAL
Date Cases
% 0-17		 Cases
% 18-49		 Cases
% 50-64		 Cases
% 65+
6/5/20 5.8% 45.2% 25.6% 23.3%
7/1/20 9.0% 57.5% 20.1% 13.4%
8/31/20 11.0% 60.6% 19.2% 9.2%
5/4/21 12.2% 55.4% 20.5% 11.9%
Hospitalizations – very little information…

The Solano County COVID dashboard Summary tab only shows active hospitalizations for the current day (23 today, see image at top of page).  This number represents the total currently hospitalized after yesterday’s admissions and discharges.  Little can be learned from this about the accumulated total of hospitalizations since the outbreak began.

Screenshot from Solano’s Demographics Tab, Hospitalizations by Age Group.  Click image for larger view.

But on the Demographics tab of the County dashboard, the County “occasionally” updates the accumulated total of hospitalizations by age group.  These numbers have not been updated since early April, so it isn’t possible to determine whether there has been an increasing number of hospitalizations among our children and young adults.  I have asked Public Health Officer Dr. Bela Matyas for an update on these numbers, and he replied by email on 4/29 that he “believes” his staff will update these numbers soon, and “will double check.”  But no update as yet.  So age group hospitalization totals on the dashboard remain old and unchanged:

Solano County Total COVID Hospitalizations by AGE GROUPS as of Early April
Hospitalizations
Age 0-17		 Hospitalizations
Age 18-49		 Hospitalizations
Age 50-64		 Hospitalizations
Age 65+
    26     323     330     591

>> 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 Monday, May 4:

  • Benicia remained steady today, total of 972 cases since the outbreak began.  Benicia averaged 2 cases per day in April.
  • Dixon added 1 new case today, total of 1,871 cases.
  • Fairfield added 8 new cases today, total of 8,841 cases.
  • Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 369 cases.
  • Suisun City added 2 new cases today, total of 2,232 cases.
  • Vacaville added 6 new cases today, total of 8,528 cases.
  • Vallejo added 8 new cases today, total of 9,698 cases.
  • Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 102 cases.

COMPARE: Screenshots from Solano County COVID Dashboard on Monday, May 3:

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 Summary, Demographics and Vaccines.  Click here to go to today’s Solano County Dashboard.

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