On Monday, July 13, 2020, Governor Newsom announced the following changes to business operations in Solano County:
NO Indoor Operations Allowed
▪ Restaurants
▪ Wineries
▪ Movie theaters
▪ Family entertainment centers like bowling alleys, miniature golf, batting cages, and arcades
▪ Zoos
▪ Museums
▪ Cardrooms
▪ Fitness centers & gyms
▪ Places of worship
▪ Offices for non-essential services (see State-defined list of business sectors)
▪ Personal care services like nail salons, body waxing, and tattoo parlors
▪ Hair salons and barbershops
▪ Malls (other types of stand-alone retail may remain open following protocols)
These industries MAY continue to operate outside or for pick-up only (as applicable).
No Operations—Indoor or Outdoor—Allowed
▪ Individual Bars, Breweries, Brewpubs, Pubs
Bars, breweries, brewpubs, and pubs MAY continue to serve alcohol ONLY if it is in a sit-down, outdoor setting with food ordered and served in the same transaction.
Tuesday, July 14: 94 new cases today, no new deaths. Since the outbreak started: 2,313 cases, 31 deaths.
Compare previous report, Monday July 13:Summary
Solano County reported 94 new cases today, total of 2,313 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 487 new cases, an average of 70 per day.
No new deaths today, total of 31.
Hospitalizations – Solano is reporting no new currently hospitalized persons, still 47, and no increase in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, still 114.
Active cases– Solano reported21 new ACTIVE cases today, total of 322. Until yesterday, the number of Active Cases was climbing steadily: two weeks ago there were 209 active cases, increasing to a last Friday’s record high of 435. Yesterday the number dropped by almost a third, and now it is rising again. Note that only 47 of these 322 active cases are hospitalized; a whole lot of infected people are out among us, hopefully quarantined. One wonders… is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons?
ICU beds Available decreased by 1% to 32%. Ventilators Available remained steady at 86%.
Testing – A huge number,1,001 residents were tested since yesterday, total of 39,895. But we still have a long way to go: only 9% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.
Percent Positive Test Rate
Solano County’s 7-day percent positive test rate is 6.7%, up 1.4% over yesterday’s 5.3%. The dashboard shows a line graph charting the positive test rate over time (above). Increasingly, health officials and news reports are focusing on percent positive test rates. Most Bay Area counties report daily on their seven-day average percent positive test rate, but Solano County did not until yesterday. This information is immediately important, as test positivity is one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. Positive test rates in California and other southwestern states have been on the rise. LA Times: California’s positivity rate today is reported at 7.5%.
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 10 new cases today, total of 220 cases, and no new hospitalizations, total only 2 since the outbreak began. Two weeks ago, there were only 111 cases among this age group – we’ve seen 109 new cases in just 14 days!I continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth. Cases among Solano youth have increased in recent weeks to 9.5% of the 2,313 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 55 new cases today, total of 1,392 cases. This age group represents over 60% of the 2,313 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported no new hospitalizations and no new deaths among this age group today, total of 29 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and 2 deaths.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 24 new cases today, total of 453 cases. This age group represents over 19% of the 2,313 total cases. No new hospitalizations today, total of 37 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths, total of 3 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 5 new cases today, total of 247 cases. This age group represents 10.7% of the 2,313 total cases. No new hospitalizations, total of 46 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths, total of 26 deaths. In this older age group, 18.6% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups. And this group accounts for 26 of the 31 deaths, or 84%.
Incidence Rate: Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths
On the Race/Ethnicity chart (and also on the Age Group chart) there are “Rate” tabs. Today’s report shows:
Solano County has 515 positive cases per population of 100,000, up from 494 yesterday and 462 last Friday (Compare this number with the City incidence rates, below.)
25 Solano hospitalizations per population of 100,000, unchanged since yesterday.
7 Solano deaths per population of 100,000, unchanged since yesterday.
City Data
Beniciaadded 4 new cases today, total of 45 cases. Benicia was extremely stable with only 2 new cases for the entire month of June. Now Benicia has seen 14 new cases in 14 days. The numbers are small in comparison to other Solano cities, but something’s definitely going on in Benicia!
Dixonadded 5 new cases today, total of 127 cases. Dixon has also moved from stable to increasing over this last week.
Fairfield added 33 new cases today, total of 798. Fairfield has more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County.
Rio Vista added 1 new case today, total of 23 cases.
Suisun City added 13 new cases today, total of 173 cases.
Vacaville added 17 new cases today, total of 371 cases.
Vallejoadded 21 new cases today, total of 768.
Unincorporated areas – Although the County still still shows Unincorporated at <10 (less than 10), a little math tells the story: Solano’s unincorporated areas remained steady at 8 cases, those unaccounted for in the other City totals.
A “Rate” column shows the rate of positive COVID-19 cases (per 100,000 population) for each city. Benicia has the lowest rate, 145 cases per 100,000, and Fairfield the highest at 614 cases per 100,000. Compare Solano cities’ incidence rates in the chart, and note that the CDC reports today’s rate in California at 832 per 100,000 (climbing fast this past week, and up from 811 yesterday).
Race / Ethnicity
The County report on race / ethnicity data includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics. There are also tabs showing a calculated rate per 100,000 by race/ethnicity for each of these boxes. This information is discouragingly similar to national reportsthat indicate worse outcomes among black and brown Americans. As of today:
White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 23% of cases, 22% of hospitalizations and 21% of deaths.
Black Americans are 13% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 27% of hospitalizations, and 32% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 35% of cases, 27% of hospitalizations, and 25% of deaths.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 14% of hospitalizations, but 18% of deaths.
State orders Solano churches, malls other businesses to close, again
Fairfield Daily Republic, by Todd R. Hansen, July 14, 2020
The Solano Town Center was closed Monday on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order to close certain businesses again because of Covid-19. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic)
FAIRFIELD — The state on Monday ordered Solano and 28 other counties on its watch list to close places of worship, malls and a number of other business sectors due to the rise in hospitalizations and other Covid-19 concerns.
…Covid-19 is responsible for more than 135,000 deaths in the country and more than 7,000 in California, Johns Hopkins University reported.
“The fatalities are all elderly individuals (who) were exposed by family at social gatherings,” Dr. Bela Matyas , Solano County public health officer, said Monday in a phone interview.
Matyas also said the number of current hospitalizations is 47, up from 40 over the weekend. The county’s online report initially had the number holding at 40.
“We continue to see a surge in the number of new cases across the county, including a rise in positivity rates, hospitalizations and fatalities,” Matyas said in the statement announcing the health order change.
Matyas once again urged Solano County residents to take precautions to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19.
“While it may be difficult, especially during the summer, we strongly urge all Solano County residents to limit or avoid in-person gatherings, as we know the recent rise in Covid-19 cases is due to families and friends getting together with people outside their households and infecting each other, which can be especially dangerous when transmitted to high-risk individuals,” Matyas added in the statement.
Since the county’s Friday afternoon update, Solano added 144 more Covid-19 cases to bring the total to 2,219, but experienced a decrease in active cases, from 435 to 301, which is explained, in part, by the fact so many had become sick at the same time and are now past the infectious stage at the same time. Hospitalizations reported since the beginning of the outbreak was listed at 114.
The county released its amended health order Monday evening to reflect the state order. But hours before that, the Solano Town Center mall had already locked its doors.
In addition to churches and malls, also ordered closed by the state are nail and hair salons, fitness centers, personal care establishments such as tattoo parlors, and some offices.
Gov. Gavin Newsom noted in his comments that over the previous 14 days, hospitalizations in the state had risen by 28% and intensive care admissions are up 20%.
However, those rate increases are actually slower compared to the rate for the prior two-week period, the state reported.
The positive rate for Covid-19 testing, according to the state, is up to 7.7% over the past seven days.
Fairfield as of Monday afternoon added 45 confirmed cases since Friday for a total of 765; Vallejo added 41 for a total of 747; Vacaville added 34 for a total of 354; Suisun City added 18 for a total of 160; Dixon added four for a total of 122; Benicia added one for a total of 41; and Rio Vista added one for a total of 22…. [continued]
California is monitoring COVID-19 closely in each local community and keeping the public informed. We’re teaming up with counties to fight it with every tool we have: current local data, testing, contact tracing, infection control, emergency supplies, containment measures, and more.
Counties should be ready to restore limitations if outbreaks increase. The State Public Health Officer may take action if needed.
Effective July 13, 2020, ALL counties must close indoor operations in these sectors:
Dine-in restaurants
Wineries and tasting rooms
Movie theaters
Family entertainment centers (for example: bowling alleys, miniature golf, batting cages and arcades)
Zoos and museums
Cardrooms
Additionally, bars, brewpubs, breweries, and pubs must close all operations both indoor and outdoor statewide, unless they are offering sit-down, outdoor dine-in meals. Alcohol can only be sold in the same transaction as a meal.
Counties that have remained on the County Monitoring List for 3 consecutive days will be required to shut down the following industries or activities unless they can be modified to operate outside or by pick-up.
Fitness centers
Worship services
Protests
Offices for non-essential sectors
Personal care services, like nail salons, body waxing and tattoo parlors
Hair salons and barbershops
Malls
The following counties have remained on the County Monitoring List for 3 consecutive days:
Affected counties as of 7/13/20
Colusa
Contra Costa
Fresno
Glenn
Imperial
Kings
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Merced
Monterey
Napa
Orange
Placer
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Joaquin
Santa Barbara
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus
Sutter
Tulare
Yolo
Yuba
Ventura
The State Public Health Officer may take additional action if needed.
The following industries must close indoor operations, but they may be modified to operate outside or by pick-up:
Dine-in restaurants
Wineries and tasting rooms
Movie theaters
Family entertainment centers (for example: bowling alleys, miniature golf, batting cages and arcades)
Zoos and museums
Cardrooms
Hair salons and barbershops
Gyms and fitness centers
Personal care services, like nail salons, body waxing and tattoo parlors
Places of worship
Offices for non-essential sectors
Malls
NOTE: Imperial County is open to the essential workforce only (Stage One). Alameda and Santa Clara County do not have an attestation and can only open industries open statewide.
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