Nationwide rallies are planned for this Saturday to advocate for Women’s reproductive rights. In June the US Supreme Court will rule on a case that is likely to overturn the 50-year precedent of Roe v. Wade and result in state bans of abortion. Many alarmed organizers have designated this Saturday, May 14th as Women’s Reproductive Rights Day. There will be marches and demonstrations across the nation, including here in Benicia.
Benicia speakers will include former Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson and Benicia Poet Laureate Mary Susan Gast.
A Benicia event organizer writes:
Hello my friends,
I sincerely hope to see most of you at our gathering this coming Saturday May 14, noon-1:30pm on the First Street Green across from Sailor Jack’s.
Having a sign expressing your opinions and feelings will add to a powerful presence.
The internet is full of sign suggestions. Here are a few:
NOTE: The information below is not the latest. TAP HERE for today’s latest information.
By Roger Straw, Monday, May 9, 2022
Solano County reports 469 new COVID infections and 2 new deaths. Benicia and Solano 7-day transmission rates SOARING.
Solano Public Health COVID dashboard, Monday, May 9, 2022:
DEATHS: Solano reported 2 new COVID-related deaths in today’s report, both age 65+. Solano has reported 5 deaths so far in May. COMPARE:COVID deaths reported in Solano County this year: 30 in January, 15 in February, 17 in March, 7 in April. A total of 425 Solano residents have now died of COVID or COVID-related causes over the course of the pandemic.
TRANSMISSION RATE: With today’s report, Solano continues to experience a very HIGH rate of transmission, with 731 new cases in the last 7 days (up from 618 at last report). CDC FORMULA: Based on Solano County’s population, 450 or more cases in 7 days places Solano in the CDC’s population-based definition of a HIGH transmission rate. Below 225 cases in 7 days shows MODERATE community transmission. Numbers between 225 and 450 are considered SUBSTANTIAL transmission.
ACTIVE CASES: Solano reported 829 ACTIVE cases today, up from 798 at last report.
CASES BY CITY – Monday, May 9, 2022:
BENICIA added 33 new cases today, a total of 3,310 cases since the outbreak began.TRANSMISSION RATE: Benicia has reported 50 new cases in the last 7 days, nearly DOUBLE the CDC’s HIGH rate of transmission(see below). For a city with Benicia’s population, anything over 27 cases in 7 days is considered HIGH TRANSMISSION. 14 to 27 cases is considered SUBSTANTIAL. Below 14 is rated MODERATE.
Dixon added 21 new cases today, total of 4,421 cases.
Fairfield added121 new cases today, total of 23,260 cases.
Rio Vista added 7 new cases today, total of 1,212 cases.
Suisun Cityadded28 new cases today, total of 6,109 cases.
Vacaville added 117 new cases today, a total of 22,107 cases.
Vallejoadded142 new cases today, a total of 26,256 cases.
Unincorporatedadded 0 new cases today, a total of 201 cases.
TEST RATE: Solano County’s 7-Day Percent Positive TEST RATE was 14% today, up from 12% at last report. >> Solano Public Health announced that beginning on May 16, it will no longer report numbers of residents tested and the County’s 7-day positive test rate. >>With so many home-tests, I agree that these numbers are no longer reliable, BUT they do give the public helpful information when compared to similar numbers for the state and nation. COMPARE: The CALIFORNIA 7-day % positive rate was 8.9% today, up dramatically from 3.8% at last report (May 6). [Source: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Tracking Center]. The U.S. 7-day % positive rate was 9.6%. today, up from 8.7% at last report. [Source: CDC COVID Data Tracker.]
HOSPITALIZATIONS:
CURRENT: Solano reported the number of those currently hospitalized with COVID more than DOUBLED today from 9 persons at last report to 19. Current hospitalizations don’t tell the whole story, though. Only from the increase in total hospitalizations by age and race (below) can we know how many new admissions have come into our hospitals as of this date.
TOTAL hospitalizations: Solano County’s recent and total hospitalizations must be independently discovered in the County’s occasional update of hospitalizations by Age Group and by Race/Ethnicity. Solano did not update its Age and Race charts today, leaving unchanged the pandemic total of 4,420. TREND: Solano reported 284 hospitalizations in January, 184 in February, 644 in March, and 53 in April, and 30 so far in May. (NOTE: The County occasionally updates age/race hospitalization data long after the fact, which probably accounts for the huge increase reported in March.)
ICU Bed Availability Solano County reported that the number of available hospital beds dropped significantly today, from 56% at last report to only 45% today, still within the County’s GREEN safe zone.
Ventilator Availability in Solano County fell slightly today from 78% to 77% available, in the County’s GREEN safe zone.
>The data on this page is from the Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard. The Dashboard is full of much more information and (as of 3/14/2022) is updated Monday and Thursday between 4 and 6pm. 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.
See also my BENINDY ARCHIVE of daily Solano COVID updates (an excel spreadsheet). I have also archived the hundreds of full CORONAVIRUS REPORTS posted here almost daily on the Benicia Independent since April 2020.
NOTE: The information below is not the latest. TAP HERE for today’s latest information.
By Roger Straw, Thursday, May 5, 2022
Solano County reports 262 new COVID infections and 30 new hospitalizations. (Tap here for hospitalizations.) Benicia and Solano County continue in HIGH rate of transmission.
Solano Public Health COVID dashboard, Thursday, May 5, 2022:
DEATHS: Solano reported no new COVID-related deaths in today’s report. Solano has reported 3 deaths so far in May. COMPARE:COVID deaths reported in Solano County this year: 30 in January, 15 in February, 17 in March, 7 in April. A total of 423 Solano residents have now died of COVID or COVID-related causes over the course of the pandemic.
TRANSMISSION RATE: With today’s report, Solano continues to experience a HIGH rate of transmission, with 618 new cases in the last 7 days (down slightly from 623 at last report). CDC FORMULA: Based on Solano County’s population, 450 or more cases in 7 days places Solano in the CDC’s population-based definition of a HIGH transmission rate. Below 225 cases in 7 days shows MODERATE community transmission. Numbers between 225 and 450 are considered SUBSTANTIAL transmission.
ACTIVE CASES: Solano reported 798 ACTIVE cases today, up from 700 at last report.
CASES BY CITY – Thursday, May 5, 2022:
BENICIA added 17 new cases today, a total of 3,277 cases since the outbreak began.TRANSMISSION RATE: Benicia has reported 39 new cases in the last 7 days, continuing in the CDC’s HIGH rate of transmission. For a city with Benicia’s population, anything over 27 cases in 7 days is considered HIGH TRANSMISSION. 14 to 27 cases is considered SUBSTANTIAL. Below 14 is rated MODERATE.
Dixon added 5 new cases today, total of 4,400 cases.
Fairfield added65 new cases today, total of 23,139 cases.
Rio Vista added 3 new cases today, total of 1,205 cases.
Suisun Cityadded21 new cases today, total of 6,081 cases.
Vacaville added 65 new cases today, a total of 21,990 cases.
Vallejoadded86 new cases today, a total of 26,114 cases.
Unincorporatedadded 0 new cases today, a total of 201 cases.
TEST RATE: Solano County’s 7-Day Percent Positive TEST RATE was 12% today, up from 11% at last report. >> Solano Public Health announced that beginning on May 16, it will no longer report numbers of residents tested and the County’s 7-day positive test rate. >>With so many home-tests, I agree that these numbers are no longer reliable, but they do give the public helpful information when compared to similar numbers for the state and nation. COMPARE: The CALIFORNIA 7-day % positive rate was (unavailable) today, 2.2% at last report. [Source: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Tracking Center]. The U.S. 7-day % positive rate was 8.7%. today, up from 7.3% at last report. [Source: CDC COVID Data Tracker.]
HOSPITALIZATIONS:
CURRENT: Solano reported the number of those currently hospitalized with COVID fell today from 16 persons at last report to 9. Current hospitalizations don’t tell the whole story, though. Only from the increase in total hospitalizations by age and race (below) can we know how many new admissions have come into our hospitals as of this date.
TOTAL hospitalizations: Solano County’s recent and total hospitalizations must be independently discovered in the County’s occasional update of hospitalizations by Age Group and by Race/Ethnicity. Solano updated its Age and Race charts today, adding 30 previously unreported hospitalizations, for a pandemic total of 4,420. Note below that over half of these new hospitalizations are age 65+, a group that is only 17% of total Solano population.TREND: Solano reported 284 hospitalizations in January, 184 in February, 644 in March, and 53 in April, and these 30 so far in May. (NOTE: The County often updates age/race hospitalization data long after the fact, which probably accounts for the huge increase reported in March. Also note that the County’s hospitalization numbers for Race/Ethnicity are less accurate, but presented here to show relative percentages.)
ICU Bed Availability Solano County reported available hospital beds rose today, from 35% at last report to 56% today, within the County’s GREEN safe zone.
Ventilator Availability in Solano County fell today from 84% to 78% available, in the County’s GREEN safe zone.
>The data on this page is from the Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard. The Dashboard is full of much more information and (as of 3/14/2022) is updated Monday and Thursday between 4 and 6pm. 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.
See also my BENINDY ARCHIVE of daily Solano COVID updates (an excel spreadsheet). I have also archived the hundreds of full CORONAVIRUS REPORTS posted here almost daily on the Benicia Independent since April 2020.
NOTE: The information below is not the latest. TAP HERE for today’s latest information.
By Roger Straw, Monday, May 2, 2022
Solano County reports 356 new COVID infections and 3 new deaths. Benicia and Solano County continue in HIGH rate of transmission.
Solano Public Health COVID dashboard, Monday, May 2, 2022:
DEATHS: Solano reported three new COVID-related deaths in today’s report, all age 65+. Solano has reported 3 deaths so far in May. COMPARE BELOW:COVID deaths reported in Solano County this year: 30 in January, 15 in February, 17 in March, and 7 in April. A total of 423 Solano residents have now died of COVID or COVID-related causes over the course of the pandemic.
TRANSMISSION RATE: With today’s report, Solano continues to experience a HIGH rate of transmission, with 623 new cases in the last 7 days (up from 527 at last report). CDC FORMULA: Based on Solano County’s population, 450 or more cases in 7 days places Solano in the CDC’s population-based definition of a HIGH transmission rate. Below 225 cases in 7 days shows MODERATE community transmission. Numbers between 225 and 450 are considered SUBSTANTIAL transmission.
ACTIVE CASES: Solano reported 700 ACTIVE cases today, up from 621 at last report.
CASES BY CITY – Monday, May 2, 2022:
BENICIA added 22 new cases today, a total of 3,260 cases since the outbreak began.TRANSMISSION RATE: Benicia has reported 52 new cases in the last 7 days, continuing in the CDC’s HIGH rate of transmission. For a city with Benicia’s population, anything over 27 cases in 7 days is considered HIGH TRANSMISSION. 14 to 27 cases is considered SUBSTANTIAL. Below 14 is rated MODERATE.
Dixon added 11 new cases today, total of 4,395 cases.
Fairfield added102 new cases today, total of 23,074 cases.
Rio Vista added 3 new cases today, total of 1,202 cases.
Suisun Cityadded28 new cases today, total of 6,060 cases.
Vacaville added 62 new cases today, a total of 21,925 cases.
Vallejoadded127 new cases today, a total of 26,028 cases.
Unincorporatedadded 1 new case today, a total of 201 cases.
TEST RATE: Solano County’s 7-Day Percent Positive TEST RATE was 11% today, up from 10% at last report. Solano Public Health announced today that beginning on May 16, it will no longer report numbers of residents tested and the County’s 7-day positive test rate. With so many home-tests, I agree that these numbers are no longer reliable, but they do give the public helpful information when compared to similar numbers for the state and nation. COMPARE: The CALIFORNIA 7-day % positive rate was 2.2% today, down from 2.7% at last report. [Source: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Tracking Center]. The U.S. 7-day % positive rate was 7.3%. today, up from 6.1% at last report. [Source: CDC COVID Data Tracker.]
HOSPITALIZATIONS:
CURRENT: Solano reported the number of those currently hospitalized with COVID doubled today from 8 persons at last report to 16. The County did not update its Age, Race/Ethnicity hospitalization charts today. TREND: Solano reported 284 hospitalizations in January, 184 in February, 644 in March, and 53 in April. (The County often updates age/race hospitalization data long after the fact, which probably accounts for the huge increase reported in March.)
Currently hospitalized in Solano Apr ’20 – current. Note recent upswing. (Tap image to enlarge.)
ICU Bed Availability Solano County reported available hospital beds rose slightly today, from 32% at last report to 35% today, still just within the County’s GREEN safe zone.
Ventilator Availability in Solano County also rose dramatically today from 64% to 84% available, in the County’s GREEN safe zone.
>The data on this page is from the Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard. The Dashboard is full of much more information and (as of 3/14/2022) is updated Monday and Thursday between 4 and 6pm. 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.
See also my BENINDY ARCHIVE of daily Solano COVID updates (an excel spreadsheet). I have also archived the hundreds of full CORONAVIRUS REPORTS posted here almost daily on the Benicia Independent since April 2020.
Nationwide rallies are planned for this Saturday to advocate for Women’s reproductive rights. In June the US Supreme Court will rule on a case that is likely to overturn the 50-year precedent of Roe v. Wade and result in state bans of abortion. Many alarmed organizers have designated this Saturday, May 14th as Women’s Reproductive Rights Day. There will be marches and demonstrations across the nation, including here in Benicia.
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