Solano COVID report: 6 new deaths Monday, 3 more today, and 141 previously unreported hospitalizations

UPDATE: See today’s latest information By Roger Straw, Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Wednesday, September 22: Solano County reports 3 more deaths, 212 new infections and 141 additional hospitalizations Solano County COVID dashboard SUMMARY: [Sources: see below.] DEATHS: 3 new deaths today.  Total Solano deaths over the course of the pandemic now at 290.  Solano Health Officer … Continue reading Solano COVID report: 6 new deaths Monday, 3 more today, and 141 previously unreported hospitalizations

SF Chronicle: Eyes on Solano County’s COVID rates

The Chronicle has published two excellent reviews this week contrasting Solano County with our Bay Area neighbors.  The first  below profiles Solano with stats and detailed interviews with  Solano leaders and residents. In Solano County, the Bay Area’s COVID outlier, masks are anything but universal SF Chronicle, by Kellie Hwang, Danielle Echeverria, Sep. 19, 2021 … Continue reading SF Chronicle: Eyes on Solano County’s COVID rates

Bela gives details on six new COVID deaths – questions remain

By Roger Straw, September 21, 2021 Fairfield Daily Republic reporter Todd Hansen receives regular updates directly from Dr. Bela Matyas, Solano County Health Officer.  The information shared goes well beyond what is reported on the County’s COVID dashboard. In yesterday’s Daily Republic report, Matyas offered some details on the 6 newest COVID deaths and indicated … Continue reading Bela gives details on six new COVID deaths – questions remain

670,000 flags on the National Mall pay tribute to America’s devastating COVID-19 losses

Covering 20 acres beneath the Washington Monument, the somber memorial leaves space for us to grieve. As of this week, one in 500 Americans have died of COVID-19. Any day now, the United States will pass 675,000 deaths—a grim tally that equals the country’s toll from the 1918 flu pandemic, still the deadliest worldwide outbreak … Continue reading 670,000 flags on the National Mall pay tribute to America’s devastating COVID-19 losses