The Solano County COVID-19 drive-through testing site will now be located at 2101 Courage Dr, Fairfield and will be available for symptomatic older adults who are 65 years & older, individuals who are immune-compromised, individuals with chronic diseases, and essential workers. Individuals must have symptoms consistent with COVID-19 (such as fever, cough, chills, and body aches). Individuals must also live or work in Solano County. Testing is not available for those who do not have COVID-19 symptoms at this time.
Examples of chronic diseases include, but are not limited to:
• Heart disease
• Stroke
• High blood pressure
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Chronic kidney disease
• Cancer
• Diabetes
Testing is by appointment only and a valid ID or verification of ID is needed. You can call (707) 784-8655 to make an appointment. The phone line is open from 9am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday, or until all appointment slots are filled. Solano County will test individuals who meet the criteria above regardless of insurance or immigration status. There is no cost for this testing. Testing consists of a self-administered nasal swab, and results can be expected in 1-3 days.
This testing site continues to remain open to healthcare workers, first responders, and essential employees.
Please call the Solano Public Health COVID-19 warm line at (707) 784-8988 or email COVID19@SolanoCounty.com with any questions.
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Press Release, STAND.EARTH, April 21, 2020
The Carquinez Strait, looking east, the Carquinez Bridge in the foreground and the Benicia–Martinez Bridge in the background. [Wikipedia]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Tuesday, April 21, 2020
9,700+ people submit comments opposing Bay Area dredging project
Community members speak out during public comment period against Army Corps of Engineers proposal, calling it a move by President Trump to expand fossil fuel industry
Traditional Chochenyo and Karkin Ohlone Lands (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) — More than 6,000 people have submitted comments in opposition during a public comment period for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to dredge San Francisco Bay.
The proposal, called the San Francisco to Stockton Navigation Improvement Project, would dredge a deeper channel through 13 miles of San Francisco Bay and the Carquinez Strait. Opponents criticize the project as a move by U.S. President Donald Trump and Big Oil to expand the fossil fuel industry in California — including increasing imports of Canadian tar sands crude oil. The proposal would provide a $57 million subsidy to Bay Area refineries.
“The world needs to start phasing out fossil fuel production — and this plan encourages just the opposite. It gifts four Bay Area oil refineries with millions in subsidies, pumps up the production of petroleum products, multiplies the risk of oil spills in local waters, threatens marine life, and increases greenhouse gas emissions and toxic pollution,” said Isabella Zizi, Climate Campaigner at Stand.earth in an op-ed published in the Benicia Herald.
As of 4 p.m. Monday, April 21, 9,762 people had submitted comments through an online form during the comment period. An additional 36,492 signatures were collected on earlier petitions calling on President Trump and state and federal leaders to oppose the project, including Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Jerry McNerney, Rep. Mike Thompson, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and former presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris.
According to the draft environmental impact statement, the dredging project would enable the transport of greater amounts of crude oil imports and refined product exports to and from several oil refineries and other industries in the Bay Area. The proposal coincides with plans by Bay Area refineries — including an expansion proposal at Phillips 66’s San Francisco Refinery — to process greater quantities of Canadian tar sands crude oil. Tar sands, also called diluted bitumen or dilbit, is an extremely toxic, non-floating crude oil that is extremely difficult to clean up in the event of a spill.
Solano County Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates and Resources. Check out basic information in this screenshot. IMPORTANT: The County’s interactive page has more. On the County website, you can click on “Number of cases” and then hover over the charts for detailed information.
Yesterday’s report, Monday, April 20:
Summary
Solano County reported only 1 NEW POSITIVE CASE over the weekend and today – total is now 181. But Solano reported ONE NEW DEATH – total now stands at 3. As of today:
No additional positive cases of young persons under 19 years of age, total of 3 cases, less than 2% of total confirmed cases.
1 new case was a person 19-64 years of age, total of 149 cases, 82%, of the total 181 confirmed cases. No new deaths, total of 1.
No new cases of persons 65 or older, total of 29 cases, 16% of the 181 total. No new deaths, total of 2. The new death was someone 65 or older, total of 2.
ACTIVE CASES: 30 of the 181 are active cases. This is 5 less than yesterday.
HOSPITALIZATIONS: 42 of Solano’s 181 cases resulted in hospitalizations (1 more than yesterday).
The County’s “Hospital Impact” graph (below) shows that only 9 are currently hospitalized, 1 fewerthan yesterday. The County increased its count ofICU beds available from MODERATE to GOOD, 31-100% available. Our supply of ventilators continues at 31-100%, or GOOD. (No information is given on our supply of test kits, PPE and staff.)
CITY DATA
Vallejo added today’s 1 new case, total of 71
Fairfield remains at 47 cases.
Vacaville remains at 26 cases.
Suisun City remains at 11 cases.
Benicia remains at 12 cases.
Dixon, Rio Vista and “Unincorporated” are still not assigned numerical data: today all remain at <10 (less than 10). Residents and city officials have been pressuring County officials for city case counts for many weeks. Today’s data is welcome, but still incomplete.
TESTING
The County reports that 2,506 residents have been tested as of today. This is an increase of only 43 tested since Friday’s total of 2,463 . Again: why the slowdown? Last week, around 150 new tests were reported daily. (I have no information as to the reason for the slow pace of testing in Solano County – inadequate supply of kits, perhaps?) Only 55 hundredths of 1% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.
The blue bars in the chart, “Daily number of cases on the date that specimens were collected” shows why the County is interpreting a flattening of the curve. Note that the daily date in that chart refers to the date a sample was drawn and so reflects the lag time in testing.
Solano’s upward curve in cumulative cases – as of April 21
The chart above shows the infection’s trajectory in Solano County. It’s too soon to tell, but we may be seeing a flattening of the curve! Still – incredibly important…
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