A COVID-19 Mystery in Benicia / Solano County

UPDATE: See today’s latest information By Roger Straw, Tuesday, February 22, 2021 Solano reports positivity test rate cut by more than half! Today’s Solano County COVID dashboard update is in at least one way incomprehensible.  Take a look at the  percent positive test result below, and compare it to yesterday’s report.  This is a 7-day average.  … Continue reading A COVID-19 Mystery in Benicia / Solano County

Benicia records no new COVID cases, first time since October 30! Spread continues in Solano County

UPDATE: See today’s latest information By Roger Straw, Friday, February 22, 2021 COVID is still spreading and dangerous in Solano County – stay safe! Monday, February 22: 93 new Solano cases over the weekend, no new deaths.  Since February 2020: 29,859 cases, over 875 hospitalized, 161 deaths.Compare previous report, Friday, February 19:Summary [Sources: see below.  Daily archive of … Continue reading Benicia records no new COVID cases, first time since October 30! Spread continues in Solano County

500,000 COVID deaths – 4 ways to visualize an almost unimaginable toll

By Roger Straw, February 22, 2021 First, the chilling illustration on New York Times’ front page from yesterday, where each dot represents a death, starting at the top with a single death on February 29, 2020  (Click on the image to enlarge.)  …and be sure to also see the Washington Post story, below. The Washington … Continue reading 500,000 COVID deaths – 4 ways to visualize an almost unimaginable toll

COVID in Solano County: Case count and positivity rate back up, 39 deaths in last 19 days

UPDATE: See today’s latest information By Roger Straw, Friday, February 19, 2021 COVID is still spreading and dangerous in Solano County – stay safe! Friday, February 19: 76 new Solano cases overnight, 5 new deaths.  Since February 2020: 29,766 cases, over 875 hospitalized, 161 deaths.Compare previous report, Thursday, February 18Summary [Sources: see below.  Daily archive of my Solano … Continue reading COVID in Solano County: Case count and positivity rate back up, 39 deaths in last 19 days