Previous report, Tuesday, May 12

Summary

Solano County reported 9 new positive cases again today, total is now 397.  And again, we have 1 new death, total now at 12.  Also just like yesterday, another new case was a young person under age 18.  And again as yesterday, the death was an elder, age 65 or older.  This makes 5 new deaths in just 5 days since Friday May 8.

BY AGE GROUP

• 1 new case of a young person under 19 years of age, total of 8 cases, just over 2% of the 397 confirmed cases.
• 2 of today’s 9 new cases were persons 19-64 years of age, total of 281 cases, 71% of the total.   No new deaths, total of 2.  Note that only 35 of the 281 cases in this age group (12.5%) were hospitalized at one time.  (It is unclear whether the 2 deaths were ever hospitalized.)
• 6 of today’s 28 new cases were persons 65 or older, total of 108 cases, 27% of the total.  1 new death, total of 10.  Note that 26 of the 108 cases in this age group (24.1%) were hospitalized at one time, nearly double the percentage in the mid-age group.  (It is unclear whether the 10 deaths in this age group were ever hospitalized.)

HOSPITALIZATIONS: 61 of Solano’s 397 cases resulted in hospitalizations, same as yesterday.  Good news – no increase.

ACTIVE CASES:  More good news: only 42 of the 397 cases are active, and this is 5 fewer than yesterday.   Note that the county does not report WHERE the active cases are.  Below you will see that only 15 are currently hospitalized, which leaves 27 of these 42 active cases out in our communities somewhere, and hopefully quarantined.

The County’s “Hospital Impact” graph shows 15 of the 61 hospitalized cases are CURRENTLY hospitalized, 2 more than yesterday.  (Don’t ask me how TOTAL hospitalizations can remain at 61 while CURRENTLY hospitalized increases by 2.  There must be an error or a correction of a previous error….)  The County’s count of ICU beds available and ventilator supply remains at “GOOD” at 31-100%. (No information is given on our supply of test kits, PPE and staff.)

CITY DATA

This report mirrors exactly yesterday’s report:

• Vallejo added 8 of today’s 9 new cases, total of  238.
• Fairfield remains at 67 cases.
• Vacaville added 1 of today’s 9 new cases, total of 38.
• Suisun City remains at 20 cases.
• Benicia remains at 18 cases.
• Dixon, Rio Vista and “Unincorporated” are still not assigned numerical data: today all remain at <10 (less than 10).  Note that the numbers for other cities add up to 381, leaving 16 cases located somewhere among the locations in this “<10” category (same number as last reported).  Residents and city officials have pressured County officials for city case counts.  Today’s data is welcome, but still incomplete.

TESTING

The County reports that 5,934 residents have been tested as of today.  This is an increase of 265 residents tested since yesterday’s total of 5,669.  This comes a week after the County announced the opening of new State run testing sites in Vacaville and Vallejo, open to anyone.  Are we beginning to see our testing numbers surge?
· See Solano testing – by the numbers April 13 – present.
· See also Solano County announces testing available to all.
We have a long way to go: only 1.2% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.

Solano’s upward curve – as of May 13

This chart shows the infection’s steady upward trajectory in Solano County.  Our “curve” continues to creep up.  Our nursing homes, long-term care facilities and jails bear watching!

Still incredibly important – everyone stay home, wear masks when you are out, and be safe!

Previous report, Monday, May 11

Summary

Solano County reported 9 new positive cases today, total is now 388.  1 new death, total now at 11.  One of the new cases was a young person under age 18.  The death was an elder, age 65 or older.  This makes 4 new deaths since Friday May 8.

BY AGE GROUP

• 1 new case of a young person under 19 years of age, total of 7 cases, just under 2% of the 388 confirmed cases.
• 5 of today’s 9 new cases were persons 19-64 years of age, total of 279 cases, 72% of the total.   No new deaths, total of 2.  Note that only 34 of the 279 cases in this age group (12.2%) were hospitalized at one time.  (It is unclear whether the 2 deaths were ever hospitalized.)
• 3 of today’s 28 new cases were persons 65 or older, total of 102 cases, 26.3% of the total.  2 new deaths, total of 9.  (One of these deaths was included in yesterday’s overall County count but went unrecorded until now in this age-group chart.)  Note that 26 of the 102 cases in this age group (25.5%) were hospitalized at one time, more than double the percentage in the mid-age group.  (It is unclear whether the 7 deaths in this age group were ever hospitalized.)

HOSPITALIZATIONS: 61 of Solano’s 388 cases resulted in hospitalizations, same as yesterday.  Good news – no increase.

ACTIVE CASES:  47 of the 388 cases are active, 1 more than yesterday.   Note that the county does not report WHERE the active cases are.  Below you will see that only 13 are currently hospitalized, which leaves 34 of these 47 active cases out in our communities somewhere, and hopefully quarantined.

The County’s “Hospital Impact” graph shows 13 of the 61 hospitalized cases are CURRENTLY hospitalized, same as yesterday.  The County’s count of ICU beds available and ventilator supply remains at “GOOD” at 31-100%. (No information is given on our supply of test kits, PPE and staff.)

CITY DATA

• Vallejo added 8 of today’s 9 new cases, total of  230.
• Fairfield remains at 67 cases.
• Vacaville added 1 of today’s 9 new cases, total of 37.
• Suisun City remains at 20 cases.
• Benicia remains at 18 cases.
• Dixon, Rio Vista and “Unincorporated” are still not assigned numerical data: today all remain at <10 (less than 10).  Note that the numbers for other cities add up to 372, leaving 16 cases located somewhere among the locations in this “<10” category (same number as last reported).  Residents and city officials have pressured County officials for city case counts.  Today’s data is welcome, but still incomplete.

TESTING

The County reports that 5,669 residents have been tested as of today.  This is an increase of 93 residents tested since yesterday’s total of 5,576.  This comes a week after the County announced the opening of new State run testing sites in Vacaville and Vallejo, open to anyone.  When will we see our testing numbers surge?
· See Solano testing – by the numbers April 13 – present.
· See also Solano County announces testing available to all.
We have a long way to go: only 1% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.

Solano’s upward curve – as of May 12

This chart shows the infection’s steady upward trajectory in Solano County.  Our “curve” continues to creep up.  Our nursing homes, long-term care facilities and jails bear watching!

Still incredibly important – everyone stay home, wear masks when you are out, and be safe!

Previous report, Friday, May 8

Summary

Solano County reported 28 new positive cases over the weekend and Monday, total is now 351.  3 new deaths, total now at 10.

OVER THE WEEKEND:

• 17 new cases were reported on Saturday 5/9
• 4 new cases were reported on Sunday 5/10
• 7 new cases were reported today, Monday 5/11

BY AGE GROUP

• No new cases of young persons under 19 years of age, total of 6 cases, just over 1.5% of the 379 confirmed cases.
• 17 of today’s 28 new cases were persons 19-64 years of age, total of 274 cases, 72% of the total.   No new deaths, total of 2.  Note that only 34 of the 274 cases in this age group (12.4%) were hospitalized at one time.  (It is unclear whether the 2 deaths were ever hospitalized.)
• 13 of today’s 28 new cases were persons 65 or older, total of 99 cases, 26.1% of the total.  2 new deaths, total of 7.  Note that 26 of the 99 cases in this age group (26.3%) were hospitalized at one time, more than double the percentage in the mid-age group.  (It is unclear whether the 7 deaths in this age group were ever hospitalized.)
• There are two errors in the County’s report today.  The age group chart adds 17 plus 13 new cases totaling 30, when only 28 new cases are reported in the overall count.  Also, only 2 new deaths are reported in this age group chart, while the overall count shows 3.

HOSPITALIZATIONS: 61 of Solano’s 379 cases resulted in hospitalizations, an increase of only 1 over the weekend and Monday.  Relatively good news – a small increase.

ACTIVE CASES:  The number of active cases is back up after a mysterious dip on Friday.  46 of the 379 are active cases, 23 more than on Friday.  (Friday showed an unusually high drop in active cases – from 72 to 23, after the number hovered around 70 for the week preceding.) Note that the county does not report WHERE the active cases are.  Below you will see that only 13 are currently hospitalized, which leaves 33 of these 46 active cases out in our communities somewhere, and hopefully quarantined.

The County’s “Hospital Impact” graph shows 13 of the 61 hospitalized cases are CURRENTLY hospitalized, 3 more than on Friday.  The County’s count of ICU beds available and ventilator supply remains at “GOOD” at 31-100%. (No information is given on our supply of test kits, PPE and staff.)

CITY DATA

• Vallejo added 20 of today’s 28 new cases, total of  222.
• Fairfield added 2 of today’s 28 new cases, total of 67.
• Vacaville remains at 36 (steady over the last 4 days).
• Suisun City added 4 of today’s 28 new cases, total of 20.
• Benicia added 2 of today’s 28 new cases, total of 18.
• Dixon, Rio Vista and “Unincorporated” are still not assigned numerical data: today all remain at <10 (less than 10).  Note that the numbers for other cities add up to 363, leaving 16 cases located somewhere among the locations in this “<10” category (same number as last reported).  Residents and city officials have pressured County officials for city case counts.  Today’s data is welcome, but still incomplete.

TESTING

The County reports that 5,576 residents have been tested as of today.  This is an increase of 207 residents tested since Friday’s total of 5,379.  That is an average of only 69 new tests per day.  This relatively small increase comes a week after the County announced the opening of new State run testing sites in Vacaville and Vallejo, open to anyone.  When will we see our testing numbers surge?
· See Solano testing – by the numbers April 13 – present.
· See also Solano County announces testing available to all.
We have a long way to go: only 1% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.

Solano’s upward curve in cumulative cases – as of May 11

This chart shows the infection’s steady upward trajectory in Solano County.  Our curve continues to creep up.  Our nursing homes, long-term care facilities and jails bear watching!

Still incredibly important – everyone stay home, wear masks when you are out, and be safe!