[For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE – R.S.]
Tuesday, August 25: only 25 (!) new cases today, no new deaths. Since the outbreak started: 5,231 cases, 46 deaths.Compare previous report, Monday August 24:Summary
Solano County reported 25 new cases today, total of 5,231 cases since the outbreak started. This is the lowest one-day increase since June 29. Over the last 2 weeks, Solano reported 893 new cases, an average of 64 per day.
Deaths – no new deaths today, total of 46 Solano deaths.
Active cases – Solano reported 24 fewerACTIVE cases today, total of 292. Note that only 32 of these 292 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined. Is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons? Who knows?
Hospitalizations – the number of currentlyhospitalized persons were 4 fewer today, total of 32. The total number hospitalized since the outbreak started remained steady, total of 278. (Note that the County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but we can add the new hospitalization numbers in the Age Group report – see below.) For a fifth week now, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Testing – The County reports today that 866 more residents were tested today, new total of 70,851. Solano has a long way to go: only 15.8% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.
Positive Test Rate
Solano County reported today that our 7-day average test rate fell in a single day from 7.0% yesterday to only 5.7% today. I find this improbable. 7-day averages don’t normally jump like this – they are designed to “smooth out” the volatility of a daily data chart. Someone at the County is likely correcting previous errors. The County reported a 7-day test rate low of 4.1% on August 11, and the County’s rate peaked at 9.3% on July 22. Not really a smooth ride! Health officials and news reports focus on percent positive test rates as one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. The California 7-day test raterosefrom 5.6% yesterday to 5.7% today. (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity curve chart which also shows daily results. However, the chart does not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. The 7-day curve also lags behind current unknown results.)
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 11 new cases today, total of 569 cases. No new hospitalizations among this age group, a total of 5 hospitalizations since the outbreak began. Thankfully, no deaths. It is clear that our young people are catching the disease, with a recent increase in hospitalizations. It seems too many youth are ignoring public health orders. Cases among Solano youth are 10.9% of the 5,231 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 20 new cases today, total of 3,177 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents nearly 61% of the 5,231 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported 3 new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 91 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths among this age group today, total of 4 deaths. This age group is very active. Some are surely ignoring public health orders, and many are providing essential services among us. I expect his group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 2 fewer (!) cases today, no doubt an error correction, total of 1,004 cases. This age group represents 20.3% of the 5,231 total cases. 2 fewer hospitalizations, also possibly a correction, total of 75 hospitalized since the outbreak began. One more correction, on a day when no new deaths are reported overall, 1 new death in this age group today, a total of 7 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – More corrections:4 fewer cases today, total of 480 cases, representing 9.2% of the 5,231 total cases. 1 fewer hospitalizations today, total of 107 hospitalized since the outbreak began. In this older age group, just over 22% of cases required hospitalization at one time. This is a much higher percentage than in the lower age groups. 1 fewer deathswere reported in this age group today, total of 35 deaths. This group accounts for 35 of the 46 deaths, or 76%.
City Data
Benicia added 2 new cases today, total of 125 cases since the outbreak began.
Dixonadded 2 new cases today, total of 361 cases.
Fairfield added 13 new cases today, total of 1,664.
Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 37 cases.
Suisun City added 2 new cases today, total of 372 cases.
Vacaville added 3 new cases today, total of 888 cases.
Vallejoadded 5 new cases today, total of 1,767 cases.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 17 cases.
Death rate by Race / Ethnicity
The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics. Again today, I am featuring the tab that shows a calculated rate per 100,000 population by race/ethnicity. This information is discouragingly similar to national reportsthat indicate worse outcomes among black and brown Americans. Note that the Death Rate comparison here is imperfect, as there is a large group of “Multirace / Others” with a death rate higher than every other group. Perhaps the best measure is to compare each group to the County’s overall death rate of 10.2/100K. Even then, I am suspicious of the relatively low rate among Latinx Americans – many of them are no doubt included in the Multirace / Other grouping. As of today:
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 11% of hospitalizations, but 17% of deaths. The death rate for Solano Asian Americans is 11.0 per 100K.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 12% of cases, but 19% of hospitalizations, and 24% of deaths. The death rate for Black Americans is 15.8 per 100K.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 28% of cases, 32% of hospitalizations, and 26% of deaths. The death rate for Latinx Americans is 9.4 per 100K.
White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 21% of cases, 21% of hospitalizations and 21% of deaths. The death rate for Solano Whites is 5.1 per 100K.
[For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE – R.S.]
Monday, August 24: 158 new cases over the weekend, 2 new deaths. Since the outbreak started: 5,206 cases, 46 deaths.Compare previous report, Friday August 21:Summary
Solano County reported 158 new cases today, total of 5,206 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 2 weeks, Solano reported 932 new cases, an average of 67 per day.
Deaths – 2 new deaths today, total of 46 Solano deaths. The 2 COVID victims were both in the 50-64 year age range.
Active cases – Solano reported 45 fewerACTIVE cases today, total of 316. Note that only 36 of these 316 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined. Is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons? Who knows?
Hospitalizations – the number of currentlyhospitalized persons were 4 fewer today, total of 36. The total number hospitalized since the outbreak startedincreased by 1, total of 278. (Note that the County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but we can add the new hospitalization numbers in the Age Group report – see below.) For a fifth week now, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Testing – The County reports today that 1762 more residents were tested over the weekend, new total of 69,895. Solano has a long way to go: only 15.6% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.
Positive Test Rate
Solano County reported today that our 7-day average test rate rose to 7.0% for the first time in over a month, increasing from 6.2% on Friday and up from 4.1% on August 11. The County’s 7-day test rate peaked at 9.3% on July 22. Health officials and news reports focus on percent positive test rates as one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. The California 7-day ratedroppedfrom 6.4% on Friday to 5.6% today – encouraging. (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity curve chart which also shows daily results. However, the chart does not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. The 7-day curve also lags behind current unknown results.)
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 30 (!) new cases today, total of 558 cases. No new hospitalizations among this age group, a total of 5 hospitalizations since the outbreak began. Thankfully, no deaths. It is clear that our young people are catching the disease, with a recent increase in hospitalizations. It seems too many youth are ignoring public health orders. Cases among Solano youth are 10.7% of the 5,206 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 74 new cases today, total of 3,157 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents over 60% of the 5,206 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported 1 new hospitalization in this age group today, total of 88 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths among this age group today, total of 4 deaths. This age group is very active. Some are surely ignoring public health orders, and many are providing essential services among us. I expect his group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 44 new cases today, total of 1,066 cases. This age group represents just over 20% of the 5,206 total cases. No new hospitalizations, total of 77 hospitalized since the outbreak began. 2 new deaths in this age group today, a total of 6 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 11 new case today, total of 484 cases. This age group represents 9.3% of the 5,206 total cases. No new hospitalizations today, total of 108 hospitalized since the outbreak began. In this older age group, just over 22% of cases required hospitalization at one time. This is a much higher percentage than in the lower age groups. No new deaths were reported in this age group today, total of 36 deaths. This group accounts for 36 of the 46 deaths, or 78%.
City Data
Benicia added 1 new case today, total of 123 cases since the outbreak began.
Dixonadded 13 new cases today, total of 359 cases.
Fairfield added 50 new cases today, total of 1,651.
Rio Vista added 1 new cast today, total of 37 cases.
Suisun City added 7 new cases today, total of 370 cases.
Vacaville added 21 new cases today, total of 885 cases.
Vallejoadded 63 new cases today, total of 1,762 cases.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 17 cases.
Race / Ethnicity
Solano County COVID-19 Death Rate per 100,000, by Race/Ethnicity as of Aug 24, 2020
The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics. Today I am featuring the tab that shows a calculated rate per 100,000 by race/ethnicity. This information is discouragingly similar to national reportsthat indicate worse outcomes among black and brown Americans. Note that the Death Rate comparison here is imperfect, as there is a large group of “Multirace / Others” with a death rate higher than every other group. Perhaps the best measure is to compare each group to the County’s overall death rate of 10.2/100K. Even then, I am suspicious of the relatively low rate among Latinx Americans – many of them are no doubt included in the Multirace / Other grouping. As of today:
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 11% of hospitalizations, but 17% of deaths. The death rate for Solano Asian Americans is 11.0 per 100K.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 12% of cases, but 19% of hospitalizations, and 24% of deaths. The death rate for Black Americans is 15.8 per 100K.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 27% of cases, 32% of hospitalizations, and 28% of deaths. The death rate for Latinx Americans is 9.4 per 100K.
White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 21% of cases, 21% of hospitalizations and 21% of deaths. The death rate for Solano Whites is 5.1 per 100K.
[For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE – R.S.]
Friday, August 21: 42 new cases today, no new deaths. Since the outbreak started: 5,048 cases, 44 deaths.Compare previous report, Thursday August 20:Summary
Solano County reported 42 new cases today, total of 5,048 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 2 weeks, Solano reported 1,019 new cases, an average of 73 per day.
Manuel Mendoza of Vallejo died this week from COVID-19. He is pictured with his son, Manny 6, and daughter Isabella, 6 months. (Courtesy photo)
Active cases – Solano reported 34 fewerACTIVE cases today, total of 361. Note that only 40 of these 361 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined. Is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons? Who knows?
Hospitalizations – the number of currentlyhospitalized persons increased by 1 today, total of 40. The total number hospitalized since the outbreak started remained steady, total of 277. (Note that the County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but we can add the new hospitalization numbers in the Age Group report – see below.) For a fourth week now, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Testing – The County reports today that 775 more residents were tested, new total of 68,223. Solano has a long way to go: only 15.2% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.
Percent Positive Test Rate
Solano County reported today’s 7-day percent positive test rate dropped today, from 6.9% to 6.2%, still up from 4.1% last week. The County’s 7-day test rate peaked at 9.3% on July 22. Health officials and news reports focus on percent positive test rates as one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. The California 7-day rate was reported today at6.4%, down from 6.6% yesterday. (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity curve chart which also shows daily results. However, the chart does not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. The 7-day curve also lags behind current unknown results.)
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 5 new cases today, total of 528 cases. No new hospitalizations among this age group, a total of 5 hospitalizations since the outbreak began, but notably,3 in this past week. Thankfully, no deaths. It is clear that our young people are catching the disease, with a recent increase in hospitalizations. It seems too many youth are ignoring public health orders. Cases among Solano youth are 10.5% of the 5,048 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 29 new cases today, total of 3,083 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents over 61% of the 5,048 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 87 hospitalized since the outbreak began. Also no new deaths among this age group today, total of 4 deaths. This age group is very active. Some are surely ignoring public health orders, and many are providing essential services among us. I expect his group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 6 new cases today, total of 962 cases. This age group represents just over 19% of the 5,048 total cases. No new hospitalizations and no new deaths. Total of 77 hospitalized since the outbreak began and total of 4 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – only 1 new case today, total of 473 cases. This age group represents 9.4% of the 5,048 total cases. No new hospitalizations today, total of 108 hospitalized since the outbreak began. In this older age group, just under 23% of cases required hospitalization at one time, up from 17% a week ago Friday. This is a much higher percentage than in the lower age groups. No new deaths were reported in this age group today, total of 36 deaths. This group accounts for 36 of the 44 deaths, or 82%.
City Data
Benicia added 2 new cases today, total of 122 cases since the outbreak began.
Dixonadded 3 new cases today, total of 346 cases.
Fairfield added 13 new cases today, total of 1,601.
Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 36 cases.
Suisun City added 2 new cases today, total of 363 cases.
Vacaville added 7 new cases today, total of 864 cases.
Vallejoadded 15 new cases today, total of 1,699 cases.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 17 cases.
Race / Ethnicity
The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics. There are also tabs showing a calculated rate per 100,000 by race/ethnicity for each of these boxes. This information is discouragingly similar to national reportsthat indicate worse outcomes among black and brown Americans. As of today:
White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 21% of cases, 21% of hospitalizations and 23% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 12% of cases, but 19% of hospitalizations, and 25% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 27% of cases, 33% of hospitalizations, and 28% of deaths.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 11% of hospitalizations, but 18% of deaths.
[For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE – R.S.]
Thursday, August 20: 63 new cases today, no new deaths. Since the outbreak started: 5,006 cases, 44 deaths.Compare previous report, Friday August 19:Summary
Solano County reported 63 new cases today, total of 5,006 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 2 weeks, Solano reported 1,047 new cases, an average of 75 per day. Solano report its 5,000th COVID infection today.
Deaths – no new deaths today, total of 44 Solano deaths. (The deceased person reported yesterday was listed in the age range 18-49, but today there is 1 fewer death in that age range, and 1 more in the 65+ age range – evidently an error correction.)
Active cases – Solano reported 48 (!) additionalACTIVE cases today, total of 395. Nearing 400 active cases, it is noteworthy that Solano had over 400 cases on only 3 previous occasions, July 9, 10 and 16. Note that only 39 of these 395 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined. Is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons? Who knows?
Hospitalizations – the number of currentlyhospitalized persons remained steady today at 39. The total number hospitalized since the outbreak started also remained steady, total of 277, although a likely error correction resulted in 1 fewer hospitalization among the 18-49 age group and 1 more among the 65+ age group. (Note that the County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but we can add the new hospitalization numbers in the Age Group report – see below.) For a fourth week now, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Testing – The County reports today that 277 more residents were tested, new total of 67,448. Only twice in July-August were fewer tested in one day. The drop is no doubt due to nearby wildfires and resulting hazardous air quality. Solano has a long way to go: only 15% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.
Percent Positive Test Rate
Solano County reported today’s 7-day percent positive test rate rose again today, from 6.4% to 6.9%, up from 4.1% last week. The County’s 7-day test rate peaked at 9.3% on July 22. Health officials and news reports focus on percent positive test rates as one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. The California 7-day rate was reported today at6.6%, up from 6.3% yesterday. (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity curve chart which also shows daily results. However, the chart does not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. The 7-day curve also lags behind current unknown results.)
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 8 new cases today, total of 523 cases. No new hospitalizations among this age group, a total of 5 hospitalizations since the outbreak began, but notably,3 in this past week. Thankfully, no deaths. It is clear that our young people are catching the disease, with a recent increase in hospitalizations. It seems too many youth are ignoring public health orders. Cases among Solano youth are 10.4% of the 5,006 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 40 new cases today, total of 3,054 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents over 61% of the 5,006 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 87 hospitalized since the outbreak began. The County reported no new deaths among this age group today, total of 4 deaths. This age group is very active. Some are surely ignoring public health orders, and many are providing essential services among us. I expect his group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 9 new cases today, total of 956 cases. This age group represents just over 19% of the 5,006 total cases. Strangely, the County reported 1 fewer hospitalization and 1 fewer death among this age group today. This is no doubt an error correction, given that 1 new death is reported among the 65+ age group while total of all deaths remained at 44. Total of 77 hospitalized since the outbreak began and total of 4 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 6 new cases today, total of 472 cases. This age group represents 9.4% of the 5,006 total cases. 1 new hospitalization today, total of 108 hospitalized since the outbreak began. In this older age group, 23% of cases required hospitalization at one time, up from 17% last Friday. This is a much higher percentage than in the lower age groups. As noted above, 1 new death was reported in this age group today, probably an error correction, total of 36 deaths. This group accounts for 36 of the 43 deaths, or 84%.
City Data
Benicia added 2 new cases today, total of 120 cases since the outbreak began.
Dixonadded 3 new cases today, total of 343 cases.
Fairfield added 27 new cases today, total of 1,588.
Rio Vista remained steady today,, total of 36 cases.
Suisun City added 3 new cases today, total of 361 cases.
Vacaville added 12 new cases today, total of 857 cases.
Vallejoadded 16 new cases today, total of 1,684 cases.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 17 cases.
Race / Ethnicity
The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics. There are also tabs showing a calculated rate per 100,000 by race/ethnicity for each of these boxes. This information is discouragingly similar to national reportsthat indicate worse outcomes among black and brown Americans. As of today:
White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 22% of cases, 21% of hospitalizations and 23% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 12% of cases, but 19% of hospitalizations, and 25% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 26% of cases, 32% of hospitalizations, and 28% of deaths.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 11% of hospitalizations, but 18% of deaths.
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