[NOTES: For June-July comparison, see City Data below (purple text). Note that Solano County publishes a DAILY update, and displays past weeks and months in epidemic curve charts. However, the curve charts do not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. This methodology is accurate in a way, but it misleads the public by consistently displaying a recent downward curve which is often corrected upward on a later date. For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE – R.S.]
Monday, August 3: 110 new cases today, no new deaths. Since the outbreak started: 3,721 cases, 37 deaths.
Compare previous report, Friday July 31:Summary
Solano County reported 110 new cases over the weekend and today, total of 3,721 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 438 new cases, an average of 63 per day.
Deaths – no new deaths today, total of 37 deaths.
Active cases – Solano reported 57 fewerACTIVE cases today, total of 183. On July 16, Solano hit a record high of 440 active cases. Note that only 44 of these 187 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined. One wonders… is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons? (See SF Chronicle report on contact tracing in Bay Area – “Solano County did not respond”.)
Hospitalizations –4 more currently hospitalized persons today, total of 44. 1 more in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, 164. (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I have added the hospitalization numbers in the Age Group chart.) Again this week, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Testing – 927 residents were tested over the weekend and today, total of 53,484. But we still have a long way to go: only 11.9% 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 is down from 5.8% on Friday to 5.3% today. (The chart may be misleading – see NOTE at top of this page.)The County posted a high of 9.3% on July 22. CONTEXT: California’s 7-day positivity rate is reported to have dropped today from 7% to 6.1%. Increasingly, health officials and news reports are focusing on percent positive test rates. This information is immediately important, as test positivity is one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. Positive test rates in California and other southwestern states have been on the rise.
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 16 new cases over the weekend and today, total of 370 cases. No new hospitalizations, only 2 hospitalizations since the outbreak began. 2 weeks ago, there were 269 cases among this age group – we’ve seen 101 new cases in just 14 days. These weekend numbers cause me to continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth. Cases among Solano youth have increased to 10% of the 3,721 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 70 new cases today, total of 2,289 cases. This age group is 41% of the County population, but represents over 61% of the 3,721 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. Good news is that the County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 45 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 3 deaths. This young age group is no doubt active, out among us, and spreading the virus!
Persons 50-64 years of age – 17 new cases today, total of 700 cases. This age group represents just under 19% of the 3,721 total cases. The County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 51 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 7 new cases today, total of 361 cases. This age group represents nearly 10% of the 3,721 total cases. 1 new hospitalization, total of 66 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths, total of 30. In this older age group, over 18% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups. This group accounts for 30 of the 37 deaths, or 81%.
City Data (with June-July comparison)
Benicia added 1 new case today, total of 83 cases. Benicia was extremely stable in the month of June, adding only 3 new cases, but added 55 new cases in July.
Dixonadded 5 new cases today, total of 197 cases. Dixon added 40 new cases in June, 122 new cases in July.
Fairfield added 38 new cases today, total of 1,225. Fairfield added 314 new cases in June, new 724 cases in July.
Rio Vista added 1 new case today, total of 27 cases. Rio Vista had less than 10 cases throughout June, jumped to 14 cases on July 1 and added 12 new cases in July.
Suisun City added 11 new cases today, total of 284 cases. Suisun City added 51 new cases in June, 184 new cases in July.
Vacaville added 13 new cases today, total of 632 cases. Vacaville added 127 new cases in June, 419 new cases in July.
Vallejoadded 41 new cases today, total of 1,261 cases. Vallejo has added 185 cases in the last 7 days – a major outbreak? Vallejo replaced Fairfield this week with more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County. Vallejo added 199 new cases in June, 686 new cases in July.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 12 cases. Unincorporated areas had less than 10 cases for most of June, began July with 6 cases and added 6 new cases during July.
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, 25% of hospitalizations and 27% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 22% of hospitalizations, and 30% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 30% of cases, 32% of hospitalizations, and 24% of deaths.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 12% of hospitalizations, but 15% of deaths.
[NOTES: For June-July comparison, see City Data below. Solano County publishes a DAILY update, and displays past weeks and months in epidemic curve charts. However, the curve charts do not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. This methodology is accurate in a way, but it misleads the public by consistently displaying a recent downward curve which is often corrected upward on a later date. For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE – R.S.]
Friday, July 31: 91 new cases today, no new deaths. Since the outbreak started: 3,611 cases, 37 deaths.
Compare previous report, Thursday July 30:Summary
Solano County reported 91 new cases today, total of 3,611 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 482 new cases, an average of 69 per day.
Deaths – no new deaths today, total of 37 deaths.
Active cases – Solano reported 10 fewerACTIVE cases today, total of 240. On July 16, Solano hit a record high of 440 active cases. Note that only 40 of these 240 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined. One wonders… is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons? (See SF Chronicle report on contact tracing in Bay Area – “Solano County did not respond”.)
Hospitalizations –10 fewer currently hospitalized persons today, total of 40. 1 more in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, 163. (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I have added the hospitalization numbers in the Age Group chart.) For the 5th day in a row, the County offers no information about ICU beds and ventilators. Apparently, the County does not collect or receive this data from our hospitals, but relies on data collected by the State. You would think that when the County gathers data on Currently Hospitalized they could also easily collect the ICU bed and ventilator data. Or… ??
Testing – Exactly 500 (?!) residents were tested since yesterday, total of 52,557. But we still have a long way to go: only 11.7% 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 is down from 6.5% yesterday to 5.8% today. (The chart may be misleading – see NOTE at top of this page.)The County posted a high of 9.3% on July 22. CONTEXT: California’s 7-day positivity rate is reported today at 7.0%. Increasingly, health officials and news reports are focusing on percent positive test rates. This information is immediately important, as test positivity is one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. Positive test rates in California and other southwestern states have been on the rise.
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – only 1 new case today, total of 354 cases. No new hospitalizations, only 2 hospitalizations since the outbreak began. 2 weeks ago, there were 243 cases among this age group – we’ve seen 111 new cases in just 14 days. Despite the recent correction, I continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth. Cases among Solano youth have increased to nearly 10% of the 3,611 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 68 new cases today, total of 2,219 cases. This age group represents over 61% of the 3,611 total cases, 3/4 of today’s new cases and by far the highest percentage of all age groups. Good news is that the County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 45 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 3 deaths. However, this young and active age group may be out among us, spreading the virus!
Persons 50-64 years of age – 11 new cases today, total of 683 cases. This age group represents just under 19% of the 3,611 total cases. The County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 51 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 11 new cases today, total of 354 cases. This age group represents nearly 10% of the 3,611 total cases. 1 new hospitalization, total of 65 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths, total of 30. In this older age group, over 18% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups. This group accounts for 30 of the 37 deaths, or 81%.
City Data (with June-July comparison)
Benicia remained steady today, total of 82 cases. Benicia was extremely stable in the month of June, adding only 3 new cases, adding 55 new cases in July.
Dixonadded 7 new cases today, total of 192 cases. Dixon added 40 new cases in June, 122 new cases in July.
Fairfield added 25 new cases today, total of 1,187. Fairfield added 314 new cases in June, new 724 cases in July.
Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 26 cases. Rio Vista had less than 10 cases throughout June, jumped to 14 cases on July 1 and added 12 new cases in July.
Suisun City added 14 new cases today, total of 273 cases. Suisun City added 51 new cases in June, 184 new cases in July.
Vacaville added 8 new cases today, total of 619 cases. Vacaville added 127 new cases in June, 419 new cases in July.
Vallejoadded 37 new cases today, total of 1,220 cases. Vallejo has added 185 cases in the last 7 days – a major outbreak? Vallejo replaced Fairfield this week with more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County. Vallejo added 199 new cases in June, 686 new cases in July.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 12 cases. Unincorporated areas had less than 10 cases for most of June, began July with 6 cases and added 6 new cases during July.
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 20% of cases, 25% of hospitalizations and 27% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 23% of hospitalizations, and 30% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 30% of cases, 32% of hospitalizations, and 24% of deaths.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 12% of hospitalizations, but 15% of deaths.
[NOTE: Solano County publishes a DAILY update, and displays past weeks and months in epidemic curve charts. However, the curve charts do not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. This methodology is accurate in a way, but it misleads the public by consistently displaying a recent downward curve which is corrected upward on a later date. For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE – R.S.]
Thursday, July 30: 58 new cases today, no new deaths. Since the outbreak started: 3,520 cases, 37 deaths.
Compare previous report, Wednesday July 29:Summary
Solano County reported 58 new cases today, total of 3,520 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 450 new cases, an average of 64 per day.
Deaths – no new deaths today, total of 37 deaths.
Active cases – Solano reported 1 fewerACTIVE case today, total of 250. Last week Solano hit a record high of 440 active cases. Note that only 40 of these 250 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined. One wonders… is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons? (See SF Chronicle report on contact tracing in Bay Area – “Solano County did not respond”.)
Hospitalizations –10 fewer currently hospitalized persons today, total of 40. No change in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, 162. (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I have added the hospitalization numbers in the Age Group chart.) For the 4th day in a row, the County offers no information about ICU beds and ventilators. Apparently, the County does not collect or receive this data from our hospitals, but relies on data collected by the State. You would think that when the County gathers data on Currently Hospitalized they could also easily collect the ICU bed and ventilator data. Or… ??
Testing – 495 residents were tested since yesterday, total of 52,057. But we still have a long way to go: only 11.6% 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 is down from 6.5% yesterday to 5.8% today. (The chart may be misleading – see NOTE at top of this page.)The County posted a record high of 9.3% last week. CONTEXT: California’s 7-day positivity rate is reported today at 7.0%. Increasingly, health officials and news reports are focusing on percent positive test rates. This information is immediately important, as test positivity is one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. Positive test rates in California and other southwestern states have been on the rise.
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 5 new cases today, total of 353 cases. No new hospitalizations, only 2 hospitalizations since the outbreak began. A week ago, there were 315 cases among this age group – we’ve seen 38 new cases in 7 days. I continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth. Cases among Solano youth have increased to 10% of the 3,520 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 40 new cases today, total of 2,151 cases. This age group represents 61% of the 3,520 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 45 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 3 deaths.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 9 new cases today, total of 672 cases. This age group represents over 19% of the 3,520 total cases. The County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 51 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 4 new cases today, total of 343 cases. This age group represents nearly 10% of the 3,520 total cases. No new hospitalizations, total of 64 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths, total of 30. In this older age group, nearly 19% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups. This group accounts for 30 of the 37 deaths, or 81%.
City Data
Benicia added 2 new cases today, total of 82 cases. Benicia was extremely stable with only 2 new cases in the month of June. Now Benicia has seen 14 new cases in 7 days.
Dixonadded 2 new cases today, total of 185 cases.
Fairfield added 14 new cases today, total of 1,162.
Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 26 cases.
Suisun City added 6 new cases today, total of 259 cases.
Vacaville added 15 new cases today, total of 611 cases.
Vallejoadded 19 new cases today, total of 1,183 cases. Vallejo has added 171 cases in the last 7 days – a major outbreak? Vallejo replaced Fairfield this week with more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 12 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, 25% of hospitalizations and 27% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 23% of hospitalizations, and 30% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 30% of cases, 32% of hospitalizations, and 24% of deaths.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 12% of hospitalizations, but 15% of deaths.
The Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard was not available at the usual time on Wednesday evening, so I was unable to post my usual report in a timely fashion. Here is an updated report based on the County’s revised posting. – R.S.
[NOTE: Solano County publishes a DAILY update, and displays past weeks and months in epidemic curve charts. However, the curve charts do not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. This methodology is accurate in a way, but it misleads the public by consistently displaying a recent downward curve which is corrected upward on a later date. For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE – R.S.]
Wednesday, July 29: 74 new cases today, 1 new death. Since the outbreak started: 3,462 cases, 37 deaths.
Compare previous report, Tuesday July 28:Summary
Solano County reported 74 new cases today, total of 3,462 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 480 new cases, an average of 69 per day.
Deaths – 1 new death today, someone 65 years or older, total of 37 deaths.
Active cases – Solano reported 28 moreACTIVE cases today, total of 251. Last week Solano hit a record high of 440 active cases. Note that only 50 of these 251 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined. One wonders… is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons? (See SF Chronicle report on contact tracing in Bay Area – “Solano County did not respond”.)
Hospitalizations –no increase in the number of currently hospitalized persons today, total of 50. Also no change in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, 162. (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I have added the hospitalization numbers in the Age Group chart.) For the 2nd day in a row, the County offers no information about ICU beds and ventilators. Apparently, the County does not collect or receive this data from our hospitals, but relies on data collected by the State. You would think that when the County gathers data on Currently Hospitalized they could also easily collect the ICU bed and ventilator data. Or… ??
Testing – 637 residents were tested since Friday, total of 51,562. But we still have a long way to go: only 11.5% 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 up from 5.8% yesterday to 6.5% today. (The chart may be misleading – see NOTE at top of this page.)The County posted a record high of 9.3% last week. CONTEXT: California’s 7-day positivity rate is reported today at 7.0%. Increasingly, health officials and news reports are focusing on percent positive test rates. This information is immediately important, as test positivity is one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. Positive test rates in California and other southwestern states have been on the rise.
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – only 3 new cases today, total of 348 cases. No new hospitalizations, only 2 hospitalizations since the outbreak began. A week ago, there were 305 cases among this age group – we’ve seen 43 new cases in 7 days. Good news – this is a bit of a slowdown from recent weeks. Nonetheless, I continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth. Cases among Solano youth have increased to over 10% of the 3,462 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 52 new cases today, total of 2,111 cases. This age group represents 61% of the 3,462 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 45 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 3 deaths.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 16 new cases today, total of 663 cases. This age group represents over 19% of the 3,462 total cases. The County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 51 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 3 new cases today, total of 339 cases. This age group represents just under 10% of the 3,462 total cases. No new hospitalizations, total of 64 hospitalized since the outbreak began. 1 new death, total of 30. In this older age group, nearly 19% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups. This group accounts for 30 of the 37 deaths, or 81%.
City Data
Benicia remained steady yesterday, total of 80 cases. Benicia was extremely stable with only 2 new cases in the month of June. Now Benicia has seen 15 new cases in 7 days.
Dixonadded 4 new cases today, total of 183 cases.
Fairfield added 24 new cases today, total of 1,148.
Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 26 cases.
Suisun City added 5 new cases today, total of 253 cases.
Vacaville added 18 new cases today, total of 596 cases.
Vallejoadded 22 new cases today, total of 1,164 cases. Vallejo has added 129 cases in the last 5 days – a major outbreak? Vallejo replaced Fairfield yesterday with more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas added 1 case today, total of 12 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, 25% of hospitalizations and 27% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 23% of hospitalizations, and 30% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 30% of cases, 32% of hospitalizations, and 24% of deaths.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 12% of hospitalizations, but 15% of deaths.
Summary
Hospitalizations –4 more currently hospitalized persons today, total of 44. 1 more in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, 164. (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I have added the hospitalization numbers in the Age Group chart.) Again this week, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Solano County reported today’s 7-day percent positive test rate is down from 5.8% on Friday to 5.3% today. (The chart may be misleading – see NOTE at top of this page.) The County posted a high of 9.3% on July 22. CONTEXT: California’s 7-day positivity rate is reported to have dropped today from 7% to 6.1%. Increasingly, health officials and news reports are focusing on percent positive test rates. This information is immediately important, as test positivity is one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. Positive test rates in California and other southwestern states have been on the rise.
Hospitalizations –
Solano County reported today’s 
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