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Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

TRENDING: 7 new coronavirus cases in Solano County are youth 18 and under

Tuesday, May 26: 44 new positive cases over the holiday weekend, no new deaths. Total now 499 cases, 20 deaths.

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 hover your mouse over the charts at right for detailed information.

Previous report, Friday, May 22

Summary

  • Solano County reported 44 new positive cases over the 3-day holiday weekend plus today, total is now 499.  Some will downplay the significance of this unusual increase, noting that we would expect more cases because we are testing more residents.  It’s great that more are being tested and found positive, but the fact remains, the epidemic is alive and still spreading in Solano County!  We would like to hear a report from the County on contact tracing among these 44.
  • No new deaths today, thank goodness, total remains at 20.
  • ALARMING TREND: Solano County is reporting an upward trend in confirmed cases among young persons 18 and under, adding 7 more over the 4-days Saturday-Tuesday (the holiday weekend plus today).  NOTE that the County reported 18 new cases among our youth in the last 14 days, having reported only 6 over the 5 weeks prior.  (See table below).

BY AGE GROUP

  • 7 new cases were reported today among young persons under 19 years of age, total of 24 cases, 4.8% of total confirmed cases.  (See table below.)
  • 31 of today’s new cases were persons 19-64 years of age, total of 354 cases, 71% of the total.   No new deaths in this age group, total of 4.  Note that 44 of the 354 cases in this age group have been hospitalized at one time, 12% of total cases in the age group.  (It is unclear whether the 4 deaths were ever hospitalized.)
  • 6 of today’s new cases were persons 65 or older, total of 121 cases, 26% of the total.  No new deaths, total of 16.  Note that 30 of the 115 cases in this age group (24%) were hospitalized at one time, approximately double the percentage in the mid-age group.  (It is unclear whether the 16 deaths in this age group were ever hospitalized.)
Recent surge in positive cases among youth 18 and under
Date New cases Total
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 (3-day holiday weekend) 7 24
Friday, May 22, 2020 0 17
Thursday, May 21, 2020 3 17
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 0 14
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 0 14
Monday, May 18, 2020 1 14
Friday, May 15, 2020 2 13
Thursday, May 14, 2020 3 11
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 1 8
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 1 7
Monday, May 11, 2020 0 6
Friday, May 8, 2020 0 6
Thursday, May 7, 2020 0 6
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 0 6
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 0 6
Monday, May 4, 2020 0 6

CITY DATA

  • Vallejo added 18 of today’s new cases, total of  285.
  • Fairfield added 12 of today’s new cases, total of 95.
  • Vacaville added 6 of today’s new cases, total of 51.
  • Suisun City added 3 of today’s new cases, total of 25.
  • Benicia added 2 of today’s new cases, total of 23.
  • Dixon is now showing 10 confirmed cases having added 1 or more over the holiday weekend.
  • Rio Vista and “Unincorporated” are still not assigned numerical data: today both remain at <10 (less than 10).  The total numbers for other cities add up to 489, leaving 10 cases somewhere among Dixon and the remaining 2 locations in this “<10” category (same as last reported).  Residents and city officials have pressured County officials for city case counts.  Today’s data is welcome, but still incomplete.

HOSPITALIZATIONS: 75 of Solano’s 499 cases resulted in hospitalizations, 2 more than Friday.

ACTIVE CASES:  65 of the 499 cases are active – 18 more than Friday.  Note that the county does not report WHERE the active cases are.  Below you will see that only 18 are currently hospitalized, which leaves 47 of these 65 active cases out in our communities somewhere, and hopefully quarantined.

HOSPITAL IMPACT: The County shows 18 of the 75 hospitalized cases are CURRENTLY hospitalized, same as previously reported.  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.)

 

TESTING

The County reports that 10,500 residents have been tested as of today, an increase of 1,160 residents tested since over the 4-day holiday weekend plus today.
We still have a long way to go: only 2.3% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.  NOTE: State run testing sites in Vallejo and Vacaville are open to anyone.

Solano’s steady upward curve – as of May 26

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 if you don’t need to go out, wear masks when you do go out, wash hands, and be safe!

California Governor Gavin Newsom, Contact tracing, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

You could get a phone call this week from a COVID-19 tracer…and you could volunteer to be one!

Newsom pushes virus contact tracing with first batch of tracers

Vallejo Times-Herald, by Fiona Kelliher, May 24, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom, news conference at Mustards Grill in Napa, Calif., Monday May 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool) 

A batch of about 500 people will be deployed this week statewide for contact tracing, the public health practice that involves tracking down people who have come in contact with COVID-19 patients.

Starting this week, the tracers will begin calling, texting and emailing those who may have been exposed to coronavirus, encouraging them to quarantine or recommending medical care, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office. Meanwhile, Californians may notice new radio, television and billboard campaigns that aim to up awareness of contact tracing and urge people to pick up the phone. Tracers will be identified as part of the “CA COVID Team” — an effort led by the California Public Health Department — when texting or calling, and will not share health information with outside entities.

The tracers are the first batch toward a goal of 10,000 statewide, according to Newsom’s office. It’s not exactly clear how those tracers will work in tandem with local health departments’ own contact tracing programs.

Working with the University of California, San Francisco and Los Angeles, the state began developing an online training program earlier this month to get the tracers up to speed. Another 300 tracers will be trained this week, Newsom’s office said.

Governor Newsom Launches Contact Tracing Program

Gov Press Release,

Governor asks Californians to answer the call to help keep our families and communities healthy and on the path to reopening

SACRAMENTO – In the ongoing efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom today launched California Connected, the state’s comprehensive contact tracing program and public awareness campaign. As part of California Connected, public health workers from communities across the state will connect with individuals who test positive for COVID-19 and work with them, and people they have been in close contact with, to ensure they have access to confidential testing, as well as medical care and other services to help prevent the spread of the virus.

The state’s program is led by the Administration in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health, local public health departments and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Los Angeles (UCLA), which have launched a robust online training academy to develop a culturally competent and skilled contact tracing workforce.

“We are all eager to get back to work and play, and that’s why we’re asking Californians to answer the call when they see their local public health department reaching out by phone, email or text,” said Governor Newsom. “That simple action of answering the call could save lives and help keep our families and communities healthy.”

To prevent the spread of this virus, public health workers will connect Californians with confidential testing. They may also recommend medical care,

and that individuals who could be infectious separate themselves from others in their home to protect those around them. Information provided to local public health departments is confidential under California law. Public health authorities will not share that information with outside entities. That information will be used for public health purposes only. Contact tracers will not ask for financial information, social security numbers or immigration status.

“A key step in stopping the spread of COVID-19 is quickly identifying and limiting new cases, across the diversity of our populations – and that’s exactly what this statewide program does,” said Dr. Sonia Angell, California Department of Public Health Director and State Health Officer. “We are bringing together the best minds in public health, academia and private industry to design a program that can help lower the risk for COVID-19 in all of our communities and keep us on the path to reopening.”

The California Connected public awareness campaign is getting off the ground this week with support from multiple private partners who have committed a total of $5.1 million in funding and in-kind resources to help educate all Californians, and underserved communities in particular. These partners include Jeff Skoll and his organizations (The Skoll Foundation, Participant, and Ending Pandemics), The California Health Care Foundation, The California Endowment, Twitter and Facebook, in addition to existing media partners engaged in the larger public awareness effort.

Beginning this week, Californians across the state will hear radio ads and see billboards, social media posts and videos in multiple languages encouraging them to answer the call to slow the spread of COVID-19. Public health workers across the state – identified on caller ID as the “CA COVID Team” – will call, text and email individuals who test positive for COVID-19 and people they may have unknowingly exposed to the virus.

The state plans to launch 10,000 contact tracers statewide as part of its plan to reopen California. More than 500 individuals have been trained under the new contact tracing program, and more than 300 are being trained this week.

To streamline and coordinate these efforts, Accenture, a leading global professional services company, is launching a data management platform developed by Salesforce and contact capabilities (phone calls, texts and emails) in collaboration with Amazon Web Service’s Amazon Connect. These organizations have already successfully implemented a large-scale contact tracing effort in Massachusetts.

More information: CaliforniaConnected.ca.gov.

A PSA from Director of the California Department of Public Health Dr. Sonia Angell can be found here. Watch the California Connected PSA in English here and in Spanish here. An infographic and other content can be found here.

Additional Resources:

UCSF Online Training Academy

UCLA Online Training Academy

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Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

Two more dead from coronavirus in Solano County

Wednesday, May 20: 5 new positive cases, 2 new deaths. Total now 435 cases, 18 deaths.

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 hover your mouse over the charts at right for detailed information.

Previous report, Tuesday, May 19

Summary

  • Solano County reported 5 new positive cases today, total is now 430.
  • 2 new deaths today, total is 18.
  • For the second time in 9 days, the County did not report any new cases among young persons 18 and under.  The County reported 8 new cases among our youth in the last week and only 6 over the 5 weeks prior.  (See table below).

BY AGE GROUP

  • No new cases were reported today of a young person under 19 years of age, total of 14 cases, 3.2% of total confirmed cases.  (See table below.)
  • 5 new cases of persons 19-64 years of age, total of 307 cases, 70% of the total.   1 new death in this age group, total of 4.  Note that only 37 of the 307 cases in this age group (12%) were hospitalized at one time.  (It is unclear whether the 4 deaths were ever hospitalized.)
  • 1 new case was of a person 65 or older, total of 115 cases, 26% of the total.  1 new death, total of 14.  Note that 29 of the 114 cases in this age group (25%) were hospitalized at one time, more than double the percentage in the mid-age group.  (It is unclear whether the 14 deaths in this age group were ever hospitalized.)
Recent surge in positive cases among youth 18 and under
Date New cases Total
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 0 14
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 0 14
Monday, May 18, 2020 1 14
Friday, May 15, 2020 2 13
Thursday, May 14, 2020 3 11
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 1 8
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 1 7
Monday, May 11, 2020 0 6
Friday, May 8, 2020 0 6
Thursday, May 7, 2020 0 6
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 0 6
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 0 6
Monday, May 4, 2020 0 6

CITY DATA

  • Vallejo added 3 of today’s new cases, total of  262.
  • Fairfield added 1 of today’s new cases, total of 74.
  • Vacaville
  • added 1 of today’s new cases, total of 40.
  • Suisun City remains at 21.
  • Benicia remains at 21.
  • Dixon, Rio Vista and “Unincorporated” are still not assigned numerical data: today all remain at <10 (less than 10).  The total numbers for other cities add up to 418, leaving 17 cases somewhere among the locations in this “<10” category (same as last reported).  Residents and city officials have pressured County officials for city case counts.  Today’s data is welcome, but still incomplete.

HOSPITALIZATIONS: 67 of Solano’s 435 cases resulted in hospitalizations, 1 more than yesterday.

ACTIVE CASES:  43 of the 435 cases are active, 4 more than yesterday.  Note that the county does not report WHERE the active cases are.  Below you will see that only 18 are currently hospitalized, which leaves 25 of these 43 active cases out in our communities somewhere, and hopefully quarantined.

HOSPITAL IMPACT: The County shows 18 of the 67 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.)

TESTING

The County reports that 7,961 residents have been tested as of today, an increase of 225 residents tested over yesterday.  Note that the County reported 753 reported in a single day last Friday.  See Solano testing – by the numbers April 13 – present.
We still have a long way to go: only 1.7% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.
State run testing sites in Vallejo and Vacaville are open to anyone.

Solano’s steady upward curve – as of May 20

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 if you don’t need to go out, wear masks when you do go out, wash hands, and be safe!

Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

COVID-19 Daily Solano Update: 6 new cases, 430 total – no new deaths

Tuesday, May 19: 6 new positive cases, no new deaths. Total now 430 cases, 16 deaths.

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 hover your mouse over the charts at right for detailed information.

Previous report, Wednesday, May 18

Summary

  • Solano County reported 6 new positive cases today, total is now 430.
  • No new deaths today, total is 16.
  • For the first time in 8 days, the County did not report any new cases among young persons 18 and under.  The County reported 8 new cases among our youth in the last week and only 6 over the 5 weeks prior.  (See table below).

BY AGE GROUP

  • No new cases were reported today of a young person under 19 years of age, total of 14 cases, 3.3% of total confirmed cases.  (See table below.)
  • 5 new cases of persons 19-64 years of age, total of 302 cases, 70% of the total.   No new deaths in this age group, total of 3.  Note that only 36 of the 302 cases in this age group (12%) were hospitalized at one time.  (It is unclear whether the 3 deaths were ever hospitalized.)
  • 1 new case was of a person 65 or older, total of 114 cases, 27% of the total.  No new deaths, total of 13.  Note that 26 of the 114 cases in this age group (23%) were hospitalized at one time, nearly double the percentage in the mid-age group.  (It is unclear whether the 13 deaths in this age group were ever hospitalized.)
Recent surge in positive cases among youth 18 and under
Date New cases Total
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 0 14
Monday, May 18, 2020 1 14
Friday, May 15, 2020 2 13
Thursday, May 14, 2020 3 11
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 1 8
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 1 7
Monday, May 11, 2020 0 6
Friday, May 8, 2020 0 6
Thursday, May 7, 2020 0 6
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 0 6
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 0 6
Monday, May 4, 2020 0 6

HOSPITALIZATIONS: 66 of Solano’s 430 cases resulted in hospitalizations, 2 more than yesterday.

ACTIVE CASES:  39 of the 430 cases are active, 1 fewer than yesterday.  Note that the county does not report WHERE the active cases are.  Below you will see that only 18 are currently hospitalized, which leaves 21 of these 39 active cases out in our communities somewhere, and hopefully quarantined.

The County’s “Hospital Impact” graph shows 18 of the 66 hospitalized cases are CURRENTLY hospitalized, 1 more than 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 all 6 of today’s new cases, total of  259.
  • Fairfield remains at 73.
  • Vacaville remains at 39.
  • Suisun City remains at 21.
  • Benicia remains at 21.
  • Dixon, Rio Vista and “Unincorporated” are still not assigned numerical data: today all remain at <10 (less than 10).  The total numbers for other cities add up to 413, leaving 17 cases somewhere among the locations in this “<10” category (same 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 7,736 residents have been tested as of today, an increase of 368 residents tested over yesterday.  Note that the County reported 753 reported in a single day last Friday.  See Solano testing – by the numbers April 13 – present.
We still have a long way to go: only 1.6% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.
State run testing sites in Vallejo and Vacaville are open to anyone.

Solano’s steady upward curve – as of May 19

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 if you don’t need to go out, wear masks when you do go out, wash hands, and be safe!