Solano County reports 22 new infections today, 1 new death.  Vaccinate!  Stay safe when indoors or in crowds, and remember…

Solano County COVID report on Friday, June 4.

Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard – SUMMARY:

Solano County reported 22 new COVID cases today.  1 new case in Benicia brought our small city of 27,570 residents to a total of 1,000 cases, or about 7%.  One in every 27 of us have tested positive for COVID!

[This week’s incredible increase of 108 new cases from Vacaville is still unclear.  On Wednesday, Fairfield Daily Republic reporter Glen Faison wrote, “Solano County officials did not respond prior to deadline to a request for information about the 82 new cases reported in Vacaville.”  BenIndy Editor: I suspect the County is playing “catch-up” with previously-unreported cases from Vacaville – conveniently just after getting State approval to move to the less restrictive orange tier.  Something doesn’t smell right here. ]

Monthly: Solano County saw 1,288 new cases in April, an average of 43 per day.  In May, Solano reported 920 new cases, an average of 30 per day.  Today, 22.

Solano County reported 1 new COVID death today, a person over 65 years of age.  The County total is now 244 deaths since the pandemic began.

SOLANO NOW IN ORANGE TIER – Solano County was finally moved into the orange tier this week, the last Bay Area County to leave the red tier.  See details on remaining restrictions and new freedoms in the County’s press release, also in the account of the Vallejo Times-Herald.

JUNE 15 RE-OPENING – Solano County Public Health highlighted on its dashboard last week that the State of California will discontinue COVID tier assignments on June 15.  The County references a thorough but outdated California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announcement of April 4, 2021.  A more current but less detailed CDPH announcement is “Beyond the Blueprint for Industry and Business Sectors – Effective June 15.”  The ending of the State’s tier system is being hailed as a return to normal, but it falls short of that for Mega Events (gatherings of crowds greater than 5,000 [indoors] and 10,000 [outdoors]).  And… ALL of us are advised to get vaccinated and continue to take precautions when sharing indoors air with others who may or may not be vaccinated.

MASKS – Governor’s update: “California will align its mask guidance with CDC’s on June 15, 2021.  California will keep existing mask guidance in place until June 15 when it aims to fully reopen the economy. After that, the state plans to allow fully-vaccinated Californians to go without a mask in most indoor settings. You will still have the option to wear a mask if you choose.”  Governor’s update based on a May 3 CDPH guidance.

Solano’s Active cases are now at 193, down from yesterday’s 218.  Our percent positivity rate rose today from 10.2% to 10.6%.

>> The virus is still active here.  Stay safe, get vaccinated, wear a mask in crowds and social distance if you’re not sure who’s vaccinated!  We will get through this together.

Cases by City on Friday, June 4:  Something is clearly now (or sometime in the past) going on in Vacaville!

• Benicia added 1 new case today, a milestone total of 1,000 cases since the outbreak began, fully 7% of our 27,570 residents.
• Dixon added 1 new case today, total of 1,921 cases.
• Fairfield added 9 new cases today, total of 9,096 cases.
• Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 389 cases.
• Suisun City added 1 new case today, total of 2,286 cases.
• Vacaville added 4 new cases today, a total of 8,806 cases.  Vacaville is home to 22.5% of Solano population, but has accounted for over half of all new cases in Solano this week.  What’s going on in Vacaville??
• Vallejo added 6 new cases today, total of 9,890 cases.
• Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 103 cases.

COMPARE: Screenshots from Solano County COVID Dashboard on Thursday, June 3:

Solano County reports 39 new infections today, 23 of them from Vacaville, 30 of them 18-49 years of age.  Vaccinate!  Stay safe when indoors or in crowds, and remember…

Solano County COVID report on Thursday, June 3.

Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard – SUMMARY:

Solano County reported 39 new COVID cases today.  This week’s incredible increase of 104 new cases from Vacaville is still unclear.  Fairfield Daily Republic reporter Glen Faison wrote, “Solano County officials did not respond prior to deadline to a request for information about the 82 new cases reported in Vacaville.”  BenIndy Editor: I suspect the County is playing “catch-up” with previously-unreported cases from Vacaville – conveniently just after getting State approval to move to the less restrictive orange tier.  Something doesn’t smell right here.  Monthly: We saw 1,288 new cases in April, an average of 43 per day.  In May, Solano reported 920 new cases, an average of 30 per day.  Today, 39.

Solano County also reported no new COVID deaths today, a total of 243 deaths here since the pandemic began.

SOLANO NOW IN ORANGE TIER – Solano County was finally moved into the orange tier this week, the last Bay Area County to leave the red tier.  See details on remaining restrictions and new freedoms in the County’s press release, also in the account of the Vallejo Times-Herald.

JUNE 15 RE-OPENING – Solano County Public Health highlighted on its dashboard last week that the State of California will discontinue COVID tier assignments on June 15.  The County references a thorough but outdated California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announcement of April 4, 2021.  A more current but less detailed CDPH announcement is “Beyond the Blueprint for Industry and Business Sectors – Effective June 15.”  The ending of the State’s tier system is being hailed as a return to normal, but it falls short of that for Mega Events (gatherings of crowds greater than 5,000 [indoors] and 10,000 [outdoors]).  And… ALL of us are advised to get vaccinated and continue to take precautions when sharing indoors air with others who may or may not be vaccinated.

MASKS – Governor’s update: “California will align its mask guidance with CDC’s on June 15, 2021.  California will keep existing mask guidance in place until June 15 when it aims to fully reopen the economy. After that, the state plans to allow fully-vaccinated Californians to go without a mask in most indoor settings. You will still have the option to wear a mask if you choose.”  Governor’s update based on a May 3 CDPH guidance.

Solano’s Active cases are now at 218, down from yesterday’s 229.  Our percent positivity rate fell slightly today from 10.4% to 10.2%.

>> The virus is still active here.  Stay safe, get vaccinated, wear a mask in crowds and social distance if you’re not sure who’s vaccinated!  We will get through this together.

Cases by City on Thursday, June 3:  Something is clearly now (or sometime in the past) going on in Vacaville!

• Benicia remained steady today, 6 consecutive days reporting no new cases!  Total of 999 cases since the outbreak began.
• Dixon added 1 new case today, total of 1,920 cases.
• Fairfield added 8 new cases today, total of 9,087 cases.
• Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 389 cases.
• Suisun City added 1 new case today, total of 2,285 cases.
• Vacaville added 89 new cases over the last two days and 23 more today, total of 8,802 cases.  Vacaville is home to 22.5% of Solano population, but has accounted for 64% of all new cases in Solano this week.  What’s going on in Vacaville??
• Vallejo added 6 new cases today, total of 9,884 cases.
• Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 103 cases.

COMPARE: Screenshots from Solano County COVID Dashboard on Wednesday, June 2:

Solano County reports 33 new infections today, Benicia stuck at 999 cases, no new cases over the last 5 days.  Vaccinate!  Stay safe when indoors or in crowds, and remember…

Solano County COVID report on Wednesday, June 2.

Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard – SUMMARY:

Solano County reported 33 new COVID cases today.  Yesterday’s incredible increase of 82 new cases from Vacaville is still unclear.  Fairfield Daily Republic reporter Glen Faison wrote, “Solano County officials did not respond prior to deadline to a request for information about the 82 new cases reported in Vacaville.”  I suspect the County is playing “catch-up” with previously-unreported cases from Vacaville, conveniently just after getting State approval to move to the less restrictive orange tier.  Monthly: We saw 1,288 new cases in April, an average of 43 per day.  In May, Solano reported 920 new cases, an average of 30 per day.  Today, 33.

Solano County also reported no new COVID deaths today, a total of 243 deaths here since the pandemic began.

SOLANO NOW IN ORANGE TIER – Solano County was finally moved into the orange tier yesterday, the last Bay Area County to leave the red tier.  See details on remaining restrictions and new freedoms in the County’s press release, also in the account of the Vallejo Times-Herald.

JUNE 15 RE-OPENING – Solano County Public Health highlighted on its dashboard last week that the State of California will discontinue COVID tier assignments on June 15.  The County references a thorough but outdated California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announcement of April 4, 2021.  A more current but less detailed CDPH announcement is “Beyond the Blueprint for Industry and Business Sectors – Effective June 15.”  The ending of the State’s tier system is being hailed as a return to normal, but it falls short of that for Mega Events (gatherings of crowds greater than 5,000 [indoors] and 10,000 [outdoors]).  And… ALL of us are advised to get vaccinated and continue to take precautions when sharing indoors air with others who may or may not be vaccinated.

MASKS – Governor’s update: “California will align its mask guidance with CDC’s on June 15, 2021.  California will keep existing mask guidance in place until June 15 when it aims to fully reopen the economy. After that, the state plans to allow fully-vaccinated Californians to go without a mask in most indoor settings. You will still have the option to wear a mask if you choose.”  Governor’s update based on a May 3 CDPH guidance.

Solano’s Active cases are now at 229 up from yesterday’s 212.  Our percent positivity rate fell slightly today from 10.6% to 10.4%.

>> The virus is still active here.  Stay safe, get vaccinated, wear a mask in crowds and social distance if you’re not sure who’s vaccinated!  We will get through this together.

Cases by City on Wednesday, June 2:  Something is clearly now (or sometime in the past) going on in Vacaville!

• Benicia remained steady today, 5 consecutive days reporting no new cases!  Total of 999 cases since the outbreak began.
• Dixon added 2 cases today, total of 1,919 cases.
• Fairfield added 5 new cases today, total of 9,079 cases.
• Rio Vista added 1 new case today, total of 389 cases.
• Suisun City added 5 new cases today, total of 2,284 cases.
• Vacaville added 82 new cases yesterday (!) and 7 more today, total of 8,779 cases.
• Vallejo added 13 new cases today, total of 9,878 cases.
• Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 103 cases.

COMPARE: Screenshots from Solano County COVID Dashboard on Tuesday, June 1:

Solano County reports 104 new infections today, and 5 new deaths.  82 of the newly reported cases are from Vacaville…

Solano County COVID report on Tuesday, June 1.

Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard – SUMMARY:

Solano County reported 104 new COVID cases over the 4-day weekend,  82 of them from Vacaville.  I suspect the County is playing “catch-up” with previously-unreported cases from Vacaville.  Monthly: We saw 1,288 new cases in April, an average of 43 per day.  In May, Solano reported 920 new cases, an average of 30 per day.

Solano County also reported 5 new COVID deaths today, a total of 243 deaths here since the pandemic began.  2 of the 5 reported today were age 50-64, and 3 were 65+ years of age.

SOLANO NOW IN ORANGE TIER – Solano County was finally moved into the orange tier today, the last Bay Area County to leave the red tier.  See details in the County’s press release, also in the account of the Vallejo Times-Herald.

JUNE 15 RE-OPENING – Solano County Public Health highlighted on its dashboard last week that the State of California will discontinue COVID tier assignments on June 15.  The County references a thorough but outdated California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announcement of April 4, 2021.  A more current but less detailed CDPH announcement is “Beyond the Blueprint for Industry and Business Sectors – Effective June 15.”  The ending of the State’s tier system is being hailed as a return to normal, but it falls short of that for Mega Events (gatherings of crowds greater than 5,000 [indoors] and 10,000 [outdoors]).  And… ALL of us are advised to get vaccinated and continue to take precautions when sharing indoors air with others who may or may not be vaccinated.

MASKS – Governor’s update: “California will align its mask guidance with CDC’s on June 15, 2021.  California will keep existing mask guidance in place until June 15 when it aims to fully reopen the economy. After that, the state plans to allow fully-vaccinated Californians to go without a mask in most indoor settings. You will still have the option to wear a mask if you choose.”  Governor’s update based on a May 3 CDPH guidance.

Solano’s Active cases are now at 212 up from Friday’s 181.  Our percent positivity rate rose dramatically today from 4.9% to 10.6%.

>> The virus is still active here.  Stay safe, get vaccinated, wear a mask in crowds and social distance if you’re not sure who’s vaccinated!  We will get through this together.

Cases by City on Tuesday, June 1:  Something is clearly now (or sometime in the past) going on in Vacaville!

• Benicia remained steady today, total of 999 cases since the outbreak began.
• Dixon added 1 case today, total of 1,917 cases.
• Fairfield added 12 new cases today, total of 9,074 cases.
• Rio Vista added 1 new case today, total of 388 cases.
• Suisun City remained steady today, total of 2,279 cases.
• Vacaville added 82 new cases today (!) – total of 8,772 cases.
• Vallejo added 8 new cases today, total of 9,865 cases.
• Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 103 cases.

COMPARE: Screenshots from Solano County COVID Dashboard on Friday, May 28: