Monday, July 20: 205 new cases today,
3 new deaths.  Since the outbreak started: 2,759 cases, 34 deaths.

Compare previous report, Friday July 17:Summary

• Solano County reported 205 new cases over the weekend and today, total of 2,759 cases since the outbreak started.  Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 684 new cases, an average of nearly 100 per day.
• 3 new deaths today, total of 34.  One of these deaths was someone in the 18-49 year age group.  Another was aged 50-64, and one was 65+.
• Hospitalizations – [corrected after initial posting showed no change, at 51] 3 additional  currently hospitalized persons today, total of 53.  And 3 more in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, 130.  (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I have added the hospitalization numbers in the Age Group chart.)
• Active cases – Solano reported 146 fewer ACTIVE cases today, total of 247.  The number of Active Cases climbed steadily Tuesday-Friday each week in July, dropping dramatically each Monday.  The County must do a phone inventory of known cases before reporting on Mondays.  Last week we hit a record high of 440.  Note that only 51 of today’s 247 active cases are hospitalized; a lot of infected people are 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”.)
• ICU beds Available remained steady at 39%.  Ventilators Available also remained steady at 90%.
• Testing – 2,769 residents were tested over the weekend and today, total of 44,267.  But we still have a long way to go: only 10% 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 at 7.9%.  Last week the number increased each day, from 5.3% on Monday to a high of 9.1% on Friday.  The recent dramatic daily increases will begin to show on the 7-day average line sometime soon.  CONTEXT: California’s 7-day positivity rate today is reported at 7.2%, and its 14-day positivity rate today is 7.4%.  Our rate in Solano County is well above the State’s rate.  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 – 26 new cases today, total of 269 cases, and no new hospitalizations, total only 2 since the outbreak began.  A week ago, there were 210 cases among this age group – we’ve seen 59 new cases in just 7 days!  I continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth.  Cases among Solano youth have increased in recent weeks to 9.7% of the 2,759 total confirmed cases.
• Persons 18-49 years of age – 124 new cases today, total of 1,672 cases.  This age group represents over 61% of the 2,759 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups.  The County reported no new hospitalizations today, total of 33 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  1 new death among this age group today, total of 3 deaths.
• Persons 50-64 years of age – 45 new cases today, total of 539 cases.  This age group represents over 19% of the 2,759 total cases.  The County reported no new hospitalizations today, total of 41 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  1 new death among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
• Persons 65 years or older – 10 new cases today, total of 278 cases.  This age group represents 10.5% of the 2,759 total cases. 3 new hospitalizations, total of 54 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  1 new death, total of 27 deaths.  In this older age group, over 19% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups.  This group accounts for 27 of the 34 deaths, or 79%.

City Data

• Benicia added 2 new cases today, total of 57 cases.  Benicia was extremely stable with only 2 new cases for the entire month of June.  Now Benicia has seen 16 new cases in 7 days.
• Dixon added 10 new cases today, total of 145 cases.
• Fairfield added 63 new cases today, total of 944.  Fairfield has more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County.
• Rio Vista added 2 new cases today, total of 25 cases.
• Suisun City added 12 new cases today, total of 205 cases.
• Vacaville added 33 new cases today, total of 453 cases.
• Vallejo added 82 new cases today, total of 921.
• Unincorporated areas – Although the County still still shows Unincorporated at <10 (less than 10), a little math tells the story: Solano’s unincorporated areas added 1 new case today for a total of 9 cases (those unaccounted for in the other City totals).

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 reports that 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, 25% of hospitalizations and 20% of deaths.
• Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 26% of hospitalizations, and 33% of deaths.
• Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 32% of cases, 27% of hospitalizations, and 27% of deaths.
• Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 14% of hospitalizations, but 17% of deaths.

Much more…

The County’s new and improved Coronavirus Dashboard is full of much more information, too extensive to cover here on a daily basis.  The Benicia Independent will continue to summarize daily and highlight a report or two.  Check out the Dashboard at https://doitgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=055f81e9fe154da5860257e3f2489d67.

Friday, July 17: 71 new cases today, no new deaths.  Since the outbreak started: 2,554 cases, 31 deaths.

Compare previous report, Thursday July 15:Summary

• Solano County reported 71 new cases today, total of 2,554 cases since the outbreak started.  Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 479 new cases, an average of 68 per day.
• No new deaths today, total of 31.
• Hospitalizations – 4 fewer currently hospitalized persons today, total of 51.  The County reports an increase of 3 in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, 127.  Not sure how to reconcile current and total hospitalization numbers….  (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized plainly, but I have added the numbers in the Age Group chart.)
• Active cases – Solano reported 47 fewer ACTIVE cases today, total of 393.  The number of Active Cases has been climbing steadily in July, increasing from 307 active cases to yesterday’s record high of 440.  Note that only 51 of these 393 active cases are hospitalized; a lot of infected people are out among us, hopefully quarantined.  One wonders… is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons?
• ICU beds Available remained steady at 39%.  Ventilators Available also remained steady at 90%.
• Testing – 798 residents were tested since yesterday, total of 41,498.  But we still have a long way to go: only 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 at 9.1%.  Over this first week of reporting positive test data, Solano’s rate has increased each day: 5.3% on Monday, then 6.7%, 7.3%, 8.4%, and finishing out the week today at 9.1%.  This is definitely not a good trend.  In addition to daily figures, the dashboard shows a line graph charting the positive test rate over time. The dramatic daily increases this week will begin to show on the 7-day average line sometime next week.  CONTEXT: Increasingly, health officials and news reports are focusing on percent positive test rates.  Most Bay Area counties report daily on their seven-day average percent positive test rate, but Solano County did not until Monday.  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.  California’s positivity rate today is reported at 7.1%.

By Age Group

• Youth 17 and under – 6 new cases today, total of 243 cases, and no new hospitalizations, total only 2 since the outbreak began.  A week ago, there were only 202 cases among this age group – we’ve seen 41 new cases in just 7 days!  I continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth.  Cases among Solano youth have increased in recent weeks to 9.5% of the 2,554 total confirmed cases.
• Persons 18-49 years of age – 45 new cases today, total of 1,548 cases.  This age group represents over 60% of the 2,554 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups.  The County reported 1 new hospitalization and no new deaths among this age group today, total of 33 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and 2 deaths.
• Persons 50-64 years of age – 15 new cases today, total of 494 cases.  This age group represents over 19% of the 2,554 total cases.  2 new hospitalizations today, total of 41 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  No new deaths, total of 3 deaths.
• Persons 65 years or older – 5 new cases today, total of 268 cases.  This age group represents 10.5% of the 2,554 total cases. No new hospitalizations, total of 51 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  No new deaths, total of 26 deaths.  In this older age group, just under 19% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups.  This group accounts for 26 of the 31 deaths, or 84%.

Incidence Rate: Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths

On the Race/Ethnicity chart and the Age Group chart there are “Rate” tabs.  Today’s report shows:

• Solano County has 568 positive cases per population of 100,000, up from 552 yesterday and 462 last Friday (Compare this number with the City incidence rates, below.)
• 28 Solano hospitalizations per population of 100,000, about the same as yesterday.
• 7 Solano deaths per population of 100,000, unchanged since yesterday.

City Data

• Benicia added 3 new cases today, total of 55 cases.  Benicia was extremely stable with only 2 new cases for the entire month of June.  Now Benicia has seen 15 new cases in 7 days.
• Dixon added 2 new cases today, total of 135 cases.
• Fairfield added 28 new cases today, total of 881.  Fairfield has more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County.
• Rio Vista added 0 new cases today, total of 23 cases.
• Suisun City added 8 new cases today, total of 193 cases.
• Vacaville added 10 new cases today, total of 420 cases.
• Vallejo added 20 new cases today, total of 839.
• Unincorporated areas – Although the County still still shows Unincorporated at <10 (less than 10), a little math tells the story: Solano’s unincorporated areas remained steady at 8 cases, those unaccounted for in the other City totals.

Race / Ethnicity

The County report on race / ethnicity data 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 reports that 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, 23% of hospitalizations and 21% of deaths.
• Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 12% of cases, but 27% of hospitalizations, and 32% of deaths.
• Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 34% of cases, 28% of hospitalizations, and 25% of deaths.
• Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 14% of hospitalizations, but 18% of deaths.

Much more…

The County’s new and improved Coronavirus Dashboard is full of much more information, too extensive to cover here on a daily basis.  The Benicia Independent will continue to summarize daily and highlight a report or two.  Check out the Dashboard at https://doitgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=055f81e9fe154da5860257e3f2489d67.

Thursday, July 16: 76 new cases today, no new deaths.  Since the outbreak started: 2,483 cases, 31 deaths.

Compare previous report, Wednesday July 15:Summary

• Solano County reported 76 new cases today, total of 2,483 cases since the outbreak started.  Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 498 new cases, an average of 71 per day.
• No new deaths today, total of 31.
• Hospitalizations – Solano is reporting a rather alarming upward trend, including  9 more currently hospitalized persons today, total of 55.  Oddly, the County reports an increase of only 1 in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, 124.  Not sure how this can be accurate….  (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized plainly, but you can add the numbers in the Age Group chart.)
• Active cases – Solano reported 54 new ACTIVE cases today, total of 440.  The number of Active Cases has been climbing steadily in July, increasing from 307 active cases to today’s record high of 440.  Note that only 55 of these 440 active cases are hospitalized; a lot of infected people are out among us, hopefully quarantined.  One wonders… is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons?
• ICU beds Available remained steady at 39%.  Ventilators Available also remained steady at 90%.
• Testing – 304 residents were tested since yesterday, total of 40,700.  But we still have a long way to go: only 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 at 8.4%, up from 7.3% yesterday, 6.7% Tuesday, and 5.3% on Monday.  For some reason, these numbers do not agree with the County’s daily figures on the chart.  In addition to daily figures, the dashboard shows a line graph charting the positive test rate over time. The dramatic daily increases this week will begin to show on the 7-day average line sometime next week.  CONTEXT: Increasingly, health officials and news reports are focusing on percent positive test rates.  Most Bay Area counties report daily on their seven-day average percent positive test rate, but Solano County did not until Monday.  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.  Johns Hopkins: California’s positivity rate today is reported at 7.3% (down by 0.2% from yesterday).

By Age Group

• Youth 17 and under – 4 new cases today, total of 237 cases, and no new hospitalizations, total only 2 since the outbreak began.  Two weeks ago, there were only 132 cases among this age group – we’ve seen over 100 new cases in just 14 days!  I continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth.  Cases among Solano youth have increased in recent weeks to 9.6% of the 2,483 total confirmed cases.
• Persons 18-49 years of age – 53 new cases today, total of 1503 cases.  This age group represents over 60% of the 2,483 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups.  The County reported no new hospitalizations and no new deaths among this age group today, total of 32 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and 2 deaths.
• Persons 50-64 years of age – 11 new cases today, total of 479 cases.  This age group represents over 19% of the 2,483 total cases.  1 new hospitalization today, total of 39 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  No new deaths, total of 3 deaths.
• Persons 65 years or older – 8 new cases today, total of 263 cases.  This age group represents 10.6% of the 2,483 total cases. No new hospitalizations, total of 51 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  No new deaths, total of 26 deaths.  In this older age group, just under 20% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups.  This group accounts for 26 of the 31 deaths, or 84%.

Incidence Rate: Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths

On the Race/Ethnicity chart and the Age Group chart there are “Rate” tabs.  Today’s report shows:

• • Solano County has 552 positive cases per population of 100,000, up from 536 yesterday and 462 last Friday (Compare this number with the City incidence rates, below.)
  • 28 Solano hospitalizations per population of 100,000, about the same as yesterday.
  • 7 Solano deaths per population of 100,000, unchanged since yesterday.

City Data

• Benicia added 2 new cases today, total of 52 cases.  Benicia was extremely stable with only 2 new cases for the entire month of June.  Now Benicia has seen 23 new cases in 14 days.  The numbers are small in comparison to other Solano cities, but something’s definitely going on in Benicia!
• Dixon added 1 new case today, total of 133 cases.
• Fairfield added 22 new cases today, total of 853.  Fairfield has more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County.
• Rio Vista added 0 new cases today, total of 23 cases.
• Suisun City added 6 new cases today, total of 185 cases.
• Vacaville added 24 new cases today, total of 410 cases.
• Vallejo added 21 new cases today, total of 819.
• Unincorporated areas – Although the County still still shows Unincorporated at <10 (less than 10), a little math tells the story: Solano’s unincorporated areas remained steady at 8 cases, those unaccounted for in the other City totals.

Race / Ethnicity

The County report on race / ethnicity data 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 reports that 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, 22% of hospitalizations and 21% of deaths.
• Black Americans are 13% of Solano’s population, and account for 12% of cases, but 27% of hospitalizations, and 32% of deaths.
• Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 35% of cases, 30% of hospitalizations, and 25% of deaths.
• Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 14% of hospitalizations, but 18% of deaths.

Much more…

The County’s new and improved Coronavirus Dashboard is full of much more information, too extensive to cover here on a daily basis.  The Benicia Independent will continue to summarize daily and highlight a report or two.  Check out the Dashboard at https://doitgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=055f81e9fe154da5860257e3f2489d67.

Wednesday, July 15: 94 new cases today, no new deaths.  Since the outbreak started: 2,407 cases, 31 deaths.

Compare previous report, Tuesday July 14:Summary

• Solano County reported 94 new cases today, total of 2,407 cases since the outbreak started.  Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 485 new cases, an average of 69 per day.
• No new deaths today, total of 31.
• Hospitalizations – Solano is reporting 1 fewer currently hospitalized persons, total of 46, and an increase of 9 in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, 123.  (The County no longer reports this number plainly, but you can add the numbers in the Age Group chart.)
• Active cases – Solano reported 64 new ACTIVE cases today, total of 386.  The number of Active Cases has been climbing steadily: two weeks ago there were 209 active cases, increasing to a last Friday’s record high of 435.  After a drop of almost a third on Monday, it is rising again – 322 yesterday and 386 today.  Note that only 46 of these 386 active cases are hospitalized; a lot of infected people are out among us, hopefully quarantined.  One wonders… is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons?
• ICU beds Available increased by 7% to 39%.  Ventilators Available increased by 4% to 90%.
• Testing – 501 residents were tested since yesterday, total of 40,396.  But we still have a long way to go: only 9% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.

Percent Positive Test Rate

Solano County’s 7-day percent positive test rate is 7.3, up from 6.7% yesterday, and 5.3% on Monday.  The dashboard shows a line graph charting the positive test rate over time (above).  Increasingly, health officials and news reports are focusing on percent positive test rates.  Most Bay Area counties report daily on their seven-day average percent positive test rate, but Solano County did not until yesterday.  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.  Johns Hopkins: California’s positivity rate today is reported at 7.5%.

By Age Group

• Youth 17 and under – 13 new cases today, total of 233 cases, and no new hospitalizations, total only 2 since the outbreak began.  Two weeks ago, there were only 126 cases among this age group – we’ve seen over 100 new cases in just 14 days!  I continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth.  Cases among Solano youth have increased in recent weeks to 9.7% of the 2,407 total confirmed cases.
• Persons 18-49 years of age – 58 new cases today, total of 1450 cases.  This age group represents over 60% of the 2,407 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups.  The County reported 3 new hospitalizations and no new deaths among this age group today, total of 32 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and 2 deaths.
• Persons 50-64 years of age – 15 new cases today, total of 468 cases.  This age group represents over 19% of the 2,407 total cases.  1 new hospitalization today, total of 38 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  No new deaths, total of 3 deaths.
• Persons 65 years or older – 8 new cases today, total of 255 cases.  This age group represents 10.6% of the 2,407 total cases.
  5 new hospitalizations, total of 51 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  No new deaths, total of 26 deaths.  In this older age group, 20% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups.  And this group accounts for 26 of the 31 deaths, or 84%.

Incidence Rate: Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths

On the Race/Ethnicity chart and the Age Group chart there are “Rate” tabs.  Today’s report shows:

• • Solano County has 536 positive cases per population of 100,000, up from 515 yesterday and 462 last Friday (Compare this number with the City incidence rates, below.)
  • 27 Solano hospitalizations per population of 100,000, up from 25 yesterday.
  • 7 Solano deaths per population of 100,000, unchanged since yesterday.

City Data

• Benicia added 5 new cases today, total of 50 cases.  Benicia was extremely stable with only 2 new cases for the entire month of June.  Now Benicia has seen 14 new cases in 14 days.  The numbers are small in comparison to other Solano cities, but something’s definitely going on in Benicia!
• Dixon added 5 new cases today, total of 132 cases.  Dixon has also moved from stable to increasing over this last week.
• Fairfield added 33 new cases today, total of 831.  Fairfield has more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County.
• Rio Vista added 0 new cases today, total of 23 cases.
• Suisun City added 6 new cases today, total of 179 cases.
• Vacaville added 15 new cases today, total of 386 cases.
• Vallejo added 30 new cases today, total of 798.
• Unincorporated areas – Although the County still still shows Unincorporated at <10 (less than 10), a little math tells the story: Solano’s unincorporated areas remained steady at 8 cases, those unaccounted for in the other City totals.

Race / Ethnicity

The County report on race / ethnicity data 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 reports that 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 23% of cases, 22% of hospitalizations and 21% of deaths.
• Black Americans are 13% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 27% of hospitalizations, and 32% of deaths.
• Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 35% of cases, 30% of hospitalizations, and 25% of deaths.
• Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 13% of hospitalizations, but 18% of deaths.

Much more…

The County’s new and improved Coronavirus Dashboard is full of much more information, too extensive to cover here on a daily basis.  The Benicia Independent will continue to summarize daily and highlight a report or two.  Check out the Dashboard at https://doitgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=055f81e9fe154da5860257e3f2489d67.