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Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

COVID-19 in Solano County, Daily update on Wednesday, January 6

By Roger Straw, January 6, 2021  [Sources: see below.]

Wednesday, January 6: 297 new Solano cases overnight, no new deaths.  Since last Feb: 21,520 cases, over 765 hospitalized, 102 deaths.Compare previous report, Tuesday, Jan. 5:Summary

    • Solano County reported 297 new cases overnight.  In just the last 14 days, Solano has seen an increase of 4,676 new cases.  We’re averaging 334 (!) new cases every day!  Total of 21,520 cases since the outbreak started.
    • Deaths – no new deaths reported today, a total of 102 Solano deaths since the pandemic began.
    • Active cases – Solano reported 160 more active cases today for a total of 2,765 active cases.  Compare: Solano’s average number of Active Cases during October was 284, average in November was 650 – and TODAY we are at 2,765!  Is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons?  Who knows?  To my knowledge, Solano has offered no reports on contact tracing.
    • Hospitalizations – Today, Solano reported 7 more CURRENTLY hospitalized persons, total of 167.  Among the age groups, the County reported 9 new hospitalizations, for a total of 766 persons hospitalized since the outbreak began.  But…  These numbers are surely meaningless; read on…
      >>In a December 31 Fairfield Daily Republic article, reporter Todd Hanson wrote, “Since the start of the pandemic, and as of Wednesday [Dec. 30], 9,486 residents have been hospitalized.”  This startling number is far and away above the number of residents hospitalized as indicated in the count of age group hospitalizations, and not available anywhere on the County’s COVID-19 dashboard.  Asked about his source, Hanson replied that Solano Public Health “had to do a little research on my behalf.”  It would be good if the County could add Total Hospitalized to its daily Dashboard update.  [For the numbers used in my manual calculation of total hospitalizations, see age group stats below.  For COVID19-CA.GOV numbers, see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County.]
    • ICU Beds – Solano County reported a decrease in ICU beds available today, down from 20% to 15%, in the YELLOW DANGER ZONE.  COVID19-CA.GOV reported today that Solano County had only 8 available ICU beds as of yesterday, January 5.  (For COVID19-CA.GOV info see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County, and for REGIONAL data see COVID-19 ICU Bed Availability by REGION.)
Positive Test Rate – ALARMINGLY HIGH SOLANO TEST RATE OF 28.1% – VIRUS SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE, STAY HOME!

Solano County reported our 7-day average positive test rate today at an alarming rate of 28.1%, up from yesterday’s record high rate of 26.5%, and still over 3 times the State’s purple tier threshold of 8%.  Average percent positive test rates are among the best metrics for measuring community spread of the virus.  The much lower and more stable California 7-day average test rate was up slightly from yesterday’s 13.6% o 13.7% today.  (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity line graph 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 therefore also lags behind due to unknown recent test results.) 

By Age Group – Holiday surge upon holiday surge – in all age groups
  • Youth 17 and under – 34 new cases today, total of 2,391 cases, representing 11.1% of the 21,520 total cases.  No new hospitalizations reported today among this age group, total of 17 since the outbreak began.  Thankfully, no deaths have ever been reported in Solano County in this age group.  But cases among Solano youth rose steadily over the summer, from 5.6% of total cases on June 8 to 11% on August 31 and has plateaued at over 11% since September 30.  Youth are 22% of Solano’s general population, so this 11% may seem low.  The significance is this: youth are SERIOUSLY NOT IMMUNE (!) – in fact at least 17 of our youth have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.
  • Persons 18-49 years of age – 160 new cases today, total of 12,140 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents 56.4% of the total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups.  The County reported no new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today.  A total of 237 are reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.  Solano recorded no new deaths in this young group today, total of 7 deaths.  Some in this group are surely at high risk, as many are providing essential services among us, and some may be ignoring public health orders.  I expect this group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
  • Persons 50-64 years of age – 65 new cases today, total of 4,491 cases.  This age group represents 20.9% of the 21,520 total cases.  The County reported 1 new hospitalization among persons in this age group today.  A total of 210 are reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.  No new deaths were reported in this age group today, a total of 18 deaths.
  • Persons 65 years or older – 38 new cases today, total of 2,489, representing 11.6% of Solano’s 21,520 total cases.  The County reported 8 new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today.  A total of 302 have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.  No new deaths were reported in this age group today.  A total of 77 of our elders have died of COVID, accounting for 75.5% of Solano’s 102 total deaths.
City Data
  • Benicia added 9 new cases today, total of 583 cases since the outbreak began. 
  • Dixon added 16 new cases today, total of 1341 cases.
  • Fairfield added 87 new cases today, total of 6,053 cases.
  • Rio Vista added 3 new cases today, total of 197 cases.
  • Suisun City added 31 new cases today, total of 1,504 cases.
  • Vacaville added 59 new cases today, total of 5,538 cases.
  • Vallejo added 92 new cases today, total of 6,237 cases.
  • Unincorporated areas added 1 new case today, total of 67 cases.
Race / Ethnicity

The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics.  This information is discouragingly similar to national reports that indicate significantly worse outcomes among black and brown Americans.  Note that all of this data surely undercounts Latinx Americans, as there is a large group of “Multirace / Others” which likely is composed mostly of Latinx members of our communities.

  • Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 11% of cases, 12% of hospitalizations, and 17% of deaths.
  • Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 11% of cases, but 17% of hospitalizations, and 20% of deaths.
  • Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 15% of cases, 23% of hospitalizations, and 17% of deaths.
  • White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 29% of cases, 30% of hospitalizations and 33% of deaths.
More…

The County’s 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 significant portions.  For more, check out the Dashboard at https://doitgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=055f81e9fe154da5860257e3f2489d67.

Source
Source: Solano County Coronavirus Dashboard (posted on the County website late today, around 8pm).  For a complete archive of County updates, see my Excel ARCHIVE.  ALSO see important daily updates from the state of California at COVID19.CA.GOV, embedded here on the BenIndy at Cases and Deaths AND Hospitalizations AND ICU Beds by REGION.
Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

Broken record, broken lives: Solano County reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths today, 270 new positive cases

Have you heard this before?  Over and over and over – we’re in trouble, folks.  Stay home!

By Roger Straw, January 5, 2021  [Sources: see below.]

Tuesday, January 5: 270 new Solano cases overnight, 2 new deaths.  Since last Feb: 21,223 cases, over 750 hospitalized, 102 deaths.Compare previous report, Monday, Jan. 4:Summary

    • Solano County reported 270 new cases overnight.  In just the last 14 days, Solano has seen an increase of 4,655 new cases.  We’re averaging 333 (!) new cases every day!  Total of 21,223 cases since the outbreak started.
      >>Vacaville has added 1,657 new cases in the last 2 weeks, over 118 per day! (Compare Vacaville in November: total of 761 cases over 30 days, averaging 26 per day.)  Something is going on in Vacaville!
    • Deaths – 2 new deaths reported today, one aged 50-64 and one over 65, a total of 102 Solano deaths since the pandemic began.
    • Active cases – Solano reported 966 more active cases today for a total of 2,605 active cases.  Compare: Solano’s average number of Active Cases during October was 284, average in November was 650 – and TODAY we are at 2,605!  Is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons?  Who knows?  To my knowledge, Solano has offered no reports on contact tracing.
    • Hospitalizations – Today, Solano reported 4 fewer CURRENTLY hospitalized persons, total of 160.  Among the age groups, the County reported no new hospitalizations, for a total of 757 persons hospitalized since the outbreak began.  But…  These numbers are surely meaningless; read on…
      >>In a December 31 Fairfield Daily Republic article, reporter Todd Hanson wrote, “Since the start of the pandemic, and as of Wednesday [Dec. 30], 9,486 residents have been hospitalized.”  This startling number is far and away above the number of residents hospitalized as indicated in the count of age group hospitalizations, and not available anywhere on the County’s COVID-19 dashboard.  Asked about his source, Hanson replied that Solano Public Health “had to do a little research on my behalf.”  It would be good if the County could add Total Hospitalized to its daily Dashboard update.  [For the numbers used in my manual calculation of total hospitalizations, see age group stats below.  For COVID19-CA.GOV numbers, see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County.]
    • ICU Beds – Solano County reported a few more ICU beds available today, up from 17% to 20% available, still in the YELLOW DANGER ZONE.  COVID19-CA.GOV reported today that Solano County had only 11 available ICU beds as of yesterday, January 4.  (For COVID19-CA.GOV info see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County, and for REGIONAL data see COVID-19 ICU Bed Availability by REGION.)
Positive Test Rate – ALARMINGLY HIGH SOLANO TEST RATE OF 26.5% – VIRUS SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE, STAY HOME!

Solano County reported our 7-day average positive test rate today at an alarming rate of 26.5%, down from yesterday’s record high rate of 30.9%, and still over 3 times the State’s purple tier threshold of 8%.  Average percent positive test rates are among the best metrics for measuring community spread of the virus.  The much lower and more stable California 7-day average test rate was up from yesterday’s 11.6% to 13.6% today.  (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity line graph 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 therefore also lags behind due to unknown recent test results.) 

By Age Group – Holiday surge upon holiday surge – in all age groups
  • Youth 17 and under – 41 new cases today, total of 2,357 cases, representing 11.1% of the 21,223 total cases.  No new hospitalizations reported today among this age group, total of 17 since the outbreak began.  Thankfully, no deaths have ever been reported in Solano County in this age group.  But cases among Solano youth rose steadily over the summer, from 5.6% of total cases on June 8 to 11% on August 31 and has plateaued at over 11% since September 30.  Youth are 22% of Solano’s general population, so this 11% may seem low.  The significance is this: youth are SERIOUSLY NOT IMMUNE (!) – in fact at least 17 of our youth have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.
  • Persons 18-49 years of age – 125 new cases today, total of 11,980 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents 56.5% of the total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups.  The County reported 1 fewer (!?) hospitalization among persons in this age group today.  A total of 237 are reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.  Solano recorded no new deaths in this young group today, total of 7 deaths.  Some in this group are surely at high risk, as many are providing essential services among us, and some may be ignoring public health orders.  I expect this group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
  • Persons 50-64 years of age – 64 new cases today, total of 4,426 cases.  This age group represents 20.9% of the 21,223 total cases.  The County reported 1 new hospitalization among persons in this age group today.  A total of 209 are reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.  1 new death were reported in this age group today, a total of 18 deaths.
  • Persons 65 years or older – 40 new cases today, total of 2,451, representing 11.6% of Solano’s 21,223 total cases.  The County reported no new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today.  A total of 294 have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.  1 new death was reported in this age group today.  A total of 77 of our elders have died of COVID, accounting for 75.5% of Solano’s 102 total deaths.
  • Testing – Solano reports today that a 173,353 unduplicated residents have now been tested for COVID-19 since the outbreak began, and that a total of 225,052 tests have been performed on Solano residents. Thus, just nearly 52,000 tests have been administered on residents who had been previously tested. 38.7% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.
City Data
  • Benicia added 9 new cases today, total of 574 cases since the outbreak began. 
  • Dixon added 14 new cases today, total of 1325 cases.
  • Fairfield added 63 new cases today, total of 5,966 cases.
  • Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 194 cases.
  • Suisun City added 12 new cases today, total of 1,473 cases.
  • Vacaville added 117 (!) new cases today, total of 5,479 cases.
  • Vallejo added 53 new cases today, total of 6,145 cases.
  • Unincorporated areas added 1 new case today, total of 66 cases.
Race / Ethnicity

The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics.  This information is discouragingly similar to national reports that indicate significantly worse outcomes among black and brown Americans.  Note that all of this data surely undercounts Latinx Americans, as there is a large group of “Multirace / Others” which likely is composed mostly of Latinx members of our communities.

  • Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 11% of cases, 12% of hospitalizations, and 18% of deaths.
  • Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 11% of cases, but 16% of hospitalizations, and 20% of deaths.
  • Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 15% of cases, 24% of hospitalizations, and 18% of deaths.
  • White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 29% of cases, 29% of hospitalizations and 33% of deaths.
More…

The County’s 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 significant portions.  For more, check out the Dashboard at https://doitgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=055f81e9fe154da5860257e3f2489d67.

Source
Source: Solano County Coronavirus Dashboard (posted on the County website late today, around 8pm).  For a complete archive of County updates, see my Excel ARCHIVE.  ALSO see important daily updates from the state of California at COVID19.CA.GOV, embedded here on the BenIndy at Cases and Deaths AND Hospitalizations AND ICU Beds by REGION.
Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

Solano County reports its 100th COVID death and 1,742 new cases over the 4-day holiday weekend

Solano residents facing an explosive Holiday Surge upon Holiday Surge

By Roger Straw, January 4, 2021  [Sources: see below.]

Monday, January 4: 1,742 new Solano cases over the 4-day holiday break, 2 new deaths.  Since last Feb: 20,953 cases, over 750 hospitalized, 100 deaths.Compare previous report, Thursday, Dec. 31:Summary

    • Solano County reported 1,742 new cases over the 4-day holiday weekend.  In just the last 14 days, Solano has seen an increase of 4,729 new cases.  We’re averaging 338 (!) new cases every day!  Total of 20,953 cases since the outbreak started.
      >>Vacaville has added 1,630 new cases in the last 2 weeks, over 115 per day! (Compare Vacaville in November: total of 761 cases over 30 days, averaging 26 per day.)  Something is going on in Vacaville!
    • Deaths – 2 new deaths reported today, both over 65 years of age, a total of 100 Solano deaths since the pandemic began.
    • Active cases – Solano reported 571 fewer active cases today for a total of 1,639 active cases.  But compare: Solano’s average number of Active Cases during October was 284, average in November was 650 – and TODAY we are at 1,639!  Is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons?  Who knows?  To my knowledge, Solano has offered no reports on contact tracing.
    • Hospitalizations – Today, Solano reported 26 more CURRENTLY hospitalized persons, total of 164.  Among the age groups, the County reported only 4 new hospitalizations, for a total of 757 persons hospitalized since the outbreak began.  But…
      >>In a December 31 Fairfield Daily Republic article, reporter Todd Hanson wrote, “Since the start of the pandemic, and as of Wednesday [Dec. 30], 9,486 residents have been hospitalized.”  This startling number is far and away above the number of residents hospitalized as indicated in the count of age group hospitalizations, and not available anywhere on the County’s COVID-19 dashboard.  Asked about his source, Hanson replied that Solano Public Health “had to do a little research on my behalf.”  It would be good if the County could add Total Hospitalized to its daily Dashboard update.  [For the numbers used in my manual calculation of total hospitalizations, see age group stats below.  For COVID19-CA.GOV numbers, see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County.]
    • ICU Beds – Solano County reported fewer ICU beds available today, down from 21% to 17% available, and in the YELLOW DANGER ZONE.  COVID19-CA.GOV reported today that Solano County had only 8 available ICU beds as of yesterday, January 3.  (For COVID19-CA.GOV info see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County, and for REGIONAL data see COVID-19 ICU Bed Availability by REGION.)
Positive Test Rate – ALL TIME ALARMINGLY HIGH SOLANO TEST RATE OF 30.9% – VIRUS SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE, STAY HOME!

Solano County reported our 7-day average positive test rate today at a Solano record of 30.9%, dramatically up from the last reported rate of 18.5%, and nearly 4 times the State’s purple tier threshold of 8%.  Average percent positive test rates are among the best metrics for measuring community spread of the virus.  The much lower and more stable California 7-day average test rate was down slightly from yesterday’s 11.8% to 11.6% today.  (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity line graph 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 therefore also lags behind due to unknown recent test results.) 

By Age Group – Another holiday surge on top of the Thanksgiving surge – in all age groups
  • Youth 17 and under – 183 (!) new cases today, total of 2,316 cases, representing 11.1% of the 20,953 total cases.  No new hospitalizations reported today among this age group, total of 17 since the outbreak began.  Thankfully, no deaths have ever been reported in Solano County in this age group.  But cases among Solano youth rose steadily over the summer, from 5.6% of total cases on June 8 to 11% on August 31 and has plateaued at over 11% since September 30.  Youth are 22% of Solano’s general population, so this 11% may seem low.  The significance is this: youth are SERIOUSLY NOT IMMUNE (!) – in fact at least 17 of our youth have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.
  • Persons 18-49 years of age – 965 (!) new cases today, total of 11,855 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents 56.6% of the total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups.  The County reported no new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today.  A total of 238 are reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.  Solano recorded no new deaths in this young group today, total of 7 deaths.  Some in this group are surely at high risk, as many are providing essential services among us, and some may be ignoring public health orders.  I expect this group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
  • Persons 50-64 years of age – 373 (!) new cases today, total of 4,362 cases.  This age group represents 20.8% of the 20,953 total cases.  The County reported 2 new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today.  A total of 208 are reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.  No new deaths were reported in this age group today, a total of 17 deaths.
  • Persons 65 years or older – 221 (!) new cases today, total of 2,411, representing 11.5% of Solano’s 20,953 total cases.  The County reported 2 new hospitalizations among persons in this age group today.  A total of 294 have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.  2 new deaths were reported in this age group today.  A total of 76 of our elders have died of COVID, accounting for 76% of Solano’s 100 total deaths.
  • Testing – Solano reports today that a 171,224 unduplicated residents have now been tested for COVID-19 since the outbreak began, and that a total of 222,814 tests have been performed on Solano residents. Thus, just over 50,000 tests have been administered on residents who had been previously tested. 38.2% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.
City Data
  • Benicia added 57 (!) new cases today, total of 565 cases since the outbreak began. 
  • Dixon added 90 (!) new cases today, total of 1311 cases.
  • Fairfield added 460 (!) new cases today, total of 5,903 cases.
  • Rio Vista added 29 (!) new cases today, total of 194 cases.
  • Suisun City added 115 (!) new cases today, total of 1,461 cases.
  • Vacaville added 508 (!!) new cases today, total of 5,362 cases.
  • Vallejo added 479 (!) new cases today, total of 6,092 cases.
  • Unincorporated areas added 4 new cases today, total of 65 cases.
Race / Ethnicity

The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics.  This information is discouragingly similar to national reports that indicate significantly worse outcomes among black and brown Americans.  Note that all of this data surely undercounts Latinx Americans, as there is a large group of “Multirace / Others” which likely is composed mostly of Latinx members of our communities.

  • Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 11% of cases, 12% of hospitalizations, and 17% of deaths.
  • Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 11% of cases, but 16% of hospitalizations, and 20% of deaths.
  • Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 15% of cases, 24% of hospitalizations, and 18% of deaths.
  • White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 29% of cases, 29% of hospitalizations and 34% of deaths.
More…

The County’s 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 significant portions.  For more, check out the Dashboard at https://doitgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=055f81e9fe154da5860257e3f2489d67.

Source
Source: Solano County Coronavirus Dashboard (posted on the County website late today, around 8pm).  For a complete archive of County updates, see my Excel ARCHIVE.  ALSO see important daily updates from the state of California at COVID19.CA.GOV, embedded here on the BenIndy at Cases and Deaths AND Hospitalizations AND ICU Beds by REGION.
Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA, Vacaville CA

COVID-19 continues to spread in Solano County, 203 new cases overnight, 2210 active infections

Huge 2-week increase in Vacaville cases, over 1600 in 14 days

By Roger Straw, December 31, 2020  [Sources: see below.] [Editor: This will be an abbreviated report.  Solano Public Health worked all day, and so did I – but I’m taking the evening off for New Year’s! – R.S.]

Thursday, December 31: 203 new Solano cases overnight, no new deaths.  Since Feb: 19,211 cases, more than 750 hospitalized, 98 deaths.Compare previous report, Wednesday, Dec. 30:Summary

    • Solano County reported 203 new cases overnight.  In just the last 14 days, Solano has seen an increase of 4,383 new cases.  We’re averaging 313 (!) new cases every day! (source: covid19.ca.gov)  Total of 19,211 cases since the outbreak started.  Vacaville has added over 1,600 new cases in the last 2 weeks!  Something is going on in Vacaville.
    • Deaths – no new deaths reported today, a total of 98 Solano deaths since the pandemic began.
    • Active cases – Solano reported 72 more active cases today for a total of 2,210 active cases.  Solano’s average number of Active Cases during October was 284, average in November was 650 – and TODAY we are at 2,210!  Is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons?  Who knows?  To my knowledge, Solano has offered no reports on contact tracing.
    • Hospitalizations – CAUTION ON SOLANO HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTING: According to Solano Health Officer Dr. Bela Matyas, the County “occasionally” updates Age Group hospitalizations retroactively, adding substantial numbers.  Thus, many hospitalizations are never reported as CURRENTLY hospitalized.  Today, Solano reported 4 more CURRENTLY hospitalized persons, total of 138.  Among the age groups, the County reported only 6 new hospitalizations, for a total of 753 persons hospitalized since the outbreak began.  [For the numbers used in my manual calculation of total hospitalizations, see age group stats below.  For COVID19-CA.GOV numbers, see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County.]
    • ICU Beds – Solano County reported more ICU beds available today, back up to only 21% available, still in the YELLOW DANGER ZONE.  COVID19-CA.GOV reported today that SOLANO COUNTY HAD ONLY 3 AVAILABLE ICU BEDS AS OF YESTERDAY, DECEMBER 30.  (For COVID19-CA.GOV info see BenIndy page, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Daily Update for Solano County, and for REGIONAL data see COVID-19 ICU Bed Availability by REGION.)
Positive Test Rate – NEARLY 1 IN 5 ARE TESTING POSITIVE – VIRUS SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE, STAY HOME!

Solano County reported our 7-day average positive test rate today at 18.5%, DOWN from yesterday’s 19.0%, but still far and away over the State’s purple tier threshold of 8%.  Average percent positive test rates are among the best metrics for measuring community spread of the virus.  The much lower and more stable California 7-day average test rate was down slightly from yesterday’s 11.8% to 11.6% today.  (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity line graph 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 therefore also lags behind due to unknown recent test results.) 

By Age Group – Continuing a holiday surge in all age groups
  • Youth 17 and under – 17 new cases today, total of 2,133 cases, representing 11.1% of the 19,211 total cases.  No new hospitalizations reported today among this age group, total of 17 since the outbreak began.  Thankfully, no deaths have ever been reported in Solano County in this age group.  But cases among Solano youth rose steadily over the summer, from 5.6% of total cases on June 8 to 11% on August 31 and has plateaued at over 11% since September 30.  Youth are 22% of Solano’s general population, so this 11% may seem low.  The significance is this: youth are SERIOUSLY NOT IMMUNE (!) – in fact at least 17 of our youth have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.
  • Persons 18-49 years of age – 86 new cases today, total of 10,890 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents 56.7% of the total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups.  The County reported 1 new hospitalization among persons in this age group today.  A total of 238 are reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.  Solano recorded no new deaths in this young group today, total of 7 deaths.  Some in this group are surely at high risk, as many are providing essential services among us, and some may be ignoring public health orders.  I expect this group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
  • Persons 50-64 years of age – 53 new cases today, total of 3,989 cases.  This age group represents 20.8% of the 19,211 total cases.  The County reported 1 new hospitalization among persons in this age group today.  A total of 206 are reported to have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.  No new deaths were reported in this age group today, a total of 17 deaths.
  • Persons 65 years or older – 47 new cases today, total of 2,190, representing 11.4% of Solano’s 19,211 total cases.  The County reported 4 new hospitalizations (!) among persons in this age group today.  A total of 292 have been hospitalized since the outbreak began.  No new deaths were reported in this age group today.  A total of 74 of our elders have died of COVID, accounting for 76% of Solano’s 98 total deaths.
City Data
  • Benicia added 4 new cases today, total of 508 cases since the outbreak began. 
  • Dixon added 5 new cases today, total of 1221 cases.
  • Fairfield added 48 new cases today, total of 5,443 cases.
  • Rio Vista added 4 new cases today, total of 165 cases.
  • Suisun City added 16 new cases today, total of 1,346 cases.
  • Vacaville added 86 (!) new cases today, total of 4,854 cases.
  • Vallejo added 40 new cases today, total of 5,613 cases.
  • Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 61 cases.
More…

The County’s 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 significant portions.  For more, check out the Dashboard at https://doitgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=055f81e9fe154da5860257e3f2489d67.

Source
Source: Solano County Coronavirus Dashboard (posted on the County website late today, around 8pm).  For a complete archive of County updates, see my Excel ARCHIVE.  ALSO see important daily updates from the state of California at COVID19.CA.GOV, embedded here on the BenIndy at Cases and Deaths AND Hospitalizations AND ICU Beds by REGION.