[BenIndy editor: This report does not mention Solano County, but it does provide a link to a fascinating, extensive and detailed spreadsheet: “updated data from the California Department of Public Health”. Clearly the State did NOT advance Solano out of the RED tier today. – R.S.]
Amador County moves to yellow tier; Yolo County advances closer to least restrictive tier
This week Amador, Orange, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties moved to the yellow tier.
With the most recent data update, five counties saw case rates and positivity rates that put them in a position to move next week if their numbers remain low:
Placer County could move to the orange tier.
Yolo County to move to the yellow tier.
Plumas County to move to the yellow tier.
Inyo County to move to the yellow tier.
Merced County could move to the orange tier.
Yuba and Tuolumne county were in a position to move to a less restrictive tier last week, but their case rates rose to a point where they were ineligible to move this week.
Counties need to meet the next tiers metrics requirements for two consecutive weeks before moving tiers. There are only three more weeks of tier changes until June 15, when the state plans to retire the tier system. So, there still is enough time for more counties down one more tier before there are no more tiers.
On May 13, Solano County reported 41 new COVID cases. Our hearts go out to those 41 and their families and friends. RECENTLY: We saw 1,288 new cases in April, an average of 43 per day. In the first 13 days of May, Solano reported 476 new cases, an average of 37 per day. Reports are that our red-tier Solano County will not be joining all other Bay Area counties in opening to less restrictive tiers anytime soon.
We learned of 1 new death today, a person over 65 years of age. Solano’s Active cases rose today from 236 to 296. Our percent positivity raterose today, our 10th day in a row over 7%, and remains high at 7.4%. We have not seen rates this high since Feb. 22.
Cases among children and youth have increased alarmingly
Percent of today’s new cases, age groups, May 13, 2021
Date
New Cases 0-17 years
New Cases
18-49 years
New Cases
50-64 years
New Cases
65+ years
TOTAL
13-May
9
18
10
4
41
13-May
22%
44%
24%
10%
100%
Compare TODAY (above) with percentages since LAST SUMMER (below). Note especially children and youth 0-17 years:
Percent of ALL CASES SINCE JUNE 2020, age groups as of May 13, 2021
Date
Cases % 0-17
Cases
% 18-49
Cases
% 50-64
Cases
% 65+
6/5/20
5.8%
45.2%
25.6%
23.3%
7/1/20
9.0%
57.5%
20.1%
13.4%
8/31/20
11.0%
60.6%
19.2%
9.2%
5/13/21
12.2%
55.4%
20.5%
11.8%
Hospitalizations – no new information today…
The Solano County COVID dashboardSummary tab only shows active hospitalizations for the current day (16 today – 3 more than yesterday). This number represents the total currently hospitalized after yesterday’s admissions and discharges. Little can be learned from this about the accumulated total of hospitalizations since the outbreak began.
Solano County Hospitalizations by Age Group. See Solano Dashboard DEMOGRAPHICS TAB for details.
But on the Demographics tab of the County dashboard, the County “occasionally” updates the accumulated total of hospitalizations by age group. These numbers had not been updated since early April, but were updated this week. Monday the County reported 3 new hospitalizations since early April, and added another 6 on Tuesday. The 2-day increase of 9 includes 1 person age 18-49, 1 person 50-64 and 7 persons age 65+. Looks like hospitalizations are dramatically DOWN. We’ll keep an eye on this for more “occasional” updates.
Solano County Total COVID Hospitalizations by AGE GROUPS as of May 13
Hospitalizations
Age 0-17
Hospitalizations
Age 18-49
Hospitalizations
Age 50-64
Hospitalizations
Age 65+
26
324
332
598
>> The virus is still on the move here. Stay safe, get vaccinated, wear a mask and social distance! We will get through this together.
Cases by City on Thursday, May 13:
Beniciaadded 4 cases today, total of 983 cases since the outbreak began. Benicia averaged 2 cases/day in April.
Dixon added 2 cases today, total of 1,898 cases.
Fairfield added 17 new cases today, total of 8,960 cases.
Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 370 cases.
Suisun City added 4 new cases today, total of 2,262 cases.
Vacaville added 9 new cases today, total of 8,606 cases.
Vallejoadded only 5 new cases today, total of 9,771 cases.
Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 103 cases.
City Manager Upson reports on COVID in Benicia
Benicia City Manager Erik Upson
Benicia City Manager Erik Upson reported on COVID in this week’s City of Benicia newsletter. Benicia, he wrote, is “second in the County for highest level of vaccination at 73.9% (just behind Rio Vista at 74.8%) and have the lowest incident rate at at .035 (Solano County average is double that at .07). There are many factors that go into those numbers, but I believe part of it is our City’s approach to making it our top priority and our community’s willingness to step forward and set the example. Great job Benicia! If you’re looking for a vaccine, click here to find upcoming clinics.” [More]
COMPARE: Screenshots from Solano County COVID Dashboard on Wednesday, May 12:
The data on this page is from today’s and the previous Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard. The Dashboard is full of much more information and updated weekdays around 4 or 5pm. On the County’s dashboard, you can hover a mouse or click on an item for more information. Note the tabs at top for Summary, Demographics and Vaccines. Click here to go to today’s Solano County Dashboard.
On May 12, Solano County reported 32 new COVID cases. Our hearts go out to those 32 and their families and friends. PROGRESS: we saw 1,288 new cases in April, an average of 43 per day. In the first 7 days of May, Solano reported 275 new cases, an average of 39 per day. Reports are that our red-tier Solano County will not be joining all other Bay Area counties in opening to less restrictive tiers anytime soon. Solano’s Active cases fell today from 249 to 236. Our percent positivity raterose a bit, and remains high at 7.1%. We have not seen rates this high since Feb. 22.
Cases among children and youth have increased alarmingly. Note especially children and youth 0-17 and young adults age 18-49.
Percent of ALL CASES SINCE JUNE 2020, age groups as of May 12, 2021
Date
Cases % 0-17
Cases % 18-49
Cases % 50-64
Cases % 65+
6/5/20
5.8%
45.2%
25.6%
23.3%
7/1/20
9.0%
57.5%
20.1%
13.4%
8/31/20
11.0%
60.6%
19.2%
9.2%
5/12/21
12.2%
55.4%
20.5%
11.8%
Hospitalizations – no new information today…
The Solano County COVID dashboardSummary tab only shows active hospitalizations for the current day (16 today – 3 more than yesterday). This number represents the total currently hospitalized after yesterday’s admissions and discharges. Little can be learned from this about the accumulated total of hospitalizations since the outbreak began.
Solano County Hospitalizations by Age Group, May 11, 2021. Click image for larger view.
But on the Demographics tab of the County dashboard, the County “occasionally” updates the accumulated total of hospitalizations by age group. These numbers had not been updated since early April, but were updated this week. Monday the County reported 3 new hospitalizations since early April, and added another 6 on Tuesday. The 2-day increase of 9 includes 1 person age 18-49, 1 person 50-64 and 7 persons age 65+. Looks like hospitalizations are dramatically DOWN. We’ll keep an eye on this for more “occasional” updates.
Solano County Total COVID Hospitalizations by AGE GROUPS as of May 12
Hospitalizations
Age 0-17
Hospitalizations
Age 18-49
Hospitalizations
Age 50-64
Hospitalizations
Age 65+
26
324
332
598
>> The virus is still on the move here. Stay safe, get vaccinated, wear a mask and social distance! We will get through this together.
Cases by City on Wednesday, May 12:
Beniciaadded 1 case today, total of 979 cases since the outbreak began. Benicia averaged 2 cases/day in April.
Dixon added 5 cases today, total of 1,896 cases.
Fairfield added 7 new cases today, total of 8,943 cases.
Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 370 cases.
Suisun City added 4 new cases today, total of 2,258 cases.
Vacaville added 10 new cases today, total of 8,597 cases.
Vallejoadded only 5 new cases today, total of 9,766 cases.
Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 103 cases.
City Manager Upson reports on COVID in Benicia
Benicia City Manager Erik Upson
Benicia City Manager Erik Upson reported on COVID in this week’s City of Benicia newsletter. Benicia, he wrote, is “second in the County for highest level of vaccination at 73.9% (just behind Rio Vista at 74.8%) and have the lowest incident rate at at .035 (Solano County average is double that at .07). There are many factors that go into those numbers, but I believe part of it is our City’s approach to making it our top priority and our community’s willingness to step forward and set the example. Great job Benicia! If you’re looking for a vaccine, click here to find upcoming clinics.” [More]
COMPARE: Screenshots from Solano County COVID Dashboard on Tuesday, May 11:
The data on this page is from today’s and the previous Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard. The Dashboard is full of much more information and updated weekdays around 4 or 5pm. On the County’s dashboard, you can hover a mouse or click on an item for more information. Note the tabs at top for Summary, Demographics and Vaccines. Click here to go to today’s Solano County Dashboard.
On May 11, Solano County reported only 16 new COVID cases, the smallest single-day increase since September 11, 2020. This is encouraging, but our hearts go out to those 16 and their families and friends. PROGRESS: we saw 1,288 new cases in April, an average of 43 per day. In the first 7 days of May, Solano reported 275 new cases, an average of 39 per day. Reports are that Solano will not be joining all other Bay Area counties in opening to less restrictive tiers anytime soon. Solano’s Active cases fell today from 297 to 249. Our percent positivity ratefell a bit, but remains high at 7.0%. We have not seen rates this high since Feb. 22.
Cases among children and youth have increased alarmingly
Percent of today’s new cases, age groups, May 11, 2021
New Cases
0-17 years
New Cases
18-49 years
New Cases
50-64 years
New Cases
65+ years
TOTAL New Cases Today
4
10
4
-2
16
25%
63%
25%
-13%
100%
Compare TODAY (above) with percentages since LAST SUMMER (below). Note especially children and youth 0-17 and young adults age 18-49.(And don’t ask me to explain the two fewer seniors in today’s Solano dashboard, above. ????)
Percent of ALL CASES SINCE JUNE 2020, age groups as of May 7, 2021
Date
Cases % 0-17
Cases % 18-49
Cases % 50-64
Cases % 65+
6/5/20
5.8%
45.2%
25.6%
23.3%
7/1/20
9.0%
57.5%
20.1%
13.4%
8/31/20
11.0%
60.6%
19.2%
9.2%
5/11/21
12.2%
55.4%
20.5%
11.8%
Hospitalizations – new information…
The Solano County COVID dashboardSummary tab only shows active hospitalizations for the current day (16 today – 3 more than yesterday). This number represents the total currently hospitalized after yesterday’s admissions and discharges. Little can be learned from this about the accumulated total of hospitalizations since the outbreak began.
Solano County Hospitalizations by Age Group, May 11, 2021. Click image for larger view.
But on the Demographics tab of the County dashboard, the County “occasionally” updates the accumulated total of hospitalizations by age group. These numbers had not been updated since early April, but were updated yesterday and again today. Yesterday the County reported 3 new hospitalizations since early April, and added another 6 today. The 2-day increase of 9 includes 1 person age 18-49, 1 person 50-64 and 7 persons age 65+. Looks like hospitalizations are dramatically DOWN. We’ll keep an eye on this for more “occasional” updates.
Solano County Total COVID Hospitalizations by AGE GROUPS as of May 11
Hospitalizations
Age 0-17
Hospitalizations
Age 18-49
Hospitalizations
Age 50-64
Hospitalizations
Age 65+
26
324
332 (adding 1)
598 (adding 5)
>> The virus is still on the move here. Stay safe, get vaccinated, wear a mask and social distance! We will get through this together.
Cases by City on Tuesday, May 11:
Benicia remained steady today, total of 978 cases since the outbreak began. Benicia averaged 2 cases/day in April.
Dixon remained steady today, total of 1,891 cases.
Fairfield added 4 new cases today, total of 8,936 cases.
Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 370 cases.
Suisun City added 2 new cases today, total of 2,254 cases.
Vacaville added 2 new cases today, total of 8,587 cases.
Vallejoadded 8 new cases today, total of 9,761 cases.
Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 103 cases.
City Manager Upson reports on COVID in Benicia
Benicia City Manager Erik Upson
Benicia City Manager Erik Upson reported on COVID in his weekly newsletter today. Benicia, he wrote, is “second in the County for highest level of vaccination at 73.9% (just behind Rio Vista at 74.8%) and have the lowest incident rate at at .035 (Solano County average is double that at .07). There are many factors that go into those numbers, but I believe part of it is our City’s approach to making it our top priority and our community’s willingness to step forward and set the example. Great job Benicia! If you’re looking for a vaccine, click here to find upcoming clinics.” [More]
COMPARE: Screenshots from Solano County COVID Dashboard on Monday, May 10:
The data on this page is from today’s and the previous Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard. The Dashboard is full of much more information and updated weekdays around 4 or 5pm. On the County’s dashboard, you can hover a mouse or click on an item for more information. Note the tabs at top for Summary, Demographics and Vaccines. Click here to go to today’s Solano County Dashboard.
ABC10 News, by Chelsea Shannon, May 18, 2021
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