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Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

Solano County reports 87 new coronavirus cases in one day, total since outbreak started now over 1,000

Tuesday, June 23: 87 new cases in one day, no new deaths. Total of 1,020 cases since the outbreak started, 23 deaths.

Summary

  • Solano County reported 87 new cases today, total of 1,020 cases since the outbreak started.
  • No new deaths today, total of 23, and 1 new hospitalization, total of 99.
  • Solano reported 53 new ACTIVE cases today, total 221.
  • Testing – Solano county reported 1,691 residents were tested since yesterday’s report.
  • Youth 17 years and under – 11 new cases since yesterday, total 81.  There have been 76 new cases among Solano youth in the last 6 weeks, with only 6 new cases over the 5 weeks prior. (More on Solano youth data below.)

Solano’s new Public Health Dashboard design has 2 panels

The County’s new Public Health Dashboard design includes the “Summary Data” panel (above) and the “Details/Demographics” panel (here below).  Note that both panels are user interactive – hover over a chart to get details. On the Details/Demographics panel, most of the charts have an additional tab showing the rate per 100,000.   Go there and explore the two panels.

SEVEN DAY MOVING AVERAGE

The County has added an important new feature: a Seven day moving average chart.  The chart is “The average of the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Solano County residents over the past 7 calendar days, by the date that their specimens were collected.”  Here is today’s chart, with today’s moving average of 16 new cases per day, up from 14 yesterday.  This chart surely shows a significant rise in the average number of cases during June.


BY AGE GROUP

  • Youth 17 and under – 11 new cases today, total of 81 cases, only one ever hospitalized. 10 days ago, there were only 39 cases among this age group – we’ve seen over 41 new cases in 11 days!  I am alarmed for Solano’s youth: there have been 75 new cases among those age 17 and under in the last 6 weeks, with only 6 new cases over the 5 weeks prior!  Cases among Solano youth have increased in recent weeks to 8% of the 1,020 total confirmed cases.  According to the SF Chronicle, “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts the figure of coronavirus-infected kids younger than 18 at around 4% of those with the disease.”  Our youth are at double the national rate!
  • Persons 18-49 years of age – 61 new cases today, total of 566 cases.  The County reported 1 new hospitalization among this age group today, and no new deaths.  Total of 26 hospitalized at one time and 2 deaths.  This age group now represents 55% of the 1,020 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups.   26 of the 566 cases in this age group have been hospitalized at one time, 5% of total cases in the age group.
  • Persons 50-64 years of age – 12 new cases today, total of 216 cases.  No new hospitalizations today, total of 33 hospitalized at one time.  No new deaths, total of 3 deaths.  This age group represents 21% of the 1,020 total cases.   33 of the 216 cases in this age group have been hospitalized at one time, 15% of total cases in the age group.
  • Persons 65 years or older – 3 new cases today, total of 156 cases, including no new hospitalizations and no new deaths.  Total of 39 hospitalized at one time and 18 deaths.  This age group represents 15% of the 1,020 total cases.  39 of the 156 cases in this age group, 25% were hospitalized at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups.  And… this group counts for 18 of the 23 deaths, or 78%.

CITY DATA

  • Vallejo added 23 new cases today, total of 436.
  • Fairfield added 36 new cases today, total of 315.
  • Vacaville added 17 new cases today, total of 138 cases.
  • Suisun City added 7 new cases today, total of 65 cases.
  • Benicia remained at 25 cases.
  • Dixon is reported at 3 new cases today, total of 27 cases.
  • Rio Vista and “Unincorporated” are still not assigned numerical data: today both remain at <10 (less than 10).  2 new cases were evidently in this group today, unaccounted for among the other city counts.  The total numbers for other cities add up to 1,006, leaving 15 cases somewhere among the 2 locations in this “<10” category (one more than last reported).  Residents and city officials have pressured County officials for city case counts.  Today’s data is welcome, but remains incomplete for folks in Rio Vista and unincorporated areas of the County.
  • The new “Rate” column shows the rate of COVID-19 cases (per 100,000 population) by city of residence.  Benicia is leading the way here, with a rate of only 92 cases per 100,000. Compare with other Solano cities in the chart, and note that the CDC reports today’s rate in California at 450 per 100,000.  Johns Hopkins lists the overall Solano County rate at 209.

RACE / ETHNICITY

The County is reporting on race / ethnicity data for the first time, including case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics.  There are tabs showing the 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 25% of cases, 21% of hospitalizations and 23% of deaths.
  • Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 29% of hospitalizations and 36% of deaths.
  • Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 35% of cases.  They account for 24% of hospitalizations and only 14 % of deaths.
  • Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases and 16% of hospitalizations, but 23% 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 perhaps highlight a report or two.  Check out the Dashboard at https://doitgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=055f81e9fe154da5860257e3f2489d67.

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Solano County adds 73 new coronavirus cases over the weekend, expands reporting dashboard

Monday, June 22: 73 new positive cases, no new deaths. Total 933 cases, 23 deaths.

The County has re-designed its COVID-19 Dashboard.  More about this later…

Summary

  • Solano County reported 73 new positive cases today, total of 933 cases.
  • No new deaths today, total of 23, and no new hospitalizations, total of 98.
  • Solano reported 8 fewer ACTIVE cases today, total 168.
  • Testing – Solano county reported 4,193 residents were tested over 3 days since Friday’s report.
  • Youth – 7 new cases since Friday among the 17 and under age group, total 70.  There have been 65 new cases among Solano youth in the last 6 weeks, with only 6 new cases over the 5 weeks prior. (More on Solano youth data below.)

New Dashboard Design – 2 panels

The County’s new design includes the “Summary Data” panel (above) and the “Details/Demographics” panel (here below).  I’m  learning my way around, and  will go into some detail below and more at a later date.  For now, go there and explore the two panels.  Note that both panels are user interactive – hover over a chart to get details.  Note on the Details/Demographics panel that most of the charts have an additional tab showing the rate per 100,000.

SEVEN DAY MOVING AVERAGE

The County has added an important new feature: a Seven day moving average chart.  The chart is “The average of the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Solano County residents over the past 7 calendar days, by the date that their specimens were collected.”  Here is today’s chart, with today’s average of 14 new cases per day.  This chart surely shows a significant rise in the average number of cases during June.


BY AGE GROUP

  • Youth 17 and under – 7 new cases today, total of 70 cases, only one ever hospitalized. 10 days ago, there were only 39 cases among this age group – we’ve seen over 30 new cases in 10 days!  I am alarmed for Solano’s youth: there have been 59 new cases among those age 17 and under in the last 6 weeks, with only 6 new cases over the 5 weeks prior!  Cases among Solano youth have increased in recent weeks to 7.5% of the 933 total confirmed cases.  According to the SF Chronicle, “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts the figure of coronavirus-infected kids younger than 18 at around 4% of those with the disease.”  We are nearly double the national rate!
  • Persons 18-49 years of age – 53 new cases today, total of 505 cases.  The County again adjusted its count of hospitalizations among this group, reporting 1 fewer hospitalization today.  No new deaths.  Total of 25 hospitalized at one time and 2 deaths.  This age group now represents 54% of the 933 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups.   26 of the 505 cases in this age group have been hospitalized at one time, 5.1% of total cases in the age group.
  • Persons 50-64 years of age – 10 new cases today, total of 204 cases.  The County adjusted its count of hospitalizations, reporting 2 additional hospitalizations today, total of 33 hospitalized at one time.  No new deaths, total of 3 deaths.  This age group represents 21.9% of the 933 total cases.   33 of the 204 cases in this age group have been hospitalized at one time, 16.2% of total cases in the age group.
  • Persons 65 years or older – 2 new cases today, total of 153 cases, including no new hospitalizations and no new deaths.  Total of 39 hospitalized at one time and 18 deaths.  This age group represents 16.4% of the 933 total cases.  39 of the 153 cases in this age group, 25.5% were hospitalized at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups.  And… this group counts for 18 of the 23 deaths, or 78%.

CITY DATA

Note the new “Rate” column, which shows the rate of COVID-19 cases (per 100,000 population) by city of residence.  Benicia is leading the way here, with a rate of only 92 cases per 100,000. Compare with other Solano cities in the chart, and note that the CDC reports today’s rate in California at 450 per 100,000.

  • Vallejo added 18 new cases today, total of 413.
  • Fairfield added 35 new cases today, total of 279.
  • Vacaville added 12 new cases today, total of 121 cases.
  • Suisun City added 2 new cases today, total of 58 cases.
  • Benicia remained at 25 cases.
  • Dixon is reported at 6 new cases today, total of 24 cases.
  • 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 920, leaving 13 cases somewhere among the 2 locations in this “<10” category (one more than last reported).  Residents and city officials have pressured County officials for city case counts.  Today’s data is welcome, but remains incomplete for folks in Rio Vista and unincorporated areas of the County.

RACE / ETHNICITY

The Dashboard is reporting on race / ethnicity data for the first time, including case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics.  The first 3 of these boxes have a tab showing the rate per 100,000 for each race / ethnicity.

(PERSONAL NOTE: I ran out of time today, so you will need to go to the dashboard for details on Race/Ethnicity, Hospitalizations, Active Cases, Hospital Impact, and Testing.  More on these tomorrow.  Also, see Revealing comparison of two views of Solano County’s COVID-19 case chart – Feb 24 to June 19.)

Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

Revealing comparison of two views of Solano County’s COVID-19 case chart – Feb 24 to June 19

Coronavirus cases in Solano County are spiking!

By Roger Straw, June 22, 2020
[NOTE: Wouldn’t you know… while I was creating this post, Solano County posted today’s dashboard with a completely new design.  The new design lacks the old “Cumulative Number” chart I’m showing below.  They replaced it with a “Seven day moving average” chart, also very interesting.  The old charts are still VERY interesting and informative – read on, but note that you can no longer hover and click on this chart at the County dashboard….  – R.S.]

Here’s the “Cumulative Number” chart that shows every day on the Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard.  Looks pretty smooth.

Check out how this same chart looks if you click on the little “full screen button” to expand the x-axis to a more revealing proportion.  (Click either image above for a larger display.

Fullscreen

Better yet, go to the County Dashboard, hover over the chart and then click in the upper right corner of the chart on the little “full sreen button”.)

 

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Solano jobless rate in May: a little better than April, much worse than 2019

A combine harvester makes its way through a wheat field in Suisun Valley, Friday, June 19, 2020. Solano County added 200 farm jobs in May, according to the state Employment Development Department. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic)

Unemployment drops in May; 20,000 fewer Solano jobs than 2019

Fairfield Daily Republic, By Todd R. Hansen, June 20, 2020

FAIRFIELD — Solano County is slowly waking up from a hard Covid-19 sleep as unemployment fell from 15.2% in April to 14.2% in May, the Employment Development Department reported Friday.

The number of local jobs climbed to 125,400, a gain of 1,800 over April’s figure, the Labor Market Division of the EDD reported.

However, compared to May 2019, there are 20,200 fewer local jobs, the EDD reported.

One of the more promising figures was that construction added 1,000 jobs since April, now 12,400, though it is down 400 jobs compared to May 2019.

Restaurants also added 1,000 positions, to 8,000. The farm sector added 200 jobs, to 1,500.

The harder reality is being felt in retail, which dropped another 200 jobs to 14,000, the EDD reported.

The civilian labor force in Solano County was reported at 199,800, down from April’s total of 201,500. However, the number of residents employed went up 200 to 171,300, the EDD reported.

The number of residents seeking unemployment benefits in May was 28,400, which is 2,000 fewer than in April.

The state unemployment rate in May was 15.9%, down from 16.2% in April. The rate in May 2019 was 3.6%.

The U.S. unemployment rate was 13%, down from 14.4%. The jobless rate in May 2019 was 3.4%.

Unemployment numbers in Solano County, the state and across the nation saw these improvements as counties across the country began to lift business closures put in place in March to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19.

Those businesses in Solano County that reopen must maintain health, safety, sanitation and social-distancing protocols designed to slow the spread of the virus. Residents must also comply with an order this week from the governor to wear face coverings in public spaces, businesses and offices – both indoors and outdoors – based on criteria established by the state. Continue reading Solano jobless rate in May: a little better than April, much worse than 2019 →