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Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

Solano COVID-19 numbers up again, increase in hospitalizations and positive test rates

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.

Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

Solano County COVID-19 positive test rate over 7%, reporting 94 new cases again today

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.

Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

Solano County COVID test rate jumps to 6.7 percent, 94 new cases in one day

Tuesday, July 14: 94 new cases today, no new deaths.  Since the outbreak started: 2,313 cases, 31 deaths.

Compare previous report, Monday July 13:Summary

  • Solano County reported 94 new cases today, total of 2,313 cases since the outbreak started.  Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 487 new cases, an average of 70 per day.
  • No new deaths today, total of 31.
  • Hospitalizations – Solano is reporting no new currently hospitalized persons, still 47, and no increase in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, still 114.
  • Active cases – Solano reported 21 new ACTIVE cases today, total of 322.  Until yesterday, the number of Active Cases was climbing steadily: two weeks ago there were 209 active cases, increasing to a last Friday’s record high of 435.  Yesterday the number dropped by almost a third, and now it is rising again.  Note that only 47 of these 322 active cases are hospitalized; a whole 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 decreased by 1% to 32%.  Ventilators Available remained steady at 86%.
  • Testing – A huge number, 1,001 residents were tested since yesterday, total of 39,895.  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 6.7%, up 1.4% over yesterday’s 5.3%.  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.  LA Times: California’s positivity rate today is reported at 7.5%.

By Age Group

  • Youth 17 and under – 10 new cases today, total of 220 cases, and no new hospitalizations, total only 2 since the outbreak began.  Two weeks ago, there were only 111 cases among this age group – we’ve seen 109 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 9.5% of the 2,313 total confirmed cases.
  • Persons 18-49 years of age – 55 new cases today, total of 1,392 cases.  This age group represents over 60% of the 2,313 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 29 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and 2 deaths.
  • Persons 50-64 years of age – 24 new cases today, total of 453 cases.  This age group represents over 19% of the 2,313 total cases.  No new hospitalizations today, total of 37 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  No new deaths, total of 3 deaths.
  • Persons 65 years or older – 5 new cases today, total of 247 cases.  This age group represents 10.7% of the 2,313 total cases.
    No new hospitalizations, total of 46 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  No new deaths, total of 26 deaths.  In this older age group, 18.6% 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 also on the Age Group chart) there are “Rate” tabs.  Today’s report shows:

    • Solano County has 515 positive cases per population of 100,000, up from 494 yesterday and 462 last Friday (Compare this number with the City incidence rates, below.)
    • 25 Solano hospitalizations per population of 100,000, unchanged since yesterday.
    • 7 Solano deaths per population of 100,000, unchanged since yesterday.

City Data

  • Benicia added 4 new cases today, total of 45 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 127 cases.  Dixon has also moved from stable to increasing over this last week.
  • Fairfield added 33 new cases today, total of 798.  Fairfield has more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County.
  • Rio Vista added 1 new case today, total of 23 cases.
  • Suisun City added 13 new cases today, total of 173 cases.
  • Vacaville added 17 new cases today, total of 371 cases.
  • Vallejo added 21 new cases today, total of 768.
  • 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.
  • A “Rate” column shows the rate of positive COVID-19 cases (per 100,000 population) for each city.  Benicia has the lowest rate, 145 cases per 100,000, and Fairfield the highest at 614 cases per 100,000.  Compare Solano cities’ incidence rates in the chart, and note that the CDC reports today’s rate in California at 832 per 100,000 (climbing fast this past week, and up from 811 yesterday).

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, 27% 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.

Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA, Solano County Health Officer Bela Matyas

Dr. Matyas on COVID-19 closures in Solano County: “We continue to see a surge…”

State orders Solano churches, malls other businesses to close, again

Fairfield Daily Republic, by Todd R. Hansen, July 14, 2020
The Solano Town Center was closed Monday on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order to close certain businesses again because of Covid-19. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic)

FAIRFIELD — The state on Monday ordered Solano and 28 other counties on its watch list to close places of worship, malls and a number of other business sectors due to the rise in hospitalizations and other Covid-19 concerns.

…Covid-19 is responsible for more than 135,000 deaths in the country and more than 7,000 in California, Johns Hopkins University reported.

Solano County Public Health reported Monday that the number of deaths at least partially attributable to Covid-19 rose by three to 31 over the weekend.

“The fatalities are all elderly individuals (who) were exposed by family at social gatherings,”  Dr. Bela Matyas , Solano County public health officer, said Monday in a phone interview.

Matyas also said the number of current hospitalizations is 47, up from 40 over the weekend. The county’s online report initially had the number holding at 40.

“We continue to see a surge in the number of new cases across the county, including a rise in positivity rates, hospitalizations and fatalities,” Matyas said in the statement announcing the health order change.

Matyas once again urged Solano County residents to take precautions to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19.

“While it may be difficult, especially during the summer, we strongly urge all Solano County residents to limit or avoid in-person gatherings, as we know the recent rise in Covid-19 cases is due to families and friends getting together with people outside their households and infecting each other, which can be especially dangerous when transmitted to high-risk individuals,” Matyas added in the statement.

Since the county’s Friday afternoon update, Solano added 144 more Covid-19 cases to bring the total to 2,219, but experienced a decrease in active cases, from 435 to 301, which is explained, in part, by the fact so many had become sick at the same time and are now past the infectious stage at the same time. Hospitalizations reported since the beginning of the outbreak was listed at 114.

The county released its amended health order Monday evening to reflect the state order. But hours before that, the Solano Town Center mall had already locked its doors.

In addition to churches and malls, also ordered closed by the state are nail and hair salons, fitness centers, personal care establishments such as tattoo parlors, and some offices.

Gov. Gavin Newsom noted in his comments that over the previous 14 days, hospitalizations in the state had risen by 28% and intensive care admissions are up 20%.

However, those rate increases are actually slower compared to the rate for the prior two-week period, the state reported.

The positive rate for Covid-19 testing, according to the state, is up to 7.7% over the past seven days.

Fairfield as of Monday afternoon added 45 confirmed cases since Friday for a total of 765; Vallejo added 41 for a total of 747; Vacaville added 34 for a total of 354; Suisun City added 18 for a total of 160; Dixon added four for a total of 122; Benicia added one for a total of 41; and Rio Vista added one for a total of 22…. [continued]