[For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE – R.S.]
Monday, August 17: 171 new cases over the weekend, no new deaths. Since the outbreak started: 4,767 cases, 41 deaths.
Compare previous report, Friday August 14:Summary
Solano County reported 171 new cases today, total of 4,767 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 2 weeks, Solano reported 1,046 new cases, an average of 75 per day.
Deaths – no new deaths today, total of 41 deaths.
Active cases – Solano reported 9 fewerACTIVE cases today, total of 305. Note that only 38 of these 305 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined. I’ve been wondering for several weeks now… is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons? Who will research this? (See SF Chronicle report on contact tracing in Bay Area – “Solano County did not respond”.)
Hospitalizations – the number of currentlyhospitalized persons fell by 5 today, total of 38. However, the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started increased startlingly by 78, total of 274. (I suspect this was at least partially due to delayed testing reports from the state, finally making their way into the County’s report.) (Note that the County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I can add the new hospitalization numbers in the Age Group report – see below.) For a fourth week now, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Testing – The County reports today that 2,693 more residents were tested over the weekend, new total of 65,440. We still have a long way to go: only 14.6% 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 continued its steady rise, increasing on each of the last 6 days, from 4.1% last Tuesday to 6.9% today.(Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity curve chart 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 also lags behind current unknown results. For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE. – R.S.] The County posted a 7-day test rate high of 9.3% on July 22. Health officials and news reports focus on percent positive test rates as one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. The California 7-day rate was reported today at7.1%.
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 29 (!) new cases over the weekend, total of 492 cases. 1 new hospitalizationamong this age group, a total of 5 hospitalizations since the outbreak began, and 3 in this past week. Thankfully, no deaths. It is clear that our young people are catching the disease, with a recent increase in hospitalizations. It seems too many youth are ignoring public health orders. Cases among Solano youth are 10.3% of the 4,767 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 95 (!) new cases today, total of 2,905 cases, including 285 new cases in the last week. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents over 61% of the 4,767 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported 30 new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 87 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths among this age group, total of 3 deaths. This young to middle age group is very active. Some are surely ignoring public health orders, and many are providing essential services among us. I expect his group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 33 new cases today, total of 911 cases. This age group represents 19% of the 4,767 total cases. The County reported 18 new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 76 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 14 new cases today, total of 458 cases. This age group represents 9.6% of the 4,767 total cases. 29 (!) new hospitalizations today,total of 106hospitalized since the outbreak began. In this older age group, over 23% of cases required hospitalization at one time, up from 17% on Friday. This is a big jump, and a much higher percentage than in the lower age groups. No new deaths in this age group today, total of 34. This group accounts for 34 of the 41 deaths, or 83%.
City Data
Benicia added 6 new cases today, total of 115 cases since the outbreak began.
Dixonadded 19 new cases today, total of 320 cases.
Fairfield added 53 new cases today, total of 1,506.
Rio Vista added 1 new case today, total of 36 cases.
Suisun City added 10 new cases today, total of 347 cases.
Vacaville added 22 new cases today, total of 809 cases.
Vallejoadded 60 new cases today, total of 1,618 cases.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 16 cases.
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 reportsthat 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 24% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 12% of cases, but 19% of hospitalizations, and 27% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 26% of cases, 32% of hospitalizations, and 24% of deaths.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 11% of hospitalizations, but 16% of deaths.
[For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE – R.S.]
Friday, August 14: 62 new cases overnight, no new deaths. Since the outbreak started: 4,596 cases, 41 deaths.
Compare previous report, Thursday August 13:
Summary
Solano County reported 62 new cases today, total of 4,596 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 567 new cases, an average of 81 per day.
Deaths – no new deaths today, total of 41 deaths.
Active cases – Solano reported 1 fewerACTIVE cases today, total of 314. Note that only 43 of these 314 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined. I’ve been wondering for several weeks now… is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons? Who will research this? (See SF Chronicle report on contact tracing in Bay Area – “Solano County did not respond”.)
Hospitalizations – the number of currentlyhospitalized persons increased by 5today, total of 43. However, the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started increased by only 1 (in the 50-64 age group), total of 196. (Sorry, I can’t figure how this is possible…) (Note that the County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I can add the new hospitalization numbers in the Age Group report – see below.) For three weeks now, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Testing – The County reports today that 877 more residents were tested, new total of 62,747. We still have a long way to go: only 14% 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 rose each of the last 3 days, from 4.1% Tuesday to 6.3% today.(Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity curve chart 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. For instance, today’s chart shows test results only through Aug 11, when it spiked at 14% (!). The 7-day curve also lags behind current unknown results. For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE. – R.S.] The County posted a 7-day test rate high of 9.3% on July 22. CONTEXT: Health officials and news reports focus on percent positive test rates as one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. The California 7-day rate was reported today at6.5%.
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 7 new cases today, total of 463 cases. No new hospitalizations among this age group, a total of 4 hospitalizations since the outbreak began. Thankfully, no deaths. It is clear that our young people are catching the disease, some have required hospitalization, and it seems too many youth are ignoring public health orders. Cases among Solano youth are 10% of the 4,596 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 34 new cases today, total of 2,810 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents over 61% of the 4,596 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 57 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths among this age group, total of 3 deaths. This young to middle age group is very active. Some are surely ignoring public health orders, and many are providing essential services among us. I expect his group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 12 new cases today, total of 878 cases. This age group represents 19% of the 4,596 total cases. The County reported 1 new hospitalization in this age group today, total of 58 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 9 new cases today, total of 444 cases. This age group represents 9.6% of the 4,596 total cases. No new hospitalizations today,total of 77 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths in this age group today, total of 34. In this older age group, over 17% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups. This group accounts for 34 of the 41 deaths, or 83%.
City Data
Benicia added 1 new cases today, total of 109 cases since the outbreak began.
Dixonadded 5 new cases today, total of 301 cases.
Fairfield added 17 new cases today, total of 1,453.
Rio Vista added 3 new cases today, total of 35 cases.
Suisun City added 7 new cases today, total of 337 cases.
Vacaville added 10 new cases today, total of 787 cases.
Vallejoadded 19 new cases today, total of 1,558 cases.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 16 cases.
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 reportsthat 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, 24% of hospitalizations and 24% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 20% of hospitalizations, and 27% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 27% of cases, 33% of hospitalizations, and 24% of deaths.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 13% of hospitalizations, but 16% of deaths.
[Note that Solano County publishes a DAILY update, and displays past weeks and months in epidemic curve charts. However, the curve charts do not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. This methodology is accurate in a way, but it misleads the public by consistently displaying a recent downward curve which is often corrected upward on a later date. For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE – R.S.]
Thursday, August 13: 120 new cases overnight, no new deaths. Since the outbreak started: 4,534 cases, 41 deaths.
Compare previous report, Wednesday Aug. 12:
Summary
Solano County reported 120 new cases today, total of 4,534 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 575 new cases, an average of 82 per day.
Deaths – no new deaths today, total of 41 deaths.
Active cases – Solano reported 84 moreACTIVE cases today, total of 315, back to mid-July levels. Note that only 37 of these 315 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined. I’ve been wondering for several weeks now… is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons? Who will research this? (See SF Chronicle report on contact tracing in Bay Area – “Solano County did not respond”.)
Hospitalizations – the number of currentlyhospitalized persons increased by 1today, total of 38. However, the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started increased significantly, adding 19, total of 195. Seemingly, 19 were admitted and 18 were discharged? (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I can add the new hospitalization numbers in the Age Group report – see below.) Again now for a third week, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Testing – The County reports today that 1,612 more residents were tested, new total of 61,870. We still have a long way to go: only 13.8% 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 rose from 4.1% Tuesday to 4.4% Wednesday and to 5.4% today. Solano had never registered below 5% since the County began publicly reporting test rates on July 13. (Note that the positive test rate graphic chart may be misleading – see NOTE at top of this page.) The County posted a high of 9.3% on July 22. CONTEXT: Health officials and news reports focus on percent positive test rates as one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. The California 7-day rate was reported today at6.7%.
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – an uptick of 15 new cases today, total of 456 cases. AND… for the first time since July 6, Solano County is reporting new hospitalizations among this very young age group: 2 new hospitalizations, a total of 4 hospitalizations since the outbreak began. Still thankfully, no deaths. It is clear that our young people are catching the disease, some have required hospitalization, and it seems too many youth are ignoring public health orders. Cases among Solano youth are 10% of the 4,534 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 73 new cases today, total of 2,776 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents over 61% of the 4,534 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported 9 new hospitalizations in this age group today, the highest single-day increase so far, now totaling 57 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths among this age group, total of 3 deaths. This young to middle age group is very active. Some are surely ignoring public health orders, and many are providing essential services among us. I expect his group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 23 new cases today, total of 866 cases. This age group represents 19% of the 4,534 total cases. The County reported 2 new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 57 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 9 new cases today, total of 435 cases. This age group represents 9.6% of the 4,534 total cases. 6 new hospitalizations today,total of 77 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths in this age group today, total of 34. In this older age group, almost 18% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups. This group accounts for 34 of the 41 deaths, or 83%.
City Data
Benicia added 4 new cases today, total of 108 cases since the outbreak began.
Dixonadded 17 new cases today, total of 296 cases.
Fairfield added 26 new cases today, total of 1,436.
Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 32 cases.
Suisun City added 5 new cases today, total of 330 cases.
Vacaville added 25 new cases today, total of 777 cases.
Vallejoadded 43 (!) new cases today, total of 1,539 cases.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 16 cases.
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 reportsthat 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 21% of cases, 24% of hospitalizations and 24% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 20% of hospitalizations, and 27% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 27% of cases, 33% of hospitalizations, and 24% of deaths.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 13% of hospitalizations, but 16% of deaths.
[Note that Solano County publishes a DAILY update, and displays past weeks and months in epidemic curve charts. However, the curve charts do not display an accurate number of cases for the most recent days, as there is a lag time in receiving test results. This methodology is accurate in a way, but it misleads the public by consistently displaying a recent downward curve which is often corrected upward on a later date. For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE – R.S.]
Wednesday, August 12: 76 new cases today, no new deaths. Since the outbreak started: 4,414 cases, 41 deaths.
Compare previous report, Tuesday August 11:
Summary
Solano County reported 76 new cases today, total of 4,414 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 530 new cases, an average of 76 per day.
Deaths – no new deaths today, total of 41 deaths.
Active cases – Solano reported 10 moreACTIVE cases today, total of 231. Note that only 37 of these 231 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined. I’ve been wondering for several weeks now… is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons? Who will research this? (See SF Chronicle report on contact tracing in Bay Area – “Solano County did not respond”.)
Hospitalizations – the number of currentlyhospitalized persons remained steady today, total of 37. However, the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started gained 1, total of 176. (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I can add the new hospitalization numbers in the Age Group report – see below.) Again now for a third week, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Testing – The County reports today that 804 more residents were tested, new total of 60,258. We still have a long way to go: only 13.5% 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 rose from 4.1% yesterday to 4.4 today. Solano had never registered below 5% since the County began publicly reporting test rates on July 13. (Note that the positive test rate graphic chart may be misleading – see NOTE at top of this page.) The County posted a high of 9.3% on July 22. CONTEXT: Health officials and news reports focus on percent positive test rates as one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. The California 7-day rate has been falling, but is reported up today from 6.2% to 6.9%.
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 8 new cases today, total of 441 cases. No new hospitalizations, only 2 hospitalizations since the outbreak began, and no deaths. It is clear that youth are catching the disease, and it seems too many youth are ignoring public health orders. Cases among Solano youth have increased to 10% of the 4,414 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 46 new cases today, total of 2,703 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents over 61% of the 4,414 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 48 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths among this age group, total of 3 deaths. This young to middle age group is very active. Some are surely ignoring public health orders, and many are providing essential services among us. I expect his group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
Persons 50-64 years of age – 14 new cases today, total of 843 cases. This age group represents 19% of the 4,414 total cases. The County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 55 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 8 new cases today, total of 426 cases. This age group represents 9.7% of the 4,414 total cases. 1 new hospitalization today,total of 71 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths in this age group today, total of 34. In this older age group, almost 17% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups. This group accounts for 34 of the 41 deaths, or 83%.
City Data
Benicia added 5 new cases today, totaling over 100 for the first time, 104 cases since the outbreak began.
Dixonadded 11 new cases today, total of 279 cases.
Fairfield added 16 new cases today, total of 1,410.
Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 32 cases.
Suisun City added 4 new cases today, total of 325 cases.
Vacaville added 10 new cases today, total of 752 cases.
Vallejoadded 29 new cases today, total of 1,496 cases.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas added 1 new cases today, total of 16 cases.
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 reportsthat 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 24% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 21% of hospitalizations, and 27% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 27% of cases, 32% of hospitalizations, and 24% of deaths.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 12% of hospitalizations, but 16% of deaths.
Summary
Hospitalizations – the number of currently hospitalized persons fell by 5 today, total of 38. However, the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started increased startlingly by 78, total of 274. (I suspect this was at least partially due to delayed testing reports from the state, finally making their way into the County’s report.) (Note that the County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I can add the new hospitalization numbers in the Age Group report – see below.) For a fourth week now, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Solano County reported today’s 7-day percent positive test rate continued its steady rise, increasing on each of the last 6 days, from 4.1% last Tuesday to 6.9% today. (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity curve chart 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 also lags behind current unknown results. For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE. – R.S.] The County posted a 7-day test rate high of 9.3% on July 22. Health officials and news reports focus on percent positive test rates as one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus. The California 7-day rate was reported today at 7.1%.
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