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Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA, Test positivity rates

Solano County COVID infection rate rising: 7-day test positivity rate reaches record high of 9.3%

Wednesday, July 22: 125 new cases today, no new deaths.  Since the outbreak started: 2,982 cases, 35 deaths.

Compare previous report, Tuesday July 21:Summary

  • Solano County reported 125 new cases today, total of 2,982 cases since the outbreak started.  Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 669 new cases, an average of 96 per day.
  • Deaths – no new deaths today, total of 35.
    Currently hospitalized, 7/22/20
  • Hospitalizations – 2 additional currently hospitalized persons today, total of 50.  No increase in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started: 130.  (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I have added the hospitalization numbers in the Age Group chart.)
  • Active cases – Solano reported 85 more ACTIVE cases today, total of 311.  Last week we hit a record high of 440 active cases.  Note that only 50 of today’s 311 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?  (See SF Chronicle report on contact tracing in Bay Area – “Solano County did not respond”.)
  • ICU beds Available fell 2% to 36%.  Ventilators Available rose 3% to 91%.
  • Testing – 1,093 residents were tested since yesterday, total of 46,415.  But we still have a long way to go: only 10% 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 a record high of 9.3%, up from 8.2 yesterday.  Last week the number increased each day, from 5.3% on Monday to a 9.1% on Friday.  The recent dramatic daily increases are beginning to show on the 7-day average line.  CONTEXT: California’s 7-day positivity rate is reported today at 7.6%.  Our rate in Solano County is above the State’s rate.  Increasingly, health officials and news reports are focusing on percent positive test rates.  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.

By Age Group

 

  • Youth 17 and under – 23 new cases today, total of 305 cases, and no new hospitalizations, total only 2 since the outbreak began.  A week ago, there were 233 cases among this age group – we’ve seen 72 new cases in just 7 days!  I continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth.  Cases among Solano youth have increased in recent weeks to over 10% of the 2,982 total confirmed cases.
  • Persons 18-49 years of age – 72 new cases today, total of 1,813 cases.  This age group represents over 61% of the 2,982 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups.  The County reported no new hospitalizations today, total of 33 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 3 deaths.
  • Persons 50-64 years of age – 19 new cases today, total of 569 cases.  This age group represents over 19% of the 2,982 total cases.  The County reported no new hospitalizations today, total of 41 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
  • Persons 65 years or older – 11 new cases today, total of 294 cases.  This age group represents 10% of the 2,982 total cases. No new hospitalizations, total of 54 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  No new deaths, total of 28.  In this older age group, over 18% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups.  This group accounts for 28 of the 35 deaths, or 80%.

City Data

  • Benicia added 3 new cases today, total of 65 cases.  Benicia was extremely stable with only 2 new cases for the entire month of June.  Now Benicia has seen 15 new cases in 7 days.
  • Dixon added 7 new cases today, total of 155 cases.
  • Fairfield added 43 new cases today, total of 1,020.  Fairfield has more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County.
  • Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 25 cases.
  • Suisun City added 9 new cases today, total of 221 cases.
  • Vacaville added 25 new cases today, total of 499 cases.
  • Vallejo added 38 new cases today, total of 988.
  • 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 today, total of 9 cases (those unaccounted for in the other City totals).

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 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 21% of cases, 24% of hospitalizations and 23% of deaths.
  • Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 26% of hospitalizations, and 32% of deaths.
  • Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 33% of cases, 27% of hospitalizations, and 26% of deaths.
  • Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 14% of hospitalizations, but 16% 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 sees 98 new COVID cases, another death, rising positive test rate

Tuesday, July 21: 98 new cases today,
1 new death.  Since the outbreak started: 2,857 cases, 35 deaths.

Compare previous report, Monday July 20:Summary

  • Solano County reported 98 new cases today, total of 2,857 cases since the outbreak started.  Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 544 new cases, an average of 78 per day.
  • Deaths – 1 new death today, total of 35.  Today’s new death was someone in the 65+ age group.
  • Currently hospitalized, 7/21/20

    Hospitalizations – 5 fewer  currently hospitalized persons today, total of 48.  And no increase in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started:130.  (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I have added the hospitalization numbers in the Age Group chart.)

  • Active cases – Solano reported 21 fewer ACTIVE cases today, total of 226.  Last week we hit a record high of 440 active cases.  Note that only 48 of today’s 226 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?  (See SF Chronicle report on contact tracing in Bay Area – “Solano County did not respond”.)
  • ICU beds Available fell 1% to 38%.  Ventilators Available fell 2% to 88%.
  • Testing – 1,055 residents were tested since yesterday, total of 45,322.  But we still have a long way to go: only 10% 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 8.2%.  Last week the number increased each day, from 5.3% on Monday to a high of 9.1% on Friday.  The recent dramatic daily increases will begin to show on the 7-day average line sometime soon.  CONTEXT: California’s 7-day and 14-day positivity rate is reported today at 7.5%.  Our rate in Solano County is above the State’s rate.  Increasingly, health officials and news reports are focusing on percent positive test rates.  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.

By Age Group

  • Youth 17 and under – 13 new cases today, total of 282 cases, and no new hospitalizations, total only 2 since the outbreak began.  A week ago, there were 220 cases among this age group – we’ve seen 62 new cases in just 7 days!  I continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth.  Cases among Solano youth have increased in recent weeks to 9.9% of the 2,857 total confirmed cases.
  • Persons 18-49 years of age – 69 new cases today, total of 1,741 cases.  This age group represents over 61% of the 2,857 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups.  The County reported no new hospitalizations today, total of 33 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 3 deaths.
  • Persons 50-64 years of age – 11 new cases today, total of 550 cases.  This age group represents over 19% of the 2,857 total cases.  The County reported no new hospitalizations today, total of 41 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
  • Persons 65 years or older – 5 new cases today, total of 283 cases.  This age group represents 10% of the 2,857 total cases. No new hospitalizations, total of 54 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  1 new death, total of 28 deaths.  In this older age group, over 19% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups.  This group accounts for 28 of the 35 deaths, or 80%.

City Data

  • Benicia added 5 new cases today, total of 62 cases.  Benicia was extremely stable with only 2 new cases for the entire month of June.  Now Benicia has seen 17 new cases in 7 days.
  • Dixon added 3 new cases today, total of 148 cases.
  • Fairfield added 33 new cases today, total of 977.  Fairfield has more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County.
  • Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 25 cases.
  • Suisun City added 7 new cases today, total of 212 cases.
  • Vacaville added 21 new cases today, total of 474 cases.
  • Vallejo added 29 new cases today, total of 950.
  • 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 today, total of 9 cases (those unaccounted for in the other City totals).

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 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 21% of cases, 24% of hospitalizations and 23% of deaths.
  • Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 26% of hospitalizations, and 32% of deaths.
  • Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 33% of cases, 27% of hospitalizations, and 26% of deaths.
  • Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 14% of hospitalizations, but 16% 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: details on 3 new COVID deaths, “The surge is real.”

Covid-19 claims 3 more lives in Solano

Fairfield Daily Republic, by Todd R. Hansen, July 20, 2020
Dr. Bela Matyas, Solano County Public Health Officer

FAIRFIELD — Three more Solano County residents died due at least in part to Covid-19, the county Public Health Division reported Monday.

The deaths bring the total to 34.

Dr. Bela Matyas, the county public health officer, said one of the deaths was an individual older than 65 who had been in an intensive care unit for more than a month with respiratory problems, including Covid-19.

The others were between 19 and 45 and between 45 and 64, respectively, and each had “significant” underlying health issues, Matyas said.

Matyas said he could not think of any of the county’s Covid-19 fatalities who did not have some kind of health issue that contributed to their deaths.

Many of those individuals were exposed to the disease by younger members of their families or younger friends.

Matyas reported that 53% of the 2,759 cases – or 1,462 cases – are directly linked to family socialization, and another 19% are categorized as “community transmissions,” which the county could not link directly to one person or group.

Another 12% are linked to workplace contacts, Matyas said.

The news comes on a day on which other critical novel coronavirus statistics eased a bit.

While the number of hospitalizations increased to 53, active cases decreased by 146 to 247 and the seven-day positivity testing rate fell from 9.1% Friday to 7.9% Monday, the county reported.

Matyas remained concerned about the hospital data, but added he thought the Fourth of July surge was waning.

The overall number of cases spiked to 2,759, up 205 over Friday afternoon’s report.

“We are still averaging about 70 to 80 cases a day, so the surge is continuing,” Matyas said.

The numbers prove the increases are not simply due to more testing, he said.

“The surge is real,” Matyas said.

The county plans to begin a campaign to further inform residents about the direct link between Covid-19 cases and social gatherings.

Testing reached 44,267, which is 2,769 more than reported Friday.

Vallejo experienced a spike of 82 cases to bring its total to 921, while Fairfield added 63 cases to reach 944, the county reported.

Vacaville went from 420 cases to 453; Suisun City went from 193 to 205; and Dixon went from 135 to 145. Benicia added two cases to bring its count to 57, while Rio Vista added two cases to reach 25.

The unincorporated area of the county has nine cases, up one from Friday’s report.  […continued…]

Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

COVID-19 in Solano County: 3 new deaths, including one in the 18-49 year age group

Monday, July 20: 205 new cases today,
3 new deaths.  Since the outbreak started: 2,759 cases, 34 deaths.

Compare previous report, Friday July 17:Summary

  • Solano County reported 205 new cases over the weekend and today, total of 2,759 cases since the outbreak started.  Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 684 new cases, an average of nearly 100 per day.
  • 3 new deaths today, total of 34.  One of these deaths was someone in the 18-49 year age group.  Another was aged 50-64, and one was 65+.
  • Hospitalizations – [corrected after initial posting showed no change, at 51] 3 additional  currently hospitalized persons today, total of 53.  And 3 more in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, 130.  (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I have added the hospitalization numbers in the Age Group chart.)
  • Active cases – Solano reported 146 fewer ACTIVE cases today, total of 247.  The number of Active Cases climbed steadily Tuesday-Friday each week in July, dropping dramatically each Monday.  The County must do a phone inventory of known cases before reporting on Mondays.  Last week we hit a record high of 440.  Note that only 51 of today’s 247 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?  (See SF Chronicle report on contact tracing in Bay Area – “Solano County did not respond”.)
  • ICU beds Available remained steady at 39%.  Ventilators Available also remained steady at 90%.
  • Testing – 2,769 residents were tested over the weekend and today, total of 44,267.  But we still have a long way to go: only 10% 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 7.9%.  Last week the number increased each day, from 5.3% on Monday to a high of 9.1% on Friday.  The recent dramatic daily increases will begin to show on the 7-day average line sometime soon.  CONTEXT: California’s 7-day positivity rate today is reported at 7.2%, and its 14-day positivity rate today is 7.4%.  Our rate in Solano County is well above the State’s rate.  Increasingly, health officials and news reports are focusing on percent positive test rates.  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.

By Age Group

  • Youth 17 and under – 26 new cases today, total of 269 cases, and no new hospitalizations, total only 2 since the outbreak began.  A week ago, there were 210 cases among this age group – we’ve seen 59 new cases in just 7 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 2,759 total confirmed cases.
  • Persons 18-49 years of age – 124 new cases today, total of 1,672 cases.  This age group represents over 61% of the 2,759 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups.  The County reported no new hospitalizations today, total of 33 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  1 new death among this age group today, total of 3 deaths.
  • Persons 50-64 years of age – 45 new cases today, total of 539 cases.  This age group represents over 19% of the 2,759 total cases.  The County reported no new hospitalizations today, total of 41 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  1 new death among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
  • Persons 65 years or older – 10 new cases today, total of 278 cases.  This age group represents 10.5% of the 2,759 total cases. 3 new hospitalizations, total of 54 hospitalized since the outbreak began.  1 new death, total of 27 deaths.  In this older age group, over 19% of cases required hospitalization at one time, a substantially higher percentage than in the lower age groups.  This group accounts for 27 of the 34 deaths, or 79%.

City Data

  • Benicia added 2 new cases today, total of 57 cases.  Benicia was extremely stable with only 2 new cases for the entire month of June.  Now Benicia has seen 16 new cases in 7 days.
  • Dixon added 10 new cases today, total of 145 cases.
  • Fairfield added 63 new cases today, total of 944.  Fairfield has more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County.
  • Rio Vista added 2 new cases today, total of 25 cases.
  • Suisun City added 12 new cases today, total of 205 cases.
  • Vacaville added 33 new cases today, total of 453 cases.
  • Vallejo added 82 new cases today, total of 921.
  • Unincorporated areas – Although the County still still shows Unincorporated at <10 (less than 10), a little math tells the story: Solano’s unincorporated areas added 1 new case today for a total of 9 cases (those unaccounted for in the other City totals).

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 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, 25% of hospitalizations and 20% of deaths.
  • Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 26% of hospitalizations, and 33% of deaths.
  • Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 32% of cases, 27% of hospitalizations, and 27% of deaths.
  • Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 14% of hospitalizations, but 17% 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.