Solano County Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates and Resources, April 1, 2020. Check out basic information in this screenshot. IMPORTANT:Note the County’s interactive page has more. On the County website, you can click on “Number of cases” and then hover over the charts for detailed information.
Last report (Monday, April 6):
Summary:
Solano County reported 11 NEW POSITIVE CASES today – total is now 99. One new deaths in Solano County – total of 2.
As of today, 1 new non-severe positive case was a young person under 19 years of age; 73 of the cases were individuals between the ages of 19 and 64, and 25 were 65 were older. The new death was among the 19-64 year age group.
Only 33 of the 99 are active cases (2 fewer than yesterday), and 27 of the total cases have resulted in hospitalizations (3 more than previously reported).
CITY DATA: Vallejo added 5 cases, total of 33; Fairfield added 2 cases, total of 28; and Vacaville added 3 cases, total of 17. Smaller cities are not assigned numerical data: all show <10 (less than 10). NOTE that 1 new case must have come from one of our four smaller cities or unincorporated areas, all showing <10. Residents and city officials have been pressuring County officials for city case counts for the past two weeks. Today’s data is welcome, but incomplete.
TESTING seems to be minimal in Solano County and most recently somewhat on the decline.
Most recent (updated) numbers for specimens collected are:
1 on Sunday, April 5
5 on Saturday, April 4
6 on Friday, April 3
7 on Thursday, April 2.
Solano’s steep upward curve
The chart above gives a clear picture of the infection’s trajectory in Solano County. Our coronavirus curve is on a steep uphill climb!
Solano County reported 15 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the county’s total number of Novel Coronavirus cases to 88.
Officials began posting data on the number of cases in each Solano County city. Officials had originally resisted providing that information, arguing it violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
The city of Vallejo has the most COVID-19 cases at 28, closely followed by Fairfield’s 26. Vacaville has 14 reported infections, while the cities of Benicia, Dixon, Rio Vista, Suisun City, and unincorporated areas of the county all had less than 10 cases, according to the county.
Office of Emergency Services Manager Don Ryan said by phone Monday that the county will begin testing first responders and medical personnel at the Solano County Fairgrounds on Wednesday.
He stressed that the testing is not open to the general public, noting that tests for the public may begin next week, depending on supplies and the availability of personnel.
Ryan said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided the county with about 2,500 testing kits. The goal is test the medical personnel and first responders through Friday, he said.
“Of course, since they interact with the public so much, we want to make sure they are not spreading it,” he said.
Ryan said he hopes to test about 250 each day.
Vallejo Mayor Bob Sampayan said by phone on Monday said the testing was “sorely needed.”
“I’m thankful they are doing this,” he added.
County officials reported last week that an 85-year-old person was the first confirmed death associated with COVID-19.
They said the individual had recently traveled outside the country and had multiple severe underlying health conditions.
A bulk of the total cases, 64, are considered “non-severe,” according to the county. For this designation, there are 51 cases for individuals between the ages of 19 and 64, and 13 for persons 65 and older.
Monday, April 6 – 15 new cases – 3 on Saturday, 9 on Sunday, 3 more on Monday, total now 88:
Solano County Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates and Resources, April 1, 2020. Check out basic information in this screenshot. IMPORTANT:Note the County’s interactive page has more. On the County website, you can click on “Number of cases” and then hover over the charts for detailed information.
Last report (Friday, April 4):
Summary:
Solano County reported 15 NEW POSITIVE CASES over the weekend and today – total is now 88. No new deaths in Solano County – still only 1.
For the first time, County officials are disclosing case numbers for Solano cities. Larger cities show numerical data: Vallejo 28 cases; Fairfield 26 cases; and Vacaville 14 cases. Smaller cities are not assigned numerical data: all show <10 (less than 10). Residents and city officials have been pressuring County officials for city case counts for the past two weeks. Today’s response is welcome, but incomplete.
As of today, 63 positive cases were individuals between the ages of 19 and 64 (72% of the total – up 2% since last report), and 25 were 65 were older, (28% of the total – down 2% since last report). 35 of the 88 are active cases (2 more than previously reported), and 23 of the total cases have resulted in hospitalizations (1 more than previously reported).
TESTING seems to be minimal in Solano County and most recently somewhat on the decline.
Most recent numbers for specimens collected are:
3 on Saturday, April 4
4 on Friday, April 3
6 on Thursday, April 2.
Check out basic information in the screenshots here on Benicia Independent. IMPORTANT:Note the County’s interactive page has more. On the County website, you can click on “Number of cases” and then hover over the charts for detailed information.
Solano’s steep upward curve
The chart at right gives a clear picture of the infection’s trajectory in Solano County. Our coronavirus curve is on a steep uphill climb!
Allowing the city’s cannabis businesses to offer curbside pick-up of medical marijuana is one of three orders issued Wednesday by Vallejo City Manager Greg Nyhoff, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nyhoff’s orders also included keeping essential businesses open to the public, while limiting residential and business evictions in the city.
The orders come just two days after the Vallejo City Council approved a proclamation declaring a local state of emergency as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The move also gives Nyhoff emergency powers as Vallejo’s director of emergency services.
“These three orders really help to keep the city safe,” Vallejo Mayor Bob Sampayan said by phone on Wednesday. “They also keep the city up and running.”
The city’s 11 cannabis storefront businesses are now allowed to “conduct curbside pick-up of medical cannabis goods under video surveillance or under monitor of the retailer’s security personnel,” the order states. Retailers are still required to check a customer’s age under state law.
Nyhoff stated that such businesses are essential health care operations. His second order listed almost every type of business as essential, including grocery stores, certified farmers’ markets, food banks, convenience stores, and other establishments engaged in the retail sale of canned food, dry goods, fresh fruits, businesses that provide food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals.
Also listed as essential were newspapers, and other media services, gas stations and auto-supply, auto-repair, and related facilities, banks and related financial institutions, hardware stores, plumbers, electricians, exterminators, and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences.
The order further identifies businesses providing mailing and shipping services, including post office boxes, educational institutions, laundromats, dry cleaners, and laundry service providers, restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve food, airlines, taxis, and other private transportation providers providing transportation services necessary for essential activities and other purposes expressly authorized in Nyhoff’s order.
The order stipulates that Nyhoff is “to assist continuing services of an Essential Business and to support its operations to maintain financial feasibility, that any Essential Business is able to provide delivery services of its products to all residents of the City of Vallejo.”
Finally, Nyhoff declared that all residential and business evictions based on a tenant’s loss of income or need to pay out-of-pocket medical expenses due to COVID-19 are prohibited.
All three orders stay until the council rescinds the emergency proclamation they approved on Monday.
The chart above gives a clear picture of the infection’s trajectory in Solano County. Our coronavirus curve is on a steep uphill climb!
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