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Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

Solano County averaging 94 new COVID cases per day over the last 2 weeks

[Source: Solano County Coronavirus Dashboard.  For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE.]

Wednesday, November 18: 73 new cases overnight, no new deaths.  4 new reported hospitalizations. Since the outbreak began: 9,161 cases, 549 hospitalized, 80 deaths.Compare previous report, Tuesday, Nov. 17:Summary

  • Solano County reported 73 new cases overnight, continuing the spike since last week’s huge increase of over 700 cases.  Solano has seen an average of 94 new cases per day over the last 14 days!  Total of 9,161 cases since the outbreak started.
  • Deaths – no new deaths reported today, a total of 80 Solano deaths since the pandemic began.
  • Active cases – Solano reported 34 additional active cases today, total of 687 (eclipsed only by our 718 cases last Friday).  Active cases have increased alarmingly lately – COMPARE: average number of Active Cases during October was 284 – now we are at 687!  Note that only 55 of these 687 individuals are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined.  Is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons?  Who knows?  To my knowledge, Solano County has offered no reports on contact tracing.
  • Hospitalizations – CAUTION: According to a November 7 email from Solano Health Officer Dr. Bela Matyas, the County occasionally updates Age Group hospitalizations retroactively.  This accounts for the sudden 106 additions on October 29, a one-day increase of 25% in total hospitalizations.  Those 106 had never been recorded as CURRENTLY hospitalized.  My take on this is that the County’s daily updates on hospitalizations are nearly meaningless. Solano County reported the number of CURRENTLY hospitalized persons reportedly increased by 8 today, total of 55.  TOTAL hospitalized since the outbreak began supposedly increased by 4 today, a total of 549 of all ages hospitalized since the outbreak began.    The County will likely change these figures at a later date.  [For manual calculation of total, see age group stats below.]
  • ICU Beds – The County reported an increase in ICU beds available today, rising from 21% to 29%, still in the yellow danger zone.  (No information about availability of ventilators.)

Positive Test Rate – extremely high, 10.0%

Solano County reported that our 7-day average positive test rate fell slightly today from 10.5% to 10.0%, still well over the State’s purple tier threshold of 8%.  Average percent positive test rates are among the best metrics for measuring community spread of the virus.  The much lower and more stable California 7-day average test rate has also been on the rise lately, but rose today from 5.2% to 5.3%.  (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity line graph 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 therefore also lags behind due to unknown recent test results.) 

By Age Group

  • Youth 17 and under – 4 new cases overnight, total of 1,070 cases, representing 11.7% of the 9,161 total cases.  No new hospitalizations reported today.  Thankfully, no deaths have ever been reported in Solano County in this age group.  But cases among Solano youth rose steadily over the summer, from 5.6% of total cases on June 8 to 11% on August 31 and has plateaued at over 11% since September 30.  Youth are 22% of Solano’s general population, so this 11.x% may seem low.  The significance is this: youth are SERIOUSLY NOT IMMUNE (!) – in fact 14 youth have now been hospitalized.50
  • Persons 18-49 years of age – 43 new cases overnight, total of 5,354 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents just under 60% of the total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. No new hospitalizations reported today, total of 181.  No new deaths in this young group today, total of 6 deaths.  Some in this group are surely ignoring public health orders, and many are providing essential services among us.  I expect this group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
  • Persons 50-64 years of age – 17 new cases overnight, total of 1,773 cases.  This age group represents over 19% of the 9,161 total cases.  No new hospitalizations reported today, total of 152.  No new deaths in this age group today, a total of 15 deaths.
  • Persons 65 years or older – 9 new cases today, total of 959, representing 10.6% of Solano’s 9,161 total cases.  4 new hospitalizations reported today, total of 202 since the outbreak began.  No new deaths in this age group today, total of 59 of our elders who died of COVID.  This group accounts for 59 of the 80 total deaths, or 74%.

City Data

  • Benicia added 2 new cases overnight, total of 243 cases since the outbreak began.  (Valued reader Mike Guerin alerted me to a method of calculating ACTIVE CASES by City, never before reported by Solano County.  Assuming a 14-day quarantine period, just add new cases over the last 14 days… which gives Benicia a total of 40 Active Cases today.) 
  • Dixon added 7 new cases overnight, total of 589 cases.
  • Fairfield added 20 new cases overnight, total of 2,862 cases.
  • Rio Vista added 1 new case overnight, total of 75 cases.
  • Suisun City remained steady today, total of 633 cases.
  • Vacaville added 18 new cases overnight, total of 1,798 cases.
  • Vallejo added 25 new cases overnight, total of 2,930 cases.
  • Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 31 cases.

Race / Ethnicity

The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics.  This information is discouragingly similar to national reports that indicate significantly worse outcomes among black and brown Americans.  Note that all of this data surely undercounts Latinx Americans, as there is a large group of “Multirace / Others” which likely is composed mostly of Latinx members of our communities.

  • Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 10% of cases, 11% of hospitalizations, and 19% of deaths.
  • Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 12% of cases, but 17% of hospitalizations, and 23% of deaths.
  • Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 25% of cases, 28% of hospitalizations, and 16% of deaths.
  • White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 24% of cases, 26% of hospitalizations and 33% of deaths.

More…

The County’s 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 significant portions.  For more, check out the Dashboard at https://doitgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=055f81e9fe154da5860257e3f2489d67.

Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

COVID in Solano County – no improvement, 129 new cases overnight, 1 death, test rate above 10%

[Source: Solano County Coronavirus Dashboard.  For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE.]

Solano County averaging 92 new positive cases per day over the last 2 weeks

Tuesday, November 17: 129 (!) new cases overnight, 1 new death.  Since the outbreak began: 9,088 cases, 545 hospitalized, 80 deaths.Compare previous report, Monday, Nov. 16:Summary

  • Solano County reported 129 new cases overnight, continuing the spike since last week’s huge increase of over 700 cases.  Solano has seen an average of 92 new cases per day over the last 14 days!  Total of 9,088 cases since the outbreak started.
  • Deaths – 1 new deaths reported today, someone 65 years or older, and a total of 80 Solano deaths since the pandemic began.
  • Active cases – Solano reported 41 additional active cases today, total of 653.  Active cases have increased alarmingly lately – COMPARE: average number of Active Cases during October was 284 – now we are at 653!  Note that only 47 of these 653 individuals are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined.  Is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons?  Who knows?  To my knowledge, Solano County has offered no reports on contact tracing.
  • Hospitalizations – Solano County reported the number of CURRENTLY hospitalized persons increased by 11 today, total of 47.  TOTAL hospitalized since the outbreak began supposedly remained steady today, a total of 545 of all ages hospitalized since the outbreak began.   CAUTION: According to a November 7 email from Solano Health Officer Dr. Bela Matyas, the County occasionally updates Age Group hospitalizations retroactively.  This accounts for the sudden 106 additions on October 29, a one-day increase of 25% in total hospitalizations.  Those 106 had never been recorded as CURRENTLY hospitalized.  My take on this is that the County’s daily updates on hospitalizations are nearly meaningless.  Nonetheless, I will continue to track both CURRENT hospitalizations and TOTAL hospitalizations since the outbreak began.  For manual calculation of total, see age group stats below.
  • ICU Beds – The County reported no change in ICU beds available today, remaining at 21%, in the yellow danger zone.  (Still no information about availability of ventilators.)

Positive Test Rate – extremely high, 10.5%

Solano County reported that our 7-day average positive test rate rose again today from 9.8% to 10.5%.  Average percent positive test rates are among the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus.  The much lower and more stable California 7-day average test rate has also been on the rise lately, but rose today from 5.0% to 5.2%.  (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity line graph 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 therefore also lags behind due to unknown recent test results.) 

By Age Group

  • Youth 17 and under – 14 new cases overnight, total of 1,066 cases, representing 11.7% of the 9,088 total cases.  No new hospitalizations reported today.  Thankfully, no deaths have ever been reported in Solano County in this age group.  But cases among Solano youth rose steadily over the summer, from 5.6% of total cases on June 8 to 11% on August 31 and has plateaued at over 11% since September 30.  Youth are 22% of Solano’s general population, so this 11.x% may seem low.  The significance is this: youth are SERIOUSLY NOT IMMUNE (!) – in fact 14 youth have now been hospitalized.50
  • Persons 18-49 years of age – 63 new cases overnight, total of 5,311 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents just under 60% of the total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. No new hospitalizations reported today, total of 181.  No new deaths in this young group today, total of 6 deaths.  Some in this group are surely ignoring public health orders, and many are providing essential services among us.  I expect this group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
  • Persons 50-64 years of age – 34 new cases overnight, total of 1,756 cases.  This age group represents over 19% of the 9,088 total cases.  No new hospitalizations reported today, total of 152.  No new deaths in this age group today, a total of 15 deaths.
  • Persons 65 years or older – 17 new cases today, total of 950, representing 10.6% of Solano’s 9,088 total cases.  No new hospitalizations reported today, total of 198 since the outbreak began.  1 new death in this age group today, total of 59 of our elders who died of COVID.  This group accounts for 59 of the 80 total deaths, or 74%.

City Data

  • Benicia added 2 new cases overnight, total of 241 cases since the outbreak began.
  • Dixon added 8 new cases overnight, total of 582 cases.
  • Fairfield added 39 new cases overnight, total of 2,842 cases.
  • Rio Vista added 1 new case overnight, total of 74 cases.
  • Suisun City added 5 new cases overnight, total of 633 cases.
  • Vacaville added 34 new cases overnight, total of 1,780 cases.
  • Vallejo added 40 new cases overnight, total of 2,905 cases.
  • Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 31 cases.

Race / Ethnicity

The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics.  This information is discouragingly similar to national reports that indicate significantly worse outcomes among black and brown Americans.  Note that all of this data surely undercounts Latinx Americans, as there is a large group of “Multirace / Others” which likely is composed mostly of Latinx members of our communities.

  • Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 10% of cases, 11% of hospitalizations, and 19% of deaths.
  • Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 12% of cases, but 18% of hospitalizations, and 23% of deaths.
  • Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 25% of cases, 28% of hospitalizations, and 16% of deaths.
  • White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 24% of cases, 25% of hospitalizations and 33% of deaths.

More…

The County’s 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 significant portions.  For more, check out the Dashboard at https://doitgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=055f81e9fe154da5860257e3f2489d67.

Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

Solano County is COVID purple – 230 new cases over the weekend, ICU beds down to 21%

[Source: Solano County Coronavirus Dashboard.  For a complete archive of day by day data, see my Excel ARCHIVE.]

Monday, November 16: 230 new cases over the weekend, no new deaths, no new reports of hospitalizations.  Since the outbreak began: 8,959 cases, 545 hospitalized, 79 deaths.Compare previous report, Friday, Nov. 13:Summary

  • Solano County reported 230 new cases over the weekend, following last week’s huge increase of over 700 cases.  Total of 8,959 cases since the outbreak started.
  • Deaths – no new deaths reported today, total of 79 Solano deaths since the pandemic began.
  • Active cases – Solano reported 106 fewer active cases today, total of 612.  Active cases have increased alarmingly lately – COMPARE: average number of Active Cases during October was 284 – now we are at 612!  Note that only 36 of these 612 individuals are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks out among us, hopefully quarantined.  Is the County equipped to contact trace so many infected persons?  Who knows?  To my knowledge, Solano County has offered no reports on contact tracing.
  • Hospitalizations – Solano County reported the number of CURRENTLY hospitalized persons decreased by 4 today, total of 36.  TOTAL hospitalized since the outbreak began supposedly remained steady today, a total of 545 of all ages hospitalized since the outbreak began.   CAUTION: According to a November 7 email from Dr. Bela Matyas, the County occasionally updates Age Group hospitalizations retroactively.  This accounts for the sudden 106 additions on October 29, a one-day increase of 25% in total hospitalizations.  Those 106 had never been recorded as CURRENTLY hospitalized.  My take on this is that the County’s daily updates on hospitalizations are nearly meaningless.  Nonetheless, I will continue to track both CURRENT hospitalizations and TOTAL hospitalizations since the outbreak began.  For manual calculation of total, see age group stats below.
  • ICU Beds – The County reported fewer ICU beds available today, down from 29% to 21% and remaining in the yellow danger zone.  (Still no information about availability of ventilators.)

Positive Test Rate – extremely high, 9.8%

Solano County reported that our 7-day average positive test rate fell slightly today from 10.1% to 9.8%.  Average percent positive test rates are among the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus.  The much lower and more stable California 7-day average test rate has also been on the rise lately, but rose today from 4.4% to 5.0%.  (Note that Solano County displays past weeks and months in a 7-day test positivity line graph 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.) 

By Age Group

  • Youth 17 and under – 31 new cases over the weekend, total of 1,052 cases, representing 11.7% of the 8,959 total cases.  No new hospitalizations reported today.  Thankfully, no deaths have ever been reported in Solano County in this age group.  But cases among Solano youth rose steadily over the summer, from 5.6% of total cases on June 8 to 11% on August 31 and has plateaued at over 11% since September 30.  Youth are 22% of Solano’s general population, so this 11.x% may seem low.  The significance is this: youth are SERIOUSLY NOT IMMUNE (!) – in fact 14 youth have now been hospitalized.
  • Persons 18-49 years of age – 142 new cases over the weekend, total of 5,248 cases. This age group is 41% of the population in Solano, but represents just under 60% of the total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. No new hospitalizations reported today, total of 181.  No new deaths in this young group today, total of 6 deaths.  Some in this group are surely ignoring public health orders, and many are providing essential services among us.  I expect this group is a major factor in the spread of the virus.
  • Persons 50-64 years of age – 38 new cases over the weekend, total of 1,722 cases.  This age group represents over 19% of the 8,959 total cases.  No new hospitalizations reported today, total of 152.  No new deaths in this age group today, a total of 15 deaths.
  • Persons 65 years or older – 19 new cases today, total of 933, representing 10.6% of Solano’s 8,959 total cases.  No new hospitalizations reported today, total of 198 since the outbreak began.  No new deaths in this age group today, total of 58 of our elders who died of COVID.  This group accounts for 58 of the 79 total deaths, or 73%.

City Data

  • Benicia added 10 new cases over the weekend, total of 239 cases since the outbreak began.
  • Dixon added 18 new cases over the weekend, total of 574 cases.
  • Fairfield added 60 new cases over the weekend, total of 2,803 cases.
  • Rio Vista added 1 new case over the weekend, total of 73 cases.
  • Suisun City added 9 new cases over the weekend, total of 628 cases.
  • Vacaville added 67 new cases over the weekend, total of 1,746 cases.
  • Vallejo added 61 new cases over the weekend, total of 2,865 cases.
  • Unincorporated areas added 4 new cases over the weekend, total of 31 cases.

Race / Ethnicity

The County report on race / ethnicity includes case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths and Solano population statistics.  This information is discouragingly similar to national reports that indicate significantly worse outcomes among black and brown Americans.  Note that all of this data surely undercounts Latinx Americans, as there is a large group of “Multirace / Others” which likely is composed mostly of Latinx members of our communities.

  • Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 10% of cases, 11% of hospitalizations, and 19% of deaths.
  • Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 12% of cases, but 18% of hospitalizations, and 23% of deaths.
  • Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 25% of cases, 28% of hospitalizations, and 17% of deaths.
  • White Americans are 39% of the population in Solano County, but only account for 24% of cases, 25% of hospitalizations and 32% of deaths.

More…

The County’s 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 significant portions.  For more, check out the Dashboard at https://doitgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=055f81e9fe154da5860257e3f2489d67.

California, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

Solano County back to COVID-19 Purple Tier – Governor Newsom details

Governor Newsom Announces New Immediate Actions to Curb COVID-19 Transmission

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, Press Release, Nov 16, 2020

New actions include pulling an emergency brake in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy and strengthening face covering mandate
Vast majority of counties in the most restrictive tier starting tomorrow

SACRAMENTO – As COVID-19 cases sharply increase across the country and California, Governor Gavin Newsom and state public health officials announced immediate actions today to slow the spread of the virus. The state is pulling an emergency brake in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy resulting in 94.1 percent of California’s population in the most restrictive tier. This change is effective tomorrow. The state will reassess data continuously and move more counties back if necessary. California is also strengthening its face covering guidance to require individuals to wear a mask whenever outside their home, with limited exceptions.

“We are sounding the alarm,” said Governor Newsom. “California is experiencing the fastest increase in cases we have seen yet –faster than what we experienced at the outset of the pandemic or even this summer. The spread of COVID-19, if left unchecked, could quickly overwhelm our health care system and lead to catastrophic outcomes. That is why we are pulling an emergency brake in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. Now is the time to do all we can – government at all levels and Californians across the state – to flatten the curve again as we have done before.”

The rate of growth in confirmed COVID-19 cases is faster than it was in July, which led to a significant peak in cases. This requires a swift public health response and action from all Californians to slow the spread of the virus. Immediate action will help protect individuals at higher risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19 and will help keep the state’s health care delivery system from becoming overwhelmed.

“The data we are seeing is very concerning. We are in the midst of a surge, and time is of the essence. Every day matters and every decision matters,” said California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly. “Personal decisions are critical, and I am I imploring every Californian to stay home if they can, wear a mask whenever they leave their homes, limit mixing, practice physical distancing and wash their hands.”

The 28 counties moving back into Tier 1 (Purple / Widespread) include:

 

Alameda Napa Santa Cruz
Butte Nevada Siskiyou
Contra Costa Orange
Solano
El Dorado Placer Sutter
Fresno San Benito Trinity
Glenn San Joaquin Tuolumne
Kern San Luis Obispo Ventura
Kings Santa Barbara Yolo
Mendocino Santa Clara Yuba
Merced
The nine counties moving back into Tier 2 (Red / Substantial) include:
Colusa Marin Plumas
Del Norte Modoc San Francisco
Humboldt Mono San Mateo
The two counties moving back into Tier 3 (Orange / Moderate) include:
Calaveras Sierra

Today’s action will remain in effect until the State Public Health Officer determines it is appropriate to make modifications based on public health conditions and data.

California has taken steps to prepare the state for an increase in COVID-19 cases. The state has developed additional testing capacity to allow cases to be quickly identified, recently opening a new laboratory in Valencia that is already processing thousands of tests a day. The state is averaging 164,345 tests over the last seven days.

The state has been working in partnership with hospitals, clinics and physicians on the COVID-19 response. To support California’s health care delivery system, the state has an additional 1,872 beds available at alternate care sites outside of the system that can be made available quickly if needed to respond to a surge in cases.

California will continue to update the Blueprint for a Safer Economy based on the best available public health data and science. For more information about the Blueprint and what Californians can do to prevent the spread of COVID-19, visit covid19.ca.gov.

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