[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 6: 75 new cases in 1 day, 1 new death. Since the outbreak started: 3,959 cases, 39 deaths.
Compare previous report, Wednesday August 5:Summary
Solano County reported 75 new cases overnight, total of 3,959 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 2 weeks, Solano reported 889 new cases, an average of 64 per day.
Deaths – 1 new death today, another of our elders, total of 39 deaths.
Active cases – Solano reported 21 moreACTIVE cases today, total of 192. Note that only 39 of these 192 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks 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”.)
Hospitalizations –3 fewercurrentlyhospitalized persons today, total of 39. However, the total number hospitalized since the outbreak startedincreased by 7, totaling 171. Evidently more were discharged than the number of new admissions. (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I have added the new hospitalization numbers in the Age Group report – see below.) Again this week, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Testing – 595 residents were tested today, total of 54,410. We still have a long way to go: only 12% 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 is up from 5.3% on Monday to 6.2% yesterday and today. (The chart may be misleading – see NOTE at top of this page.) The County posted a high of 9.3% two weeks ago on July 22. CONTEXT: California’s7-day positivity rate has been falling, and isreportedat5.1% today,significantly lower than Solano County’s 6.2%. Health officials and news reports are focusing on percent positive test rates. Test positivity is one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus.
By Age Group
Youth 17 and under – 7 new cases again today, total of 392 cases. No new hospitalizations, only 2 hospitalizations since the outbreak began. I continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth. It is clear that youth can catch the disease, and it seems too many youth are ignoring social distancing orders! Cases among Solano youth have increased to 10% of the 3,959 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 45 new cases today, total of 2,428 cases. This age group is 41% of the County population, but represents over 61% of the 3,959 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. The County reported 3 new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 48 hospitalized since the outbreak began. Good news, no new deaths among this age group, total of 3 deaths. This young to middle age group is no doubt active, many are providing essential services among us, and potentially spreading the virus!
Persons 50-64 years of age – 14 new cases today, total of 750 cases. This age group represents just under 19% of the 3,959 total cases. The County reported 3 new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 54 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 388 cases. This age group represents nearly 10% of the 3,959 total cases. 1 new hospitalization today,total of 67 hospitalized since the outbreak began. 1 new death in this age group today, total of 32. 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 32 of the 39 deaths, or 82%.
City Data
Benicia added 2 new cases today, total of 92 cases.
Dixonadded 6 new cases today, total of 211 cases.
Fairfield added 17 new cases today, total of 1,283.
Rio Vista added 1 new case today, total of 29 cases.
Suisun City added 6 new cases today, total of 303 cases.
Vacaville added 14 new cases today, total of 675 cases.
Vallejoadded 29 new cases today, total of 1,354 cases.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 12 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 26% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 22% of hospitalizations, and 29% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 27% of cases, 32% of hospitalizations, and 23% of deaths.
Asian Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 9% of cases and 12% of hospitalizations, but 14% 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 5: 78 new cases in 1 day, no new deaths. Since the outbreak started: 3,884 cases, 38 deaths.
Compare previous report, Tuesday August 4:Summary
Solano County reported 78 new cases overnight, total of 3,884 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 2 weeks, Solano reported 902 new cases, an average of 64 per day.
Deaths – no new deaths today, total of 38 deaths.
Active cases – Solano reported 5 moreACTIVE cases today, total of 171. Note that only 42 of these 171 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks 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”.)
Hospitalizations –1 fewercurrently hospitalized persons today, total of 42. No morein the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, 164. (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I have added the hospitalization numbers in the Age Group chart.) Again this week, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Testing – only 164 residents were tested today, total of 53,815. We still have a long way to go: only 12% 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 is up from 5.3% on Monday to 6.2% today. (The chart may be misleading – see NOTE at top of this page.) The County posted a high of 9.3% 2 weeks ago on July 22. CONTEXT: California’s7-day positivity rate has been falling, and isreportedat5.5% today,lower than Solano County’s 6.2%. 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 – 7 new cases today, total of 385 cases. No new hospitalizations, only 2 hospitalizations since the outbreak began. I continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth. It is clear that youth can catch the disease, and it seems too many youth are ignoring social distancing orders! Cases among Solano youth have increased to 10% of the 3,884 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 49 new cases today, total of 2,383 cases. This age group is 41% of the County population, but represents over 61% of the 3,884 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. Good news is that the County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 45 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 3 deaths. This young to middle age group is no doubt active, many are providing essential services out among us, and potentially spreading the virus!
Persons 50-64 years of age – 17 new cases today, total of 736 cases. This age group represents just under 19% of the 3,884 total cases. The County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 51 hospitalized since the outbreak began, no new deaths among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 5 new cases today, total of 379 cases. This age group represents nearly 10% of the 3,884 total cases. No new hospitalizatons today,total of 66 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No deaths in this age group today, total of 31. 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 31 of the 38 deaths, or 82%.
City Data
Benicia added 3 new cases today, total of 90 cases.
Dixonadded 6 new cases today, total of 205 cases.
Fairfield added 27 new cases today, total of 1,266.
Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 28 cases.
Suisun City added 6 new cases today, total of 297 cases.
Vacaville added 16 new cases today, total of 661 cases.
Vallejoadded 20 new cases today, total of 1,325 cases.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 12 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, 25% of hospitalizations and 26% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 22% of hospitalizations, and 29% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 28% 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 15% 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.]
Tuesday, August 4: 85 new cases in 1 day, 1 new death. Since the outbreak started: 3,721 cases, 38 deaths.
Compare previous report, Monday, August 3:Summary
Solano County reported 85 new cases overnight, total of 3,806 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 2 weeks, Solano reported 949 new cases, an average of 67 per day.
Deaths – 1 new death today, a person 65 years or older, total of 38 deaths.
Active cases – Solano reported 17 fewerACTIVE cases today, total of 166. On July 16, Solano hit a record high of 440 active cases. Note that only 43 of these 166 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks 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”.)
Hospitalizations – 1 fewercurrently hospitalized persons today, total of 43. No morein the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, 164. (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I have added the hospitalization numbers in the Age Group chart.) Again this week, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Testing – only 167 residents were tested today, total of 53,651. We still have a long way to go: only 12% 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 is up from 5.3% on Monday to 5.9% today. (The chart may be misleading – see NOTE at top of this page.)The County posted a high of 9.3% on July 22. CONTEXT: California’s 7-day positivity rate is reported to have dropped to 6.0%. 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 – 8 new cases today, total of 378 cases. No new hospitalizations, only 2 hospitalizations since the outbreak began. 2 weeks ago, there were 282 cases among this age group – we’ve seen nearly 100 new cases in just 14 days. I continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth. Cases among Solano youth have increased to 10% of the 3,806 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 45 new cases today, total of 2,334 cases. This age group is 41% of the County population, but represents over 61% of the 3,806 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. Good news is that the County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 45 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 3 deaths. This young age group is no doubt active, out among us, and spreading the virus!
Persons 50-64 years of age – 19 new cases today, total of 719 cases. This age group represents just under 19% of the 3,806 total cases. The County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 51 hospitalized since the outbreak began, no new deaths among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 13 new cases today, total of 374 cases. This age group represents nearly 10% of the 3,806 total cases. No new hospitalizatons today,total of 66 hospitalized since the outbreak began. We lost 1 of our eldersin this age group today, total of 31. 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 31 of the 38 deaths, or 82%.
City Data
Benicia added 4 new cases today, total of 87 cases.
Dixonadded 2 new cases today, total of 199 cases.
Fairfield added 14 new cases today, total of 1,239.
Rio Vista added 1 new case today, total of 28 cases.
Suisun City added 7 new cases today, total of 291 cases.
Vacaville added 13 new cases today, total of 645 cases.
Vallejoadded 44 new cases today, total of 1,305 cases. Vallejo has added 163 cases in the last 7 days – a major outbreak? Vallejo replaced Fairfield last week with more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County. Vallejo added 199 new cases in June, 686 new cases in July.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 12 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, 25% of hospitalizations and 26% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 22% of hospitalizations, and 29% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 29% 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 15% of deaths.
[NOTES: For June-July comparison, see City Data below (purple text). 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.]
Monday, August 3: 110 new cases today, no new deaths. Since the outbreak started: 3,721 cases, 37 deaths.
Compare previous report, Friday July 31:Summary
Solano County reported 110 new cases over the weekend and today, total of 3,721 cases since the outbreak started. Over the last 7 days, Solano reported 438 new cases, an average of 63 per day.
Deaths – no new deaths today, total of 37 deaths.
Active cases – Solano reported 57 fewerACTIVE cases today, total of 183. On July 16, Solano hit a record high of 440 active cases. Note that only 44 of these 187 people are hospitalized, so there are a lot of infected folks 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”.)
Hospitalizations –4 more currently hospitalized persons today, total of 44. 1 more in the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started, 164. (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I have added the hospitalization numbers in the Age Group chart.) Again this week, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Testing – 927 residents were tested over the weekend and today, total of 53,484. But we still have a long way to go: only 11.9% 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 is down from 5.8% on Friday to 5.3% today. (The chart may be misleading – see NOTE at top of this page.)The County posted a high of 9.3% on July 22. CONTEXT: California’s 7-day positivity rate is reported to have dropped today from 7% to 6.1%. 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 – 16 new cases over the weekend and today, total of 370 cases. No new hospitalizations, only 2 hospitalizations since the outbreak began. 2 weeks ago, there were 269 cases among this age group – we’ve seen 101 new cases in just 14 days. These weekend numbers cause me to continue to raise an alarm for Solano’s youth. Cases among Solano youth have increased to 10% of the 3,721 total confirmed cases.
Persons 18-49 years of age – 70 new cases today, total of 2,289 cases. This age group is 41% of the County population, but represents over 61% of the 3,721 total cases, by far the highest percentage of all age groups. Good news is that the County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 45 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 3 deaths. This young age group is no doubt active, out among us, and spreading the virus!
Persons 50-64 years of age – 17 new cases today, total of 700 cases. This age group represents just under 19% of the 3,721 total cases. The County reported no new hospitalizations in this age group today, total of 51 hospitalized since the outbreak began, and no new deaths among this age group, total of 4 deaths.
Persons 65 years or older – 7 new cases today, total of 361 cases. This age group represents nearly 10% of the 3,721 total cases. 1 new hospitalization, total of 66 hospitalized since the outbreak began. No new deaths, total of 30. 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 30 of the 37 deaths, or 81%.
City Data (with June-July comparison)
Benicia added 1 new case today, total of 83 cases. Benicia was extremely stable in the month of June, adding only 3 new cases, but added 55 new cases in July.
Dixonadded 5 new cases today, total of 197 cases. Dixon added 40 new cases in June, 122 new cases in July.
Fairfield added 38 new cases today, total of 1,225. Fairfield added 314 new cases in June, new 724 cases in July.
Rio Vista added 1 new case today, total of 27 cases. Rio Vista had less than 10 cases throughout June, jumped to 14 cases on July 1 and added 12 new cases in July.
Suisun City added 11 new cases today, total of 284 cases. Suisun City added 51 new cases in June, 184 new cases in July.
Vacaville added 13 new cases today, total of 632 cases. Vacaville added 127 new cases in June, 419 new cases in July.
Vallejoadded 41 new cases today, total of 1,261 cases. Vallejo has added 185 cases in the last 7 days – a major outbreak? Vallejo replaced Fairfield this week with more positive cases than anywhere in Solano County. Vallejo added 199 new cases in June, 686 new cases in July.
Unincorporated areas – Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 12 cases. Unincorporated areas had less than 10 cases for most of June, began July with 6 cases and added 6 new cases during July.
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, 25% of hospitalizations and 27% of deaths.
Black Americans are 14% of Solano’s population, and account for 13% of cases, but 22% of hospitalizations, and 30% of deaths.
Latinx Americans are 26% of Solano’s population, but account for 30% 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 15% of deaths.
Summary
Hospitalizations –3 fewer currently hospitalized persons today, total of 39. However, the total number hospitalized since the outbreak started increased by 7, totaling 171. Evidently more were discharged than the number of new admissions. (The County no longer reports Total Hospitalized, but I have added the new hospitalization numbers in the Age Group report – see below.) Again this week, the County offers no information about availability of ICU beds and ventilators.
Solano County reported today’s 7-day percent positive test rate is up from 5.3% on Monday to 6.2% yesterday and today. (The chart may be misleading – see NOTE at top of this page.) The County posted a high of 9.3% two weeks ago on July 22. CONTEXT: California’s 7-day positivity rate has been falling, and is reported at 5.1% today, significantly lower than Solano County’s 6.2%. Health officials and news reports are focusing on percent positive test rates. Test positivity is one of the best metrics for measuring the spread of the virus.
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