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Solano offers no data on recent and total COVID hospitalizations – 110 new cases over last 2 days
110 new cases reported in Solano County over last 2 days. Percent positive rate remains high. Stay safe! See also: People with mild COVID can have long-term health problems
Solano County COVID report on Friday, May 7.
[Source: see far below. See also my ARCHIVE spreadsheet of daily Solano COVID updates.]Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard – SUMMARY:![](https://i0.wp.com/beniciaindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SolanoCountyCOVID-19Dashboard_2021-05-07.jpg?resize=474%2C205&ssl=1)
On May 7, Solano County reported 54 new COVID cases. This following 56 new cases the day before. We saw 1,288 new cases in April, an average of 43 per day. In the first 7 days of May, Solano reported 275 new cases, an average of 39 per day. Reports are that Solano will not be joining all other Bay Area counties in opening to less restrictive tiers anytime soon. Solano’s Active cases rose today from 312 to 319. Our percent positivity rate rose a bit today, and remains high at 7.6%. We have not seen rates this high since Feb. 22.
Cases among children and youth have increased alarmingly
Percent of today’s new cases, age groups, May 7, 2021 | ||||
New Cases 0-17 years |
New Cases 18-49 years |
New Cases 50-64 years |
New Cases 65+ years |
TOTAL New Cases Today |
8 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 54 |
15% | 67% | 15% | 4% | 100% |
Compare TODAY (above) with percentages since LAST SUMMER (below). Note especially children and youth 0-17 years and young adults age 18-49:
Percent of ALL CASES SINCE JUNE 2020, age groups as of May 7, 2021 | ||||
Date | Cases % 0-17 |
Cases % 18-49 |
Cases % 50-64 |
Cases % 65+ |
6/5/20 | 5.8% | 45.2% | 25.6% | 23.3% |
7/1/20 | 9.0% | 57.5% | 20.1% | 13.4% |
8/31/20 | 11.0% | 60.6% | 19.2% | 9.2% |
5/7/21 | 12.2% | 55.4% | 20.5% | 11.9% |
Hospitalizations – very little information…
The Solano County COVID dashboard Summary tab only shows active hospitalizations for the current day (19 today, see image at top of page). This number represents the total currently hospitalized after yesterday’s admissions and discharges. Little can be learned from this about the accumulated total of hospitalizations since the outbreak began.
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But on the Demographics tab of the County dashboard, the County “occasionally” updates the accumulated total of hospitalizations by age group. These numbers have not been updated since early April, so it isn’t possible to determine whether there has been an increasing number of hospitalizations among any of the age groups. I have asked Public Health Officer Dr. Bela Matyas for an update on these numbers, and he replied by email on 4/29 that he “believes” his staff will update these numbers soon, and “will double check.” But no update as yet. So age group hospitalization totals on the dashboard remain old and unchanged:
Solano County Total COVID Hospitalizations by AGE GROUPS as of Early April | |||
Hospitalizations Age 0-17 |
Hospitalizations Age 18-49 |
Hospitalizations Age 50-64 |
Hospitalizations Age 65+ |
26 | 323 | 331 | 591 |
>> The virus is still on the move here. Stay safe, get vaccinated, wear a mask and social distance! We will get through this together.
Cases by City on Friday, May 7:
- Benicia added 3 new case today, total of 976 cases since the outbreak began. Benicia averaged 2 cases per day in April.
- Dixon added 6 new cases today, total of 1,882 cases.
- Fairfield added 20 new cases today, total of 8,890 cases.
- Rio Vista added 1 new case today, total of 370 cases.
- Suisun City added 3 new cases today, total of 2,243 cases.
- Vacaville added 11 new cases today, total of 8,557 cases.
- Vallejo added only 9 new cases today, total of 9,731 cases.
- Unincorporated areas added 1 new case today, total of 103 cases.
COMPARE: Screenshots from Solano County COVID Dashboard on Thursday, May 6:![](https://i0.wp.com/beniciaindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SolanoCountyCOVID-19Dashboard_2021-05-06.jpg?resize=474%2C205&ssl=1)
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The data on this page is from today’s and the previous Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard. The Dashboard is full of much more information and updated weekdays around 4 or 5pm. On the County’s dashboard, you can hover a mouse or click on an item for more information. Note the tabs at top for Summary, Demographics and Vaccines. Click here to go to today’s Solano County Dashboard.
Sources
- Solano County Coronavirus Dashboard (posted on the County website today).
- The State of California’s Open Data Profile at COVID19.CA.GOV
- See also on the BenIndy: Hospitalizations AND ICU Beds by REGION.
- See also my ARCHIVE of daily Solano COVID updates (an excel spreadsheet).
SF Chronicle: Just one Bay Area county is still stuck in the red tier. Here’s what’s holding it back
Solano County case rates and vaccination rates lagging behind other Bay Area counties
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In recent months, coronavirus case rates have plummeted in much of the Bay Area. Most of the region’s counties are now in California’s “moderate” orange reopening tier, which allows for loosened restrictions, and San Francisco moved to the least restrictive yellow tier on Tuesday.
But Solano County, which has continued to struggle with higher case rates than the rest of the Bay Area, is still stuck in the red tier — the second-most-restrictive in the four-tier system.
According to the latest data from the state for the week ending April 24, Solano reported 8.8 new daily coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, and an adjusted case rate of 8.3, which takes into account a county’s testing efforts.
The metrics that the state considers for tier assignment, though, are fairly low, with a positive test rate of 2.7% and a health equity positive test rate of 2.1%. From April 28 to May 4, the average daily case rate for the county was 10 per 100,000, while the Bay Area’s overall average daily case rate was 5.
Dr. Bela Matyas, health officer for the county, said officials know the main reason for the persistently higher case rates.
“People who are not vaccinated are getting together with friends and family and not social distancing,” he said. “It’s been a problem since the very beginning.”
He said the stubborn case rates over the past couple of months can be attributed to younger individuals. The county’s COVID-19 dashboard shows 55% of cases in the 18 to 49 age group, 21% in residents 50 to 64, and 12% in individuals 65 and older. The 18 to 49 age group also has a lower vaccination rate, with 46% having received at least one dose compared to 68% in people 50 to 64 and 79% in residents 65 to 74.
“They are engaging in activities on the presumption that the pandemic is under control or behind us,” Matyas said.
Part of it could be frustration with the pandemic, and part of it could be the “sense they will not have a bad outcome” if they become infected, he said.
Matyas added that it’s hard to compare Solano County to much of the Bay Area when it comes to the pandemic. He called it a “bridge community between the two different cultures” of the Bay Area and the Central Valley.
Vaccination rates are lower than most other Bay Area counties, and vaccine hesitancy is also an issue.
“Very liberal counties have very high rates of vaccination, and traditionally conservative counties have low rates of vaccination,” he said. “We’re in the middle, a blend of the two.”
Matyas said vaccination rates tend to be higher in the southern part of the county that includes Vallejo (61.5% with at least one dose) and Benicia (72.3%), and becomes more moderate and conservative moving north to Fairfield (57.5%) and Vacaville (53.1%).
According to Solano County’s vaccine dashboard, 58% of residents 16 and older have received at least one vaccine dose, while 39% are fully vaccinated. Compare that to neighboring Napa County, where 66% of residents have received at least one vaccine dose, and 47% are fully vaccinated, or Marin County, which has the Bay Area’s highest vaccination rates with 83% having received at least one dose, and 64% fully vaccinated.
“Attendance at clinics is way down” in Solano, Matyas said. “To be honest, there are people in Solano County who don’t want it, who are choosing not to be vaccinated with full knowledge of their decision.”
So will Solano be able to make it to the orange tier? Matyas said the county has been trying, and has consistently provided outreach and education.
“We’ve never been in orange, and have been in the red and purple tiers the whole time,” Matyas said. “I would love to get to the orange because businesses, services and activities are clearly being limited in the red.”
Matyas said officials have achieved the goal of providing the vaccine to those who want it, and have mostly minimized the highest risk in the community, vaccinating nearly 80% of residents 65 and older so far.
At this point, Matyas said the primary goals for the county have shifted to ensuring access to vaccines for anyone who has had trouble receiving them, and helping those who are hesitant get past their hesitancy.
A single-day increase of 56 new COVID patients in Solano County
56 new cases reported in Solano County today. Percent positive rate remains high. Stay safe! See also: People with mild COVID can have long-term health problems
Solano County COVID report on Thursday, May 6.
[Source: see far below. See also my ARCHIVE spreadsheet of daily Solano COVID updates.]Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard – SUMMARY:![](https://i0.wp.com/beniciaindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SolanoCountyCOVID-19Dashboard_2021-05-06.jpg?resize=474%2C205&ssl=1)
On May 6, Solano County reported 56 new COVID cases. We saw 1,288 new cases in April, an average of 43 per day. Reports are that Solano will not be joining all other Bay Area counties in opening to less restrictive tiers anytime soon. Solano’s Active cases rose today from 310 to 312. Our percent positivity rate fell slightly today, but remains high at 7.4%. We have not seen rates this high since Feb. 22.
Cases among children and youth have increased alarmingly
Percent of today’s new cases, age groups, May 6, 2021 | ||||
New Cases 0-17 years |
New Cases 18-49 years |
New Cases 50-64 years |
New Cases 65+ years |
TOTAL New Cases Today |
12 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 56 |
21% | 48% | 25% | 5% | 100% |
Compare TODAY (above) with percentages since LAST SUMMER (below). Note especially children and youth 0-17 years:
Percent of ALL CASES SINCE JUNE 2020, age groups as of May 6, 2021 | ||||
Date | Cases % 0-17 |
Cases % 18-49 |
Cases % 50-64 |
Cases % 65+ |
6/5/20 | 5.8% | 45.2% | 25.6% | 23.3% |
7/1/20 | 9.0% | 57.5% | 20.1% | 13.4% |
8/31/20 | 11.0% | 60.6% | 19.2% | 9.2% |
5/6/21 | 12.2% | 55.4% | 20.5% | 11.9% |
Hospitalizations – very little information…
The Solano County COVID dashboard Summary tab only shows active hospitalizations for the current day (22 today, see image at top of page). This number represents the total currently hospitalized after yesterday’s admissions and discharges. Little can be learned from this about the accumulated total of hospitalizations since the outbreak began.
![](https://i0.wp.com/beniciaindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Age-Groups-HOSPITALIZATIONS-2021-04-27.jpg?resize=226%2C218&ssl=1)
But on the Demographics tab of the County dashboard, the County “occasionally” updates the accumulated total of hospitalizations by age group. These numbers have not been updated since early April, so it isn’t possible to determine whether there has been an increasing number of hospitalizations among our children and young adults. I have asked Public Health Officer Dr. Bela Matyas for an update on these numbers, and he replied by email on 4/29 that he “believes” his staff will update these numbers soon, and “will double check.” But no update as yet. So age group hospitalization totals on the dashboard remain old and unchanged:
Solano County Total COVID Hospitalizations by AGE GROUPS as of Early April | |||
Hospitalizations Age 0-17 |
Hospitalizations Age 18-49 |
Hospitalizations Age 50-64 |
Hospitalizations Age 65+ |
26 | 323 | 330 | 591 |
>> The virus is still on the move here. Stay safe, get vaccinated, wear a mask and social distance! We will get through this together.
Cases by City on Thursday, May 6:
- Benicia added 1 new case today, total of 973 cases since the outbreak began. Benicia averaged 2 cases per day in April.
- Dixon added 3 new cases today, total of 1,876 cases.
- Fairfield added 22 new cases today, total of 8,870 cases.
- Rio Vista remained steady today, total of 369 cases.
- Suisun City added 5 new cases today, total of 2,240 cases.
- Vacaville added 11 new cases today, total of 8,546 cases.
- Vallejo added 14 new cases today, total of 9,722 cases.
- Unincorporated areas remained steady today, total of 102 cases.
COMPARE: Screenshots from Solano County COVID Dashboard on Wednesday, May 5:![](https://i0.wp.com/beniciaindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SolanoCountyCOVID-19Dashboard_2021-05-05.jpg?resize=474%2C205&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/beniciaindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Cases-by-City-COVID-19-Solano-County-LIST-2021-05-05.jpg?resize=474%2C234&ssl=1)
The data on this page is from today’s and the previous Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard. The Dashboard is full of much more information and updated weekdays around 4 or 5pm. On the County’s dashboard, you can hover a mouse or click on an item for more information. Note the tabs at top for Summary, Demographics and Vaccines. Click here to go to today’s Solano County Dashboard.
Sources
- Solano County Coronavirus Dashboard (posted on the County website today).
- The State of California’s Open Data Profile at COVID19.CA.GOV
- See also on the BenIndy: Hospitalizations AND ICU Beds by REGION.
- See also my ARCHIVE of daily Solano COVID updates (an excel spreadsheet).
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