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Benicia sees 23 new COVID cases, now in HIGH transmission rate

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By Roger Straw, Monday, April 25, 2022

Solano County reports 260 new COVID infections and 1 new death.  Benicia now experiencing HIGH transmission rate.

Solano Public Health COVID dashboard, Monday, April 25, 2022:

DEATHS:  Solano reported one new COVID-related death in today’s report, 5 deaths reported so far in April.  COMPARE: 15 COVID deaths were reported in February, 17 in March.  A total of 418 Solano residents have now died of COVID or COVID-related causes over the course of the pandemic.

TRANSMISSION RATE: With today’s report, Solano remained in a SUBSTANTIAL rate of transmission, but much higher, with 397 new cases in the last 7 days (up from 265 at last report).  CDC FORMULA: Based on Solano County’s population, 450 or more cases in 7 days places Solano in the CDC’s population-based definition of a HIGH transmission rate.  Below 225 cases in 7 days shows MODERATE community transmission.  Numbers between 225 and 450 are considered SUBSTANTIAL transmission.

ACTIVE CASES: Solano reported 441 ACTIVE cases today, up from 328 at last report.

CASES BY CITY – Monday, April 25:

  • BENICIA added 23 new cases today, 73 in April so far, and a total of 3,208 cases since the outbreak began.  TRANSMISSION RATE: Benicia’s 7-day case count is 38 as of today’s report, now in the CDC’s HIGH rate of transmission for the first time since March 11.  Benicia bounced between MODERATE and SUBSTANTIAL range from mid-March through mid-April.  For a city with Benicia’s population, anything over 27 cases in 7 days is considered HIGH TRANSMISSION.  14 to 27 cases is considered SUBSTANTIAL.  Below 14 is rated MODERATE.
  • Dixon added 14 new cases today, total of 4,371 cases.
  • Fairfield added 67 new cases today, total of 22,904 cases.
  • Rio Vista added 0 new cases today, total of 1,194 cases.
  • Suisun City added 17 new cases today, total of 6,012 cases.
  • Vacaville added 45 new cases today, a total of 21,818 cases.
  • Vallejo added 94 new cases today, a total of 25,815 cases.
  • Unincorporated added 0 new cases today, a total of 200 cases.

TEST RATE:  Solano County’s 7-Day Percent Positive TEST RATE was 8% today, up from 6% at last report. Even at this low rate, Solano does not compare favorably to the rest of California: The CALIFORNIA 7-day % positive rate was 2.3% today, up from 1.9% at last report.  [Source: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Tracking Center]. The U.S. 7-day % positive rate was 6.5%. today, up from 5.3% at last report. [Source: CDC COVID Data Tracker.] 

HOSPITALIZATIONS:

CURRENT: Solano reported the number of those currently hospitalized with COVID in the County rose today from only 4 persons to 7. Current hospitalizations don’t tell the whole story, though, as this number reflects both admissions and discharges.  Only from the increase in total hospitalizations (below) can we know how many new admissions have come into our hospitals as of this date.

TOTAL hospitalizations: Solano updated its Age Group and Race/Ethnicity charts today, adding 1 previously unreported hospitalization, someone age 65+, for a pandemic total of 4,366.  TREND: Solano reported 284 hospitalizations in January, 184 in February, and (without explanation) 644 in March.  Only 29 so far in April, but the County often updates this age/race hospitalization data long after the fact.

ICU Bed Availability Solano County reported available hospital beds fell sharply today, from 63% at last report to only 37% today, just barely in the County’s GREEN safe zone.

Ventilator Availability in Solano County rose slightly today from 69% to 70% available, in the County’s GREEN safe zone. 

HOW DOES TODAY’S REPORT COMPARE?  See recent reports and others going back to April 20, 2020 in my ARCHIVE of daily Solano COVID updates (an excel spreadsheet).

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>The data on this page is from the Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard.  The Dashboard is full of much more information and (as of 3/14/2022) is updated Monday and Thursday between 4 and 6pm.  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.

See also my BENINDY ARCHIVE of daily Solano COVID updates (an excel spreadsheet).  I have also archived the hundreds of full CORONAVIRUS REPORTS posted here almost daily on the Benicia Independent since April 2020.

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Solano County reports 11 previously unreported hospitalizations and 137 new infections

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By Roger Straw, Thursday, April 21, 2022

Solano County reports 137 new COVID infections, 11 hospitalizations, no new deaths.

Solano Public Health COVID dashboard, Thursday, April 21, 2022:

DEATHS:  Solano reported no new COVID-related death in today’s report, 4 deaths reported so far in April.  COMPARE: 15 COVID deaths were reported in February, 17 in March.  A total of 417 Solano residents have now died of COVID or COVID-related causes over the course of the pandemic.

TRANSMISSION RATE: With today’s report, Solano remained in a SUBSTANTIAL rate of transmission, with 265 new cases in the last 7 days (up slightly from 250 at last report).  CDC FORMULA: Based on Solano County’s population, 450 or more cases in 7 days places Solano in the CDC’s population-based definition of a HIGH transmission rate.  Below 225 cases in 7 days shows MODERATE community transmission.  Numbers between 225 and 450 are considered SUBSTANTIAL transmission.

ACTIVE CASES: Solano reported 328 ACTIVE cases today, up from 257 at last report.

CASES BY CITY – Thursday, April 21:

  • BENICIA added 15 new cases today, 50 in the first 3 weeks of April and a total of 3,185 cases since the outbreak began.  TRANSMISSION RATE: Benicia’s 7-day case count is 27 as of today’s report, just one person shy of the CDC’s HIGH rate of transmission.  Benicia has bounced between MODERATE and SUBSTANTIAL range since mid-March.  For a city with Benicia’s population, anything over 27 cases in 7 days is considered HIGH TRANSMISSION.  14 to 27 cases is considered SUBSTANTIAL.  Below 14 is rated MODERATE.
  • Dixon added 3 new cases today, total of 4,357 cases.
  • Fairfield added 32 new cases today, total of 22,837 cases.
  • Rio Vista added 3 new cases today, total of 1,194 cases.
  • Suisun City added 12 new cases today, total of 5,995 cases.
  • Vacaville added 20 new cases today, a total of 21,773 cases.
  • Vallejo added 50 new cases today, a total of 25,721 cases.
  • Unincorporated added 1 new case today, a total of 200 cases.

TEST RATE:  Solano County’s 7-Day Percent Positive TEST RATE was 6% today, up from 5% at last report. Even at this low rate, Solano does not compare favorably to the rest of California: The CALIFORNIA 7-day % positive rate was 1.9% today  [Source: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Tracking Center]. The U.S. 7-day % positive rate held steady today at 5.3%. [Source: CDC COVID Data Tracker.] 

HOSPITALIZATIONS:

CURRENT: Solano reported the number of those currently hospitalized with COVID in the County rose today from only 2 persons to 4. Current hospitalizations don’t tell the whole story, though, as this number reflects both admissions and discharges.  Only from the increase in total hospitalizations (below) can we know how many new admissions have come into our hospitals as of this date.

TOTAL hospitalizations: Solano updated its Age Group and Race/Ethnicity charts today, adding 11 previously unreported hospitalizations, for a pandemic total of 4,365.  TREND: Solano reported 284 hospitalizations in January, 184 in February, and (without explanation) 644 in March.  Only 28 so far in April, but the County often updates this age/race hospitalization data long after the fact.

ICU Bed Availability Solano County reported available hospital beds increased sharply today, from 43% at last report to 63% today, still in the County’s GREEN safe zone.

Ventilator Availability in Solano County rose slightly today from 68% to 69% available, in the County’s GREEN safe zone. 

HOW DOES TODAY’S REPORT COMPARE?  See recent reports and others going back to April 20, 2020 in my ARCHIVE of daily Solano COVID updates (an excel spreadsheet).

Click green text above or on the image.

>The data on this page is from the Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard.  The Dashboard is full of much more information and (as of 3/14/2022) is updated Monday and Thursday between 4 and 6pm.  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.

See also my BENINDY ARCHIVE of daily Solano COVID updates (an excel spreadsheet).  I have also archived the hundreds of full CORONAVIRUS REPORTS posted here almost daily on the Benicia Independent since April 2020.

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Solano reports three new COVID-19 deaths, 128 new infections

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By Roger Straw, Monday, April 18, 2022

Solano County reports 128 new COVID infections, 3 new deaths.

Solano Public Health COVID dashboard, Monday, April 18:

DEATHS:  Solano reported 3 new COVID-related death in today’s report, all age 65+.  4 deaths reported so far in April.  COMPARE: 15 COVID deaths were reported in February, 17 in March.  A total of 417 Solano residents have now died of COVID or COVID-related causes over the course of the pandemic.

TRANSMISSION RATE: With today’s report, Solano remained in a SUBSTANTIAL rate of transmission, with 250 new cases in the last 7 days (up slightly from 246 at last report).  CDC FORMULA: Based on Solano County’s population, 450 or more cases in 7 days places Solano in the CDC’s population-based definition of a HIGH transmission rate.  Below 225 cases in 7 days shows MODERATE community transmission.  Numbers between 225 and 450 are considered SUBSTANTIAL transmission.

ACTIVE CASES: Solano reported 257 ACTIVE cases today, down from 302 at last report.

CASES BY CITY – Monday, April 18, 2022:

  • BENICIA added 12 new cases today, total of 3,170 cases since the outbreak began.  TRANSMISSION RATE: Benicia’s 7-day case count is 15 as of today’s report, jumping back up into the CDC’s SUBSTANTIAL range.  Benicia has bounced between MODERATE and SUBSTANTIAL range since mid-March.  For a city with Benicia’s population, anything over 27 cases in 7 days is considered HIGH TRANSMISSION.  14 to 27 cases is considered SUBSTANTIAL.  Below 14 is rated MODERATE.
  • Dixon added 3 new cases today, total of 4,353 cases.
  • Fairfield added 31 new cases today, total of 22,805 cases.
  • Rio Vista added 0 new cases today, total of 1,191 cases.
  • Suisun City added 14 new cases today, total of 5,983 cases.
  • Vacaville added 29 new cases today, a total of 21,753 cases.
  • Vallejo added 39 new cases today, a total of 25,671 cases.
  • Unincorporated added 0 new cases today, a total of 199 cases.

TEST RATE:  Solano County’s 7-Day Percent Positive TEST RATE was 5% today, unchanged since last report. Even at this low rate, Solano does not compare favorably to the rest of California: The CALIFORNIA 7-day % positive rate was 1.8% today  [Source: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Tracking Center]. The U.S. 7-day % positive rate is up sharply today from 4.1% to 5.3%. [Source: CDC COVID Data Tracker.] 

HOSPITALIZATIONS:

CURRENT: Solano reported the number of those currently hospitalized with COVID in the County fell today from 4 persons to only 2. Current hospitalizations don’t tell the whole story, though, as this number reflects both admissions and discharges.  Only from the increase in total hospitalizations (below) can we know how many new admissions have come into our hospitals as of this date.

TOTAL hospitalizations: Solano adjusted its Age Group and Race/Ethnicity charts today, inexplicably removing one person age 65+ from County hospitalization records for a pandemic total of 4,354.  TREND: Solano reported 284 hospitalizations in January, 184 in February, and (without explanation) 644 in March.  Only 17 so far in April, but the County often post-dates hospitalizations.

ICU Bed Availability Solano County reported available hospital beds dropped sharply today, from 57% at last report to only 43% today, but still in the County’s GREEN safe zone.

Ventilator Availability in Solano County was down today from 70% to 68% available, in the County’s GREEN safe zone. 

HOW DOES TODAY’S REPORT COMPARE?  See recent reports and others going back to April 20, 2020 in my ARCHIVE of daily Solano COVID updates (an excel spreadsheet).

Click green text above or on the image.

>The data on this page is from the Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard.  The Dashboard is full of much more information and (as of 3/14/2022) is updated Monday and Thursday between 4 and 6pm.  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.

See also my BENINDY ARCHIVE of daily Solano COVID updates (an excel spreadsheet).  I have also archived the hundreds of full CORONAVIRUS REPORTS posted here almost daily on the Benicia Independent since April 2020.

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Solano County reports another COVID death, new total of 414 since start of the pandemic

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By Roger Straw, Thursday, April 14, 2022

Solano County reports 122 new COVID infections, 1 new death.

Solano Public Health COVID dashboard, Thursday, April 14:

DEATHS:  Solano reported 1 new COVID-related death in today’s report, a person age 65+.  Only this one death reported so far in April.  COMPARE: 15 COVID deaths were reported in February, 17 in March.  A total of 414 Solano residents have now died of COVID or COVID-related causes over the course of the pandemic.

TRANSMISSION RATE: With today’s report, Solano rose out of the desired MODERATE transmission rate into the SUBSTANTIAL rate, with 246 new cases in the last 7 days (up from 211 on Monday and 155 a week ago).  CDC FORMULA: Based on Solano County’s population, 450 or more cases in 7 days places Solano in the CDC’s population-based definition of a HIGH transmission rate.  Below 225 cases in 7 days shows MODERATE community transmission.  Numbers between 225 and 450 are considered SUBSTANTIAL transmission.

ACTIVE CASES: Solano reported 302 ACTIVE cases today, up from 244 at last report.

CASES BY CITY – Thursday, April 14, 2022:

“Rate” column shows the rate of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population by city of residence.
  • BENICIA added 3 new cases today, total of 3,158 cases since the outbreak began.  TRANSMISSION RATE: Benicia’s 7-day case count is 13 as of today’s report, jumping back down into the CDC’s MODERATE range.  Benicia has bounced between MODERATE and SUBSTANTIAL range since mid-March.  For a city with Benicia’s population, anything over 27 cases in 7 days is considered HIGH TRANSMISSION.  14 to 27 cases is considered SUBSTANTIAL.  Below 14 is rated MODERATE.
  • Dixon added 3 new cases today, total of 4,350 cases.
  • Fairfield added 49 new cases today, total of 22,774 cases.
  • Rio Vista added 0 new cases today, total of 1,191 cases.
  • Suisun City added 8 new cases today, total of 5,969 cases.
  • Vacaville added 26 new cases today, a total of 21,724 cases.
  • Vallejo added 33 new cases today, a total of 25,632 cases.
  • Unincorporated added 0 new cases today, a total of 199 cases.

TEST RATE:  Solano County’s 7-Day Percent Positive TEST RATE was 5% today, down from 6% on Monday. Even at this low rate, Solano does not compare favorably: The CALIFORNIA 7-day % positive rate fell from 1.2% to a remarkable 0.3% today  [Source: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Tracking Center]. The U.S. 7-day % positive rate was up today from 3.4% to 4.1%. [Source: CDC COVID Data Tracker.] 

HOSPITALIZATIONS:

CURRENT: Solano reported the number of those currently hospitalized with COVID in the County fell today from 8 persons to only 4. Current hospitalizations don’t tell the whole story, though, as this number reflects both admissions and discharges.  Only from the increase in total hospitalizations (below) can we know how many new admissions have come into our hospitals as of this date.

TOTAL hospitalizations: Solano updated its Age Group and Race/Ethnicity charts today, adding 13 new hospitalizations, for a pandemic total of 4,355 (see below; note that the County’s hospitalization numbers for Race/Ethnicity is less accurate, but presented here to show relative percentages).  TREND: Solano reported 284 hospitalizations in January, 184 in February, and (without explanation) 644 in March.  Only 18 so far in April, but the County often post-dates hospitalizations.

ICU Bed Availability Solano County reported available hospital beds increased today, from 43% on Monday to 57% today, in the County’s GREEN safe zone.

Ventilator Availability in Solano County was down today from 75% to 70% available, in the County’s GREEN safe zone. 

HOW DOES TODAY’S REPORT COMPARE?  See recent reports and others going back to April 20, 2020 in my ARCHIVE of daily Solano COVID updates (an excel spreadsheet).

Click green text above or on the image.

>The data on this page is from the Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard.  The Dashboard is full of much more information and (as of 3/14/2022) is updated Monday and Thursday between 4 and 6pm.  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.

See also my BENINDY ARCHIVE of daily Solano COVID updates (an excel spreadsheet).  I have also archived the hundreds of full CORONAVIRUS REPORTS posted here almost daily on the Benicia Independent since April 2020.

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