Coronavirus update, Oct. 6: Stanislaus adds 2 deaths, awaits word from state on rules
Latest facts on COVID-19 testing in Modesto area
Stanislaus County continued its downward trend for new cases Monday while also announcing two more deaths. A total of 374 residents have died of the virus.
Just 22 new cases were reported, bringing the total to 16,759, the county Health Services Agency said. Another 90,647 residents have tested negative, and 16,759 are presumed recovered.
Monday’s positivity rate of 4.55% compares with 7.26% on Sunday and 11.85% on Saturday. The rolling seven-day average was 8.07%, down from 8.23% the day before. The 14-day average was 6.34%, down from 6.5%. The positive rate since data collection began in March was 15.6%.
Each Tuesday brings an update from the state on whether counties can ease limits on business and other activities, based on a different set of measures. Stanislaus as of Monday remained in the highest, or purple, tier in the state rating system.
The 43 confirmed cases in local hospital beds Monday were down from 50 on Sunday. There were 12 available intensive-care beds for adults, down from 13 the day before.
Of those who tested positive:
- 54% are female
- 46% male
- 7% are 14 years or younger
- 16% are ages 15 to 24
- 21% are 25 to 34,
- 18% are 35 to 44,
- 15% are 45 to 54
- 12% are 55 to 64
- 6% are 65 to 74
- 3% are 75 to 84,
- 2% are 85 or older.
- Though they make up 47 percent of the population, Latinos represented 64 percent of the positive cases.
Geographically:
- Modesto has 6,223 positive cases
- Turlock has 2,243
- Ceres has 2,087
- Riverbank has 842
- Patterson has 819
- Oakdale has 388
- Newman has 340
- Waterford has 257
- Hughson has 153
- Supervisorial District 5 has 1,057
- District 3 has 947
- District 2 has 740
- District 1 has 361
- District 4 has 116
In other nearby counties:
- San Joaquin County has 471 COVID-19-related deaths among 20,569 cases.
- Merced County has 148 deaths among 9,081 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 233 cases and four deaths.
- Mariposa County has 76 cases and two deaths.
As of Monday evening, there were 836,152 confirmed cases in California and 16,181 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 7,459,101 U.S. cases and 210,195 deaths.
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