Coronavirus update, Nov. 9: Stanislaus County awaits tier designation as rates climb
Latest facts on COVID-19 testing in Modesto area
Stanislaus County recorded its highest single-day number of infections in nearly two months and its highest infection rate in recent weeks, according to data released by the state.
On Saturday, the state recorded 87 positive tests results, the highest figure dating back to September, and a single-day positivity rate of 8.57%. That figure was based on 1,015 tests.
The seven-day rolling infection rate was 5.79%, up from 5.39% the day before. The 14-day rate was 5.37%, up from 5.18%.
The news comes as the county is awaiting its tier designation on Tuesday, when officials are concerned about a possible drop from the red tier into the purple tier, the most business-restricted stage of the state’s grading system for reopening.
A move into purple would mean, for instance, that restaurants and gyms, which have allowed to operate partially indoors while the county is in the red tier, could only offer its services outdoors.
While much of the Stanislaus County’s coronavirus dashboard was down on Sunday due to technical issues, hospitalizations were tabulated. The number of confirmed cases in the county’s five hospitals remained at 63, and there were 10 more adult intensive care unit beds available, bringing the total to 23.
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Of the positive cases through Saturday:
- 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 through Saturday:
- Modesto has 6,785 positive cases
- Turlock has 2,521
- Ceres has 2,274
- Patterson has 953
- Riverbank has 908
- Oakdale has 436
- Newman has 374
- Waterford has 280
- Hughson has 190
- Supervisorial District 5 has 1,176
- District 3 has 1,046
- District 2 has 849
- District 1 has 407
- District 4 has 145
In other nearby counties through Saturday:
- San Joaquin County has 494 COVID-19-related deaths among 22,635 cases.
- Merced County has 164 deaths among 9,982 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 329 cases and eight deaths.
- Mariposa County has 89 cases and two deaths.
As of Monday morning, there were 976,186 confirmed cases in California and 17,977 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 9,973,666 U.S. cases and 237,584 deaths.
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