Coronavirus update, Feb. 24: Stanislaus hospital cases edge up again. Deaths at 937
Stanislaus County added six deaths to COVID-19 on Tuesday and closed in on 50,000 total cases since its first reported case last March 11.
A total of 937 residents have died of the virus, the county Health Services Agency said. February has had 108 deaths so far, following a monthly record of 212 in January.
The county added 110 positive tests Tuesday, raising the total to 49,970. Stanislaus also has 441,710 negative test results and 47,868 people who are presumed recovered.
The single-day positivity rate was 6.93%, up from 3.65% the previous day, according to state data. The seven-day rolling rate was 7.82%, down from 7.86%. The 14-day rate was 8.07%, up from 7.99%.
According to the Los Angeles Times COVID-19 tracker, Stanislaus County has the ninth highest rate of infection per 100,000 residents in the last week among the state’s 58 counties. Its rate of death also is ninth highest. Since the pandemic’s start, its infection rate remains 15th highest and the death rate fourth highest.
The county’s five hospitals reported 112 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases Tuesday, up from 107 on Monday. The count has risen for two straight days but is still about a third of the winter peak. The number of staffed adult ICU beds was at 16, up from 13.
A long-term projection of easing ICU capacity prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom on Jan. 25 to lift the stay-home order in the 12-county San Joaquin Valley Region. Stanislaus remains in the purple tier, the most restrictive for business and gatherings.
As of Tuesday, 77,310 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been allocated to Stanislaus County. This includes 36,135 doses to health care providers and 41,175 to public health.
The public clinic schedule for the rest of the week:
- Wednesday, Turlock: First and second doses, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Geer Road entrance to California State University, Stanislaus
- Thursday, Modesto: First dose only, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 L St.
- Friday, Oakdale: First dose only, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Gladys L. Lemmons Senior Community Center, 450 East A St.
- Friday, Patterson: First and second doses, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hammon Senior Center, 1033 West Las Palmas Ave.
More information is on the county dashboard at http://schsa.org/coronavirus/vaccine/.
California has administered 7,724,412 vaccines as of Tuesday, up from 7,604,725 on Monday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracker. The state ranks 28th in the country, having administered 25,229 doses per 100,000 residents. Alaska ranks first, Texas 50th among the states.
Here are the demographic breakdowns of the positive tests in Stanislaus County as of Tuesday:
- 53.6% are female
- 46.4% male
- 8.3% are 14 years or younger
- 16.4% are ages 15 to 24
- 19.4% are 25 to 34
- 17.2% are 35 to 44
- 14.9% are 45 to 54
- 12% are 55 to 64
- 6.6% are 65 to 74
- 3.4% are 75 to 84
- 1.9% are 85 or older.
- Though they make up 47 percent of the population, Latinos represented 63.7 percent of the positive cases.
Geographically:
- Modesto has 18,418 positive cases
- Turlock has 6,765
- Ceres has 5,115
- Patterson has 2,418
- Riverbank has 2,315
- Oakdale has 1,617
- Newman has 1,122
- Waterford has 601
- Hughson has 554
- Supervisorial District 3 has 2,580
- District 5 has 2,393
- District 2 has 2,084
- District 1 has 1,168
- District 4 has 381
Here’s a look at the numbers from nearby counties:
- San Joaquin County has 1,042 COVID-19-related deaths among 66,290 cases.
- Merced County has 393 deaths among 28,749 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 3,929 cases and 59 deaths.
- Mariposa County has 393 cases and seven deaths.
As of Wednesday morning, there were 3,543,340 confirmed cases in California and 49,888 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 28,261,634 U.S. cases and 502,681 deaths.
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This story was originally published February 24, 2021 at 5:38 AM.
