Coronavirus update, March 6: Stanislaus hospital count seesaws again. Deaths reach 957
The COVID-19 patient count at Stanislaus County hospitals continued to fluctuate in a narrow range Friday, well below the worst of the winter surge.
The Health Services Agency also announced that two more residents have died from the virus. The total now stands at 957 since last spring.
Cases total 50,926 with the 124 added Friday. The county also has 461,492 negative test results and 49,164 people who are presumed recovered.
The county’s five hospitals had 83 patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, down from 92 on Thursday. The count has hovered between 80 and 96 for the past week but is far below the 300-plus in early January. There were 13 staffed intensive care unit beds available for adults Friday, up from nine Thursday.
The single-day positivity rate was at 7.41%, the ninth straight day it had remained below 10%, according to the state website. The rolling seven-day rate was 6.1%, down from 6.28% a day before and the 14-day rate stood at 6.94%, down from 6.99%.
According to the Los Angeles Times COVID-19 tracker, Stanislaus County has the seventh highest rate of infection per 100,000 residents in the last week among the state’s 58 counties. Its rate of death also is 28st highest. Since the pandemic’s start, its infection rate remains 15th highest and the death rate fourth highest among all California counties.
Stanislaus remains in the purple tier, meaning the virus is “widespread,” following the state’s reassessment of conditions Tuesday. It seeks to reach red, orange and finally yellow, with few limits on business and gatherings.
As of Friday, 91,800 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been allocated to Stanislaus County. This includes 43,335 doses to health care providers and 48,465 to public health.
The public clinic schedule for next week:
- Wednesday, Turlock: First and second doses, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Geer Road entrance to Stanislaus State University
Wednesday, Patterson: First dose only, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Hammon Senior Center, 1033 W. Las Palmas Ave.
Thursday, Modesto: First and second dose, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 L St.
Friday, Modesto: First and second dose, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 L St.
Friday, Oakdale: First and second dose, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Gladys L. Lemmons Senior Community Center, 450 East A St.
Saturday, Turlock: First dose only, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Geer Road entrance to Stanislaus State University
More information is on the county dashboard at http://schsa.org/coronavirus/vaccine/.
California has administered 10,071,476 vaccines as of Friday, up from 9,860,209 on Thursday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracker. The state ranks 31st in the country, having administered 25,490 doses per 100,000 residents. Alaska ranks first, Georgia 50th among the states.
It’s important to note that if you’ve had part or full vaccination, wearing a mask and keeping with all the safety precautions like social distancing is still recommended by the Centers for Disease for Control and Prevention. Also, those who have had COVID-19 still need to be vaccinated.
Here are the demographic breakdowns of the positive tests in Stanislaus County as of Friday:
- 53.6% are female
- 46.4% male
- 8.3% are 14 years or younger
- 16.4% are ages 15 to 24
- 19.3% 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 18,799 positive cases
- Turlock has 6,904
- Ceres has 5,233
- Patterson has 2,448
- Riverbank has 2,366
- Oakdale has 1,659
- Newman has 1,142
- Waterford has 615
- Hughson has 560
- Supervisorial District 3 has 2,648
- District 5 has 2,433
- District 2 has 2,122
- District 1 has 1,189
- District 4 has 389
Here’s a look at the numbers from nearby counties through Friday:
- San Joaquin County has 1,182 COVID-19-related deaths among 67,284 cases.
- Merced County has 413 deaths among 29,376 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 3,972 cases and 59 deaths.
- Mariposa County has 395 cases and seven deaths.
As of Saturday morning, there were 3,592,560 confirmed cases in California and 53,854 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 28,896,694 U.S. cases and 522,872 deaths.
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This story was originally published March 6, 2021 at 5:36 AM.
