Coronavirus update, April 21: Stanislaus reaches 1,032 deaths, 54,100 positive tests
Stanislaus County once again reported two deaths to COVID-19 on Tuesday, along with 66 new cases.
A total of 1,032 residents have died since the first was announced in April 2020, the Health Services Agency said.
Stanislaus has 54,100 positive tests, 550,694 negative test results and 52,623 people who are presumed recovered.
The county learned Tuesday that it remains in the red tier of the state’s four-tier system for pandemic response, based on a weekly reassessment. Red is the third most restrictive for business and other activities.
Other details:
Positive rates: On the state dashboard Tuesday, where numbers reflect the previous day, the positive rate was 4.09%, up from 3.62% a day earlier. The rolling seven-day rate was 3.2%, up from 3.18%. The 14-day rate was 3.3%, down from 3.44%.
Hospital cases: There were 84 patients with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the county’s five hospitals Tuesday, down one from Monday. Ten staffed intensive care beds were available to adults, up from seven.
Vaccines: As of Tuesday, 259,580 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been allocated to Stanislaus County, unchanged since Friday. This includes 115,369 doses to health care providers and 144,211 to public health.
The public vaccination clinic schedule for April 18 to 24:
Wednesday, Turlock: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or until supply runs out, Geer Road entrance to Stanislaus State University; first dose of Pfizer (appointment urged); second dose of Pfizer (no appointment needed)
Wednesday, Patterson: Noon to 7 p.m. or until supply runs out; Hammon Senior Center, 1033 W. Las Palmas Ave.; first dose of Moderna (appointment urged)
Thursday, Modesto: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or until supply runs out, Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 L St.; first dose of Pfizer (appointment urged); second dose of Pfizer (no appointment needed)
Friday, Oakdale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or until supply runs out, Gladys L. Lemmons Senior Community Center, 450 East A St.; second dose of Moderna (no appointment needed)
Friday, Patterson: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or until supply runs out, Hammon Senior Center, 1033 W. Las Palmas Ave.; first dose of Moderna (appointment urged); second dose of Moderna (no appointment needed)
Saturday, Turlock: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or until supply runs out, Geer Road entrance to Stanislaus State University; first dose of Pfizer (appointment urged); second dose of Pfizer (no appointment needed)
California has administered 26,689,222 vaccines as of Tuesday, up from 26,435,308 on Monday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracker. The state ranks 22nd in the country, having administered 67,547 doses per 100,000 residents. New Hampshire ranks first, Alabama 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.
Case demographics: Here are the breakdowns of the positive tests in Stanislaus County as of Tuesday:
- 53.5% are female
- 46.5% male
- 8.5% are 14 years or younger
- 16.4% are ages 15 to 24
- 19.2% are 25 to 34
- 17.1% are 35 to 44
- 14.8% are 45 to 54
- 12.1% 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 20,299 positive cases
- Turlock has 7,312
- Ceres has 5,461
- Patterson has 2,571
- Riverbank has 2,513
- Oakdale has 1,824
- Newman has 1,186
- Waterford has 646
- Hughson has 587
- Supervisorial District 3 has 2,846
- District 5 has 2,554
- District 2 has 2,263
- District 1 has 1,294
- District 4 has 439
Here’s a look at the numbers from nearby counties through Tuesday:
- San Joaquin County has 1,334 COVID-19-related deaths among 71,735 cases.
- Merced County has 453 deaths among 31,289 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 4,086 cases and 64 deaths.
- Mariposa County has 428 cases and seven deaths.
As of Tuesday evening, there were 3,697,172 confirmed cases in California and 61,112 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 31,789,209 U.S. cases and 568,439 deaths.
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Stanislaus remains in red tier
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Modesto council has $47.3 million to spend
Modesto officials will discuss Wednesday how to spend the $47.3 million the city expects to receive under the $1.9 billion American Rescue Plan, the federal government’s latest pandemic relief effort.
Nuts baseball will return with safeguards
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This story was originally published April 21, 2021 at 5:00 AM.
