Coronavirus update, May 4: Stanislaus adds two deaths, 111 positive tests
Stanislaus County announced two deaths to COVID-19 on Monday and another 111 positive tests.
A total of 1,046 residents have died from the virus since April 2020, the Health Services Agency said.
Positive tests total 54,989 as of Monday. The county has 578,490 negative test results and 53,386 people who are presumed recovered.
The state on Tuesday will update the county’s status in the four-tier plan for controlling the pandemic. Stanislaus has been the red tier, the third most restrictive for business and gatherings.
Other details:
Hospital cases: The five hospitals had 84 patients with confirmed COVID-19 on Monday, down one from Sunday. Seven staffed intensive care beds were available to adults, up from four.
Positivity rates: On the state dashboard Monday, where numbers reflect the previous day, the positivity rate was 2.77%, up from 2.34% a day earlier. The rolling seven-day rate was 3.62%, up from 3.43%. The 14-day rate was 3.29%, down from 3.37%.
Vaccines: As of Monday, 259,580 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been allocated to Stanislaus County, unchanged since April 16. This includes 115,369 doses to health care providers and 144,211 to public health.
Here is a look at this week’s public vaccination clinic schedule:
Tuesday, May 4, Modesto: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 L St.; first and second doses of Pfizer
Tuesday, May 4, Oakdale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Gladys L. Lemmons Senior Community Center, 450 East A St.; second dose of Moderna
Wednesday, May 5, Turlock: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Geer Road entrance to Stanislaus State University; first and second doses of Pfizer
Wednesday, May 5, Patterson: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hammon Senior Center, 1033 W. Las Palmas Ave.; second dose of Moderna
Thursday, May 6, Modesto: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 L St.; first and second doses of Pfizer
Thursday, May 6, Modesto: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Airport Neighborhood Community Center, 805 Empire Ave; first dose of Pfizer
Friday, May 7, Oakdale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Gladys L. Lemmons Senior Community Center, 450 East A St.; second dose of Moderna
Friday, May 7, Turlock: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Geer Road entrance to Stanislaus State University; first dose of Moderna
Saturday, May 8, Turlock: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, Geer Road entrance to Stanislaus State University; first and second doses of Pfizer
California has administered 31,382,140 vaccines as of Monday, up from 31,185,031 on Sunday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracker. The state ranks 18th in the country, having administered 79,424 doses per 100,000 residents. Vermont ranks first, Mississippi 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 Monday:
- 53.5% are female
- 46.5% male
- 8.5% are 14 years or younger
- 16.5% 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
- 6.5% are 65 to 74
- 3.4% are 75 to 84
- 1.8% 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 20,624 positive cases
- Turlock has 7,422
- Ceres has 5,589
- Patterson has 2,595
- Riverbank has 2,556
- Oakdale has 1,851
- Newman has 1,198
- Waterford has 651
- Hughson has 590
- Supervisorial District 3 has 2,898
- District 5 has 2,578
- District 2 has 2,288
- District 1 has 1,304
- District 4 has 448
Here’s a look at the numbers from nearby counties through Monday:
- San Joaquin County has 1,365 COVID-19-related deaths among 72,672 cases.
- Merced County has 454 deaths among 31,657 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 64 deaths among 4,110 cases.
- Mariposa County has seven deaths among 444 cases.
As of Monday morning, there were 3,744,937 confirmed cases in California and 61,939 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 32,422,234 U.S. cases and 577,046 deaths.
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This story was originally published May 3, 2021 at 5:07 PM.
