Coronavirus update, May 21: Stanislaus County numbers continue their decline
Stanislaus County reported one death to COVID-19 on Thursday and another decline in hospital cases.
A total of 1,064 residents have died from the virus since April 2020, the county Health Services Agency said.
Stanislaus has a total of 55,869 positive tests, 608,129 negative test results and 54,472 people who are presumed recovered.
The county got word Tuesday that it would spend a ninth straight week in the red tier of the state’s pandemic plan. It is the second most restrictive of the four for business and gatherings.
In other details:
Hospital cases: The five hospitals had 41 patients with confirmed COVID-19 on Thursday, down from 43 on Wednesday. Eleven staffed intensive care beds were available to adults, down from 12.
Vaccines: As of Thursday, 309,976 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been allocated to Stanislaus County, unchanged since May 7. The total includes 136,477 doses to health care providers and 173,499 to public health.
Positivity rates: On the state dashboard Thursday, where numbers reflect the previous day, the positivity rate was 3.27%, up from 2.56% a day earlier. The rolling seven-day rate was 2.62%, down from 2.69%. The 14-day rate was 2.89%, down from 2.97%.
Here are this week’s remaining county vaccination sites, including age minimums:
- Friday, May 21, Turlock: Geer Road entrance to Stanislaus State University, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pfizer (12+) and Moderna (18+). Make appointment but walk-ins welcome while supplies last.
Friday, May 21, Patterson: Hammon Senior Center, 1033 W. Las Palmas Ave., 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 2nd dose Moderna and single dose Johnson & Johnson (18+). Make appointment but walk-ins welcome while supplies last.
Saturday, May 22, Modesto: Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 L St., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 2nd dose Pfizer and single dose Johnson & Johnson (18+). Make appointment but walk-ins welcome while supplies last.
Saturday, May 22, Modesto: El Rematito (Crows Landing Flea Market), 3113 Crows Landing Road, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pfizer (12+). Appointments available but walk-ins welcome while supplies last.
Sunday, May 23, Modesto: El Rematito (Crows Landing Flea Market), 3113 Crows Landing Road, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pfizer (12+). Appointments available but walk-ins welcome while supplies last.
California has administered 36,053,888 vaccines as of Thursday, up from 35,767,717 on Wednesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracker. The state ranks 16th in the country, having administered 91,247 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 in some circumstances 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 Thursday:
- 53.4% are female
- 46.6% male
- 8.6% 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% 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 20,948 positive cases
- Turlock has 7,508
- Ceres has 5,685
- Patterson has 2,626
- Riverbank has 2,589
- Oakdale has 1,874
- Newman has 1,218
- Waterford has 658
- Hughson has 598
- Supervisorial District 3 has 2,941
- District 5 has 2,605
- District 2 has 2,320
- District 1 has 1,320
- District 4 has 453
Here’s a look at the numbers from nearby counties through Thursday:
- San Joaquin County has 1,402 COVID-19-related deaths among 73,476 cases.
- Merced County has 468 deaths among 32,005 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 67 deaths among 4,152 cases.
- Mariposa County has seven deaths among 452 cases.
As of Wednesday morning, there were 3,774,378 confirmed cases in California and 62,817 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 33,057,440 U.S. cases and 588,548 deaths.
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This story was originally published May 21, 2021 at 6:57 AM.
