Coronavirus update, May 22: Stanislaus has just 40 hospital cases. Vaccine supply up
Hospital cases of COVID-19 dropped for a fifth straight day Friday in Stanislaus County, to just 40.
The county added zero deaths, leaving the total at 1,064 residents since April 2020, the county Health Services Agency said.
Positive tests rose by 52 to 55,921. Stanislaus also has 611,426 negative test results and 54,520 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 40 patients with confirmed COVID-19 on Friday, down from 41 on Thursday. The count had topped 300 during the worst of the winter surge. Thirteen staffed intensive care beds were available to adults, up from 11.
Positivity rates: On the state dashboard Friday, where numbers reflect the previous day, the positivity rate was 3.04%, down from 3.27% a day earlier. The rolling seven-day rate was 2.74%, up from 2.62%. The 14-day rate was 2.83%, down from 2.89%.
Vaccines: As of Friday, 314,956 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been allocated to Stanislaus County, up from 309,976 on Thursday. The total includes 141,559 doses to health care providers and 173,397 to public health.
As of Friday evening, the county had not announced its public vaccine schedule for next week. Here are the clinics over the weekend, including age minimums:
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 36,377,958 vaccines as of Friday, up from 36,053,888 on Thursday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracker. The state ranks 15th in the country, having administered 92,068 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 Friday:
- 53.4% are female
- 46.6% male
- 8.6% are 14 years or younger
- 16.6% 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 20,973 positive cases
- Turlock has 7,508
- Ceres has 5,692
- Patterson has 2,631
- Riverbank has 2,593
- Oakdale has 1,879
- Newman has 1,219
- Waterford has 658
- Hughson has 600
- Supervisorial District 3 has 2,943
- District 5 has 2,609
- District 2 has 2,322
- District 1 has 1,320
- District 4 has 454
Here’s a look at the numbers from nearby counties through Friday:
- San Joaquin County has 1,402 COVID-19-related deaths among 73,544 cases.
- Merced County has 468 deaths among 32,028 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 67 deaths among 4,154 cases.
- Mariposa County has seven deaths among 452 cases.
As of Wednesday morning, there were 3,775,619 confirmed cases in California and 62,862 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 33,086,656 U.S. cases and 589,224 deaths.
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This story was originally published May 22, 2021 at 6:17 AM.
