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Coronavirus update, Aug. 4: Stanislaus adds 120 cases. Death toll remains at 1,097

Stanislaus County added 120 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday but zero deaths, the Health Services Agency reported.

The death toll remained at 1,097 residents since the first was announced in April 2020.

Stanislaus has a total of 59,756 cases, along with 709,934 negative test results and 57,545 people who are presumed recovered.

Other details:

Hospital cases: The county’s five hospitals had 118 patients with confirmed COVID-19 on Tuesday, up from 114 on Monday. Adults in intensive-care units rose to 30 from 25 on Monday.

Positivity rates: On the state dashboard Tuesday, where numbers reflect the previous day, the seven-day positivity rate rose to 10.2%, up from 9.8% a day before and an increase of 1.8% from the prior seven days. The rolling seven-day rate a month ago was 2.6%.

Vaccines: As of Tuesday, 479,267 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the county, where 35.8% of the total population is fully vaccinated – making it one of the lowest performers in the state – and 55.3% have at least one dose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the county, 41% of residents aged 12 or older remain unvaccinated.

Here are the county vaccine clinics through Aug. 8 (appointments are urged, but walk-ins are welcome while supplies last):

  • Wednesday, Aug. 4, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pfizer (12+), Moderna (18+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

  • Wednesday, Aug. 4, Modesto: True Light Community Church, 1417 Harris Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

  • Wednesday, Aug. 4, Modesto: Geneva Presbyterian Church, 1229 E. Fairmont Ave., 3-7 p.m., Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson(18+)

  • Thursday, Aug. 5, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pfizer (12+), Moderna (18+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

  • Thursday, Aug. 5, Modesto: St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 930 Sixth St., 9 a.m.-noon, Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

  • Thursday, Aug. 5, Patterson: Fire Station 2, 1950 Keystone Pacific Parkway, 2-7 p.m., Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

  • Thursday, Aug. 5, Modesto: Nuts baseball game at John Thurman Field (ticket required), 601 Neece Drive, 6-8:30 p.m., Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

  • Friday, Aug. 6, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pfizer (12+), Moderna (18+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

  • Saturday, Aug. 7, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Pfizer (12+), Moderna (18+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

  • Saturday, Aug. 7, Modesto: Stanislaus County Library, 1500 I St., 10 a.m.-noon, Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

  • Sunday, Aug. 8, Modesto: Central Catholic High School, 200 S. Carpenter Road, 9-11 a.m., Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

  • Sunday, Aug. 8, Patterson: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 529 I St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pfizer (12+)

For more clinic information, click here.

California has administered 45,340,695 vaccines as of Tuesday, according to the CDC tracker. The state ranks 13th in the country, having administered 114,751 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 Tuesday:

  • 53.3% are female
  • 46.7% male
  • 8.9% are 14 years or younger
  • 16.6% are ages 15 to 24
  • 19.4% are 25 to 34
  • 17.1% are 35 to 44
  • 14.7% are 45 to 54
  • 11.8% are 55 to 64
  • 6.4% are 65 to 74
  • 3.3% are 75 to 84
  • 1.8% are 85 or older
  • Latinos are 51% of the positive cases, whites are 29%, Asians are 4.4%, Blacks are 2.2%, and the rest are other groups.

Geographically:

  • Modesto has 22,171 positive cases
  • Turlock has 7,788
  • Ceres has 6,000
  • Patterson has 2,732
  • Riverbank has 2,721
  • Oakdale has 2,030
  • Newman has 1,260
  • Waterford has 727
  • Hughson has 632
  • Supervisorial District 3 has 3,088
  • District 5 has 2,709
  • District 2 has 2,413
  • District 1 has 1,427
  • District 4 has 475

Here’s a look at the numbers from nearby counties through Tuesday:

As of Tuesday evening, there were 4,066,259 confirmed cases in California and 64,538 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 35,218,311 U.S. cases and 614,244 deaths.

This story was originally published August 4, 2021 at 5:03 AM.

John Holland
The Modesto Bee
John Holland covers agriculture, transportation and general assignment news. He has been with The Modesto Bee since 2000 and previously worked at newspapers in Sonora and Visalia. He was born and raised in San Francisco and has a journalism degree from UC Berkeley.
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