Deaths to COVID-19 rose by two in Stanislaus County to 1,108 residents as of Monday, and the number of hospitalized patients eclipsed 200, the Health Services Agency reported.

The county added 740 positive tests over the weekend, for a total of 62,520 since the pandemic emerged in March 2020. Stanislaus also has 732,060 negative test results and 59,298 people who are presumed recovered.

As of Monday, the five hospitals had 211 patients with confirmed cases, about three times the level in late July. The hospitals topped 300 at the peak of last winter’s surge. There were 39 patients in adult intensive care unit beds, up from 38 on Friday.

Other details:

Positivity rates: On the state dashboard Monday, where numbers reflect the previous day, the seven-day positivity rate fell to 12.6%, down from 13% from Friday and an increase of 0.9% from the prior seven days. The rolling seven-day rate a month ago was 5.7%.

Vaccines: As of Monday, 70.5% of all eligible county residents (those 12 years old and older) had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 45.7% were fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The county vaccine clinic schedule through Aug. 21 (appointments are urged, but walk-ins are welcome while supplies last):

• Tuesday, Aug. 17, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pfizer (12+), Moderna (18+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

• Tuesday, Aug. 17, Riverbank: Community Center, 3600 Santa Fe St., 4-7 p.m., Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

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

• Thursday, Aug. 19, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pfizer (12+), Moderna (18+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

• Thursday, Aug. 19, Modesto: Good Samaritan Adult Day Care, 1483 Mable Ave., 2-3:30 p.m., Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

• Thursday, Aug. 19, Patterson: Fire Station 2, 1950 Keystone Pacific Parkway, 2-7 p.m., Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

• Friday, Aug. 20, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pfizer (12+), Moderna (18+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

• Friday, Aug. 20, Modesto: Life Connection Church, 1520 Rose Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

• Saturday, Aug. 21, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Pfizer (12+), Moderna (18+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

• Saturday, Aug. 21, Modesto: Stanislaus County Library, 1500 I St., 10 a.m.-noon, Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)

For more clinic information, click here.

California has administered 46,585,588 vaccine doses as of Monday, according to the CDC tracker. The state ranks 13th in the country, with 117,902 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 Monday:

• 53.3% are female
• 46.7% male
• 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
• 11.7% are 55 to 64
• 6.4% are 65 to 74
• 3.3% are 75 to 84
• 1.7% are 85 or older
• Latinos are 50.8% of the positive cases, whites are 29.3%, Asians are 4.4%, Blacks are 2.3%, and the rest are other groups.

Geographically (not updated this month):

• 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:

• San Joaquin County has 1,491 COVID-19-related deaths among 79,681 cases.
  
  
• Merced County has 492 deaths among 34,558 cases.
  
  
• Tuolumne County has 75 deaths among 5,053 cases.
• Mariposa County has seven deaths among 636 cases.

As of Tuesday morning, there were 4,148,367 confirmed cases in California and 64,694 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 36,891,023 U.S. cases and 622,437 deaths.

This story was originally published August 17, 2021 at 4:00 AM.

John Holland

The Modesto Bee

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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.