Coronavirus update, Oct. 7: Stanislaus reports seven deaths. Hospital cases decline
Stanislaus County reported seven more deaths to COVID-19 on Wednesday, for a total of 1,296 since April 2020.
Positive tests rose by 105 to 74,836, the county Health Services Agency said. It also reports 885,008 negative test results and 72,039 people who are presumed recovered.
Other details:
Hospital cases: The county’s five hospitals had 150 patients with confirmed COVID-19 on Wednesday, down from 161 on Tuesday. Adults in intensive care dropped by four to 42.
Positivity rates: On the state dashboard Tuesday, where numbers reflect the previous day, the seven-day positivity rate was 7.2%, an increase of 0.9% from the prior seven days. The rolling seven-day rate a month ago was 10.1%.
Vaccines: As of Wednesday, 82.7% of eligible county residents (those 12 and older) had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 56.8% were fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The county vaccine clinic schedule through Oct. 9:
Thursday, Oct. 7, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pfizer (12+), Moderna (18+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)
Thursday, Oct. 7, Newman: Orestimba High School, 707 Hardin Road, 3-6 p.m., Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)
Friday, Oct. 8, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pfizer (12+), Moderna (18+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)
Friday, Oct. 8, Ceres: Central Valley High School Multipurpose Room, 4033 Central Ave., 3-6 p.m., Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)
Saturday, Oct. 9, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Pfizer (12+), Moderna (18+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)
Saturday, Oct. 9, Modesto: Stanislaus County Library, 1500 I St., 10 a.m.-noon, Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)
Saturday, Oct. 9, Modesto: Family Day at the Park, Oregon Park, 1525 Oregon Drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pfizer (12+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+)
For more clinic information, click here.
California has administered 51,335,279 vaccine doses as of Wednesday, according to the CDC tracker. The state ranks 12th in the country, with 129,923 doses per 100,000 residents. Vermont ranks first, West Virginia 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 Wednesday:
- 53.1% are female
- 46.9% male
- 10.9% are 14 years or younger
- 16.5% are ages 15 to 24
- 19% are 25 to 34
- 17% are 35 to 44
- 14.3% are 45 to 54
- 11.5% are 55 to 64
- 6.1% are 65 to 74
- 3.1% are 75 to 84
- 1.6% are 85 or older
- Latinos are 49.9% of the positive cases, whites are 30.9%, Asians are 4.2%, Blacks are 2.4%, and the rest are other groups.
Geographically:
- Modesto has 28,449 positive cases
- Turlock has 9,720
- Ceres has 7,519
- Riverbank has 3,445
- Patterson has 3,240
- Oakdale has 2,603
- Newman has 1,513
- Waterford has 1,033
- Hughson has 864
- Supervisorial District 3 has 3,871
- District 5 has 3,333
- District 2 has 3,034
- District 1 has 1,876
- District 4 has 617
Here’s a look at the numbers from nearby counties:
- San Joaquin County has 1,668 COVID-19-related deaths among 96,504 cases.
- Merced County has 568 deaths among 41,356 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 105 deaths among 6,696 cases.
- Mariposa County has 13 deaths among 1,167 cases.
As of Wednesday evening, there were 4,751,206 confirmed cases in California and 69,492 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 44,054,979 U.S. cases and 707,710 deaths.
This story was originally published October 7, 2021 at 6:07 AM.
