Coronavirus update, Nov. 18: Stanislaus tops 1,400 deaths. Hospital cases under 100
Stanislaus County deaths to COVID-19 reached 1,401 with the three reported Wednesday by the Health Services Agency.
Cases grew by 49 to a total of 80,360 since the pandemic emerged in March 2020. The county has 994,091 negative test results and 77,569 people who are presumed recovered.
Other details:
Hospital cases: The county’s five hospitals had 94 patients with confirmed COVID-19 on Wednesday, down six from Tuesday. Adults in intensive care remained at 21.
Positivity rates: On the state dashboard Wednesday, where numbers reflect the previous day, the seven-day positivity rate was 5.7%, down from 5.8% a few days ago, an decrease of 0.7% from the prior seven days. The rolling seven-day rate a month ago was 7.4%.
Vaccines: As of Wednesday, 89.8% of county residents 12 and older had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 63.5% were fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The age limit is now down to 5, but data on this younger group is not yet available.
The county has public vaccine clinics that each offer all three types: Pfizer (5 and older), Moderna (18+) and Johnson & Johnson (18+). The schedule through Nov. 20:
Thursday, Nov. 18, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 18, Ceres: Ceres High School Multipurpose Room, 2320 Central Ave., 3-6 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 19, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 19, Modesto: Holy Family Church, 4212 Dale Road, 1-3:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 19, Modesto: Downey High School cafeteria, 1000 Coffee Road, 3-6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 20, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 20, Modesto: Asian Market, 2425 McHenry Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
For more clinic information, click here.
California has administered 57,271,043 vaccine doses as of Wednesday, according to the CDC tracker. The state ranks 12th in the country, with 144,945 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% are female
- 47% male
- 11.5% are 14 years or younger
- 16.3% are ages 15 to 24
- 18.8% are 25 to 34
- 17% are 35 to 44
- 14.1% are 45 to 54
- 11.4% are 55 to 64
- 6.1% are 65 to 74
- 3.1% are 75 to 84
- 1.6% are 85 or older
- Latinos are 49.6% of the positive cases, whites are 31.7%, Asians are 4.2%, Blacks are 2.4%, and the rest are other groups.
Geographically:
- Modesto has 30,470 positive cases
- Turlock has 10,388
- Ceres has 8,064
- Riverbank has 3,716
- Patterson has 3,382
- Oakdale has 2,839
- Newman has 1,629
- Waterford has 1,111
- Hughson has 916
- Supervisorial District 3 has 4,125
- District 5 has 3,542
- District 2 has 3,308
- District 1 has 2,066
- District 4 has 684
Here’s a look at the numbers from nearby counties:
- San Joaquin County has 1,832 COVID-19-related deaths among 101,445 cases.
- Merced County has 656 deaths among 44,796 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 138 deaths among 7,720 cases.
- Mariposa County has 17 deaths among 1,537 cases.
As of Wednesday evening, there were 5,017,658 confirmed cases in California and 73,299 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 47,418,776 U.S. cases and 767,413 deaths.
