Coronavirus update, Nov. 19: Stanislaus reports three deaths, 157 positive tests
Stanislaus County reported three more deaths to COVID-19 and 157 more cases Thursday.
A total of 1,404 residents have died from the virus since April 2020, the Health Services Agency said. Stanislaus has 80,517 cases, 997,383 negative test results and 77,761 people who are presumed recovered.
Other details:
Hospital cases: The county’s five hospitals had 95 patients with confirmed COVID-19 on Thursday, up one from Wednesday. Adults in intensive care rose by two to 23.
Positivity rates: On the state dashboard Wednesday, where numbers reflect the previous day, the seven-day positivity rate was 5.3%, down from 5.2% a few days ago, a decrease of 1.2% from the prior seven days. The rolling seven-day rate a month ago was about 7%.
Vaccines: As of Thursday, 90.1% of county residents 12 and older had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 63.7% 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. 24:
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.
Monday, Nov. 22, Ceres: Central Valley High School, 4033 Central Ave., 3-6 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 23, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 24, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 24, Ceres: Mae Hensley Junior High School cafeteria, 1806 Moffett Road, 3-6 p.m.
The county has no clinics scheduled for the Thanksgiving weekend. For more information, click here.
California has administered 57,552,889 vaccine doses as of Thursday, according to the CDC tracker. The state ranks 12th in the country, with 145,658 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 Thursday:
- 53% are female
- 47% male
- 11.6% 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 30,541 positive cases
- Turlock has 10,421
- Ceres has 8,082
- Riverbank has 3,731
- Patterson has 3,394
- Oakdale has 2,850
- Newman has 1,632
- Waterford has 1,114
- Hughson has 918
- Supervisorial District 3 has 4,135
- District 5 has 3,554
- District 2 has 3,316
- District 1 has 2,077
- District 4 has 690
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 658 deaths among 44,886 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 138 deaths among 7,726 cases.
- Mariposa County has 17 deaths among 1,542 cases.
As of Thursday evening, there were 5,023,913 confirmed cases in California and 73,405 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 47,526,039 U.S. cases and 768,603 deaths.
This story was originally published November 19, 2021 at 6:05 AM.
