Coronavirus update, Dec. 7: Stanislaus adds five deaths and 234 positive tests
Stanislaus County reported five deaths to COVID-19 and 234 positive tests over the three days ending Monday.
The Health Services Agency said a total of 1,434 residents have died since the first was announced in April 2020.
Stanislaus has 82,008 positive tests, 1,036,900 negative test results and 79,420 people who are presumed recovered.
Other details:
Hospital cases: The county’s five hospitals had 80 patients with confirmed COVID-19 on Monday, down one from Friday. Adults in intensive care decreased by three to 19.
Vaccines: As of Monday, 92.2% of county residents 12 and older had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 65.3% 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 Dec. 18:
Tuesday, Dec. 7, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 7, Turlock: Turlock High School, 1600 E. Canal Drive, 3-6 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 8, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 8, Patterson: Creekside Middle School gym, 535 Peregrine Dr., 1:30-5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 8, Modesto: Johansen High School, 641 Norseman Dr., 2:30-6 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 8, Modesto: Los Amigos Tires Posada, 1700 Crows Landing Road, 3-6 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 9, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 9, Ceres: Ceres High School Multipurpose Room, 2320 Central Ave., 3-6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 10, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 10, Modesto: Holy Family Catholic Church, 4212 Dale Road, 1-3:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 10, Modesto: Downey High School cafeteria, 1000 Coffee Road, 3-6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 11, Modesto: Asian Market, 2425 McHenry Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 11, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 13: Ceres: Central Valley High School, 4033 Central Ave., 3-6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 14, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 14, Turlock: Pitman High School, 2525 W. Christoffersen Road, 3-6 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 15, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 15: Ceres: Mae Hensley Junior High School cafeteria, 1806 Moffet Road, 3-6 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 16, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 17, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 18, Modesto: Public Health Immunization Clinic, 401 Paradise Road, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
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California has administered 61,099,523 vaccine doses as of Monday, according to the CDC tracker. The state ranks 11th in the country, with 154,634 doses per 100,000 residents. Vermont ranks first, Idaho 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% are female
- 47% male
- 11.7% are 14 years or younger
- 16.3% are ages 15 to 24
- 18.7% 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 49.5% of the positive cases, whites are 32%, Asians are 4.2%, Blacks are 2.4%, and the rest are other groups.
Geographically:
- Modesto has 31,147 positive cases
- Turlock has 10,619
- Ceres has 8,243
- Riverbank has 3,818
- Patterson has 3,457
- Oakdale has 2,916
- Newman has 1,653
- Waterford has 1,154
- Hughson has 939
- Supervisorial District 3 has 4,221
- District 5 has 3,609
- District 2 has 3,391
- District 1 has 2,115
- District 4 has 699
Here’s a look at the numbers from nearby counties:
- San Joaquin County has 1,839 COVID-19-related deaths among 103,449 cases.
- Merced County has 676 deaths among 45,865 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 144 deaths among 7,943 cases.
- Mariposa County has 18 deaths among 1,633 cases.
As of Monday evening, there were 5,109,348 confirmed cases in California and 74,802 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 49,278,240 U.S. cases and 789,742 deaths.
This story was originally published December 7, 2021 at 5:00 AM.