Coronavirus update, March 27: Stanislaus has 4 more deaths. Vaccine stockpile rises
Stanislaus County announced four deaths to COVID-19 on Friday along with an increase in its vaccine supply.
A total of 992 residents have died from the virus since the first was reported last April, the Health Services Agency said.
It added 77 new cases, for a total of 52,392. Stanislaus also has 500,696 negative test results and 50,868 people who are presumed recovered.
The county entered its first weekend in the red tier of of the state’s pandemic response plan, with somewhat relaxed rules on business and gatherings. Stanislaus spent several months in purple, the most severe of the four, and aims to reach orange and finally yellow.
Other details:
Hospital cases: The county’s five hospitals had 83 patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, down from 87 on Thursday. Six staffed intensive care beds were available to adults, down from 10.
Positive rates: On the state dashboard Friday, where numbers reflect the previous day, the county showed a single-day positivity rate of 4.39%, down from 9.43% a day earlier. Its seven-day rate was 7.56%, down from 8.23%. The 14-day rate was 7.52%, up from 7.23%.
According to the Los Angeles Times daily tracker showed, the county is 10th among the 58 counties when it comes to new cases over the past seven days. It ranks 20th in deaths over the past seven days.
Vaccines: As of Friday, 176,870 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been allocated to Stanislaus County, up from 154,260 on Thursday. This includes 85,429 doses to health care providers and 91,441 to public health.
The county has vaccinated at a rate of 358.3 residents per 1,000, the best among the San Joaquin Valley counties but below the state average, according to the California Department of Public Health. San Joaquin County is at 331.5 and Merced County is at 291.6. The state average is 412.1 per 1,000.
Here is the county vaccination schedule for the week of March 28 to April 3 (they are also available at some stores and health-care providers):
- Monday, Turlock: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Geer Road entrance to Stanislaus State University. First doses of Pfizer.
- Monday, Empire: 3 to 7 p.m., library parking lot, 98 I St. First doses of Moderna.
- Tuesday, Modesto: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 L St. First doses of Pfizer.
- Tuesday, Oakdale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Gladys Lemmons Senior Center, 450 East A St. First doses of Moderna.
- Tuesday, Crows Landing: 3 to 7 p.m., West Stanislaus Fire District, 22012 G St. First doses of Moderna.
- Wednesday, Turlock: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Geer Road entrance to Stanislaus State University. First and second doses of Pfizer.
- Thursday, Modesto: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 L St. First and second doses of Pfizer.
- Friday, Patterson: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hammon Senior Center, 1033 W. Las Palmas Ave. First and second doses of Moderna.
- Friday, Oakdale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Gladys Lemmons Senior Center, 450 East A St. First and second doses of Moderna.
- Saturday, Turlock: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Geer Road entrance to Stanislaus State University. First and second doses of Pfizer.
More information is on the county dashboard at http://schsa.org/coronavirus/vaccine/.
California has administered 16,527,440 vaccines as of Friday, up from 16,062,266 on Thursday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracker. The state ranks 31st in the country, having administered 41,829 doses per 100,000 residents. New Mexico ranks first, Alabama 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 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 Friday:
- 53.6% are female
- 46.4% male
- 8.4% are 14 years or younger
- 16.3% are ages 15 to 24
- 19.3% are 25 to 34
- 17.2% are 35 to 44
- 14.8% are 45 to 54
- 12.1% are 55 to 64
- 6.6% are 65 to 74
- 3.4% are 75 to 84
- 1.9% are 85 or older.
- Though they make up 47 percent of the population, Latinos represented 63.7 percent of the positive cases.
Geographically:
- Modesto has 19,489 positive cases
- Turlock has 7,093
- Ceres has 5,359
- Patterson has 2,517
- Riverbank has 2,430
- Oakdale has 1,751
- Newman has 1,158
- Waterford has 631
- Hughson has 578
- Supervisorial District 3 has 2,737
- District 5 has 2,515
- District 2 has 2,176
- District 1 has 1,235
- District 4 has 413
Here’s a look at the numbers from nearby counties through Friday:
- San Joaquin County has 1,250 COVID-19-related deaths among 69,448 cases.
- Merced County has 434 deaths among 30,419 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 4,024 cases and 62 deaths.
- Mariposa County has 408 cases and seven deaths.
As of Friday morning, there were 3,659,987 confirmed cases in California and 58,644 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 30,160,562 U.S. cases and 548,089 deaths.
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This story was originally published March 27, 2021 at 5:13 AM.
