Coronavirus update, March 29: Big week for Stanislaus County as tier assignment looms
As its coronavirus infection rate continues to tumble, Stanislaus County embarks on a big week with more vaccination sites and more campuses opening to seventh- through 12-graders on Monday.
On Tuesday, it will get an update on its tier status and on Thursday vaccines will be offered to those 50 years and older.
On Sunday, in data released by the state, the county saw its single-day positivity rate fall below 4% – 3.99% – for just the third time this month, leaving the seven-day rate at 5.7%.
The lower rate could help to keep the county in the red tier, although myriad factors in determining tier level make it hard to predict.
It does not appear the county will meet the standards based on a less-than-10 cases per 100,000 residents, meaning it will have to rely on bettering the levels set for positivity and health equity quartile positivity rates.
Meanwhile, Stanislaus County’s COVID-19 dashboard was down Sunday for maintenance for a second straight day, so there was no new information regarding cases, deaths and hospitalizations.
However, some state information was updated, and the county’s rate per 1,000 residents of vaccinations remained strong among Central Valley counties.
A total of 992 residents have died from the virus since the first was reported last April, the Health Services Agency said. There have been 46 reported fatalities in March, making it the seventh deadliest month since the county reported its first last April.
There have been 52,392 positive test results. Stanislaus also has 500,696 negative test results and 50,868 people who are presumed recovered.
Other details:
Positive rates: On the state dashboard Sunday, where numbers reflect the previous day, the county showed a single-day positivity rate of 3.99%, down from 5.54% a day earlier. Its seven-day rate was 5.7%, down from 6.91%. The 14-day rate was 6.76%, down from 7.05%.
According to the Los Angeles Times daily tracker showed, the county is 16th 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.
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 17,335,016 vaccines as of Sunday, up from 16,944,916 on Saturday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracker. The state ranks 29th in the country, having administered 43,873 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 Monday morning, there were 3,660,713 confirmed cases in California and 58,949 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 30,262,593 U.S. cases and 549,335 deaths.
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This story was originally published March 29, 2021 at 4:58 AM.
