Coronavirus update, April 4: Stanislaus sees drop in cases, positivity rates
After a one-day spike due to a lag in reporting, Stanislaus County continued to see lower positive coronavirus test results, according to data reported on Saturday.
The Health Services Agency reported 55 new cases and saw its seven-day positivity rate fall to less than 5% and its 14-day rate to less than 6%, according to state data.
There also were zero deaths reported, leaving the overall total at 1,003 in just under one year since announcing its first fatality.
However, its case rate by episode date with a seven-day lag stood at 12.1 per 100,000 residents, a mark that would land them in the purple tier had the county not qualified for the red tier based on two key positivity rates.
The county now has 52,966 positive tests, 519,023 negative test results and 51,322 people who are presumed recovered.
The continued advice about social distancing and masks outside the household still remains in effect.
Other details:
Hospital cases: The county’s five hospitals had 90 patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, down from 92 on Friday. Staffed intensive care beds available to adults fell to eight from 12.
Positive rates: On the state dashboard Saturday, where numbers reflect the previous day, the county showed a single-day positivity rate of 4.49%, down from 6.25% a day earlier. Its seven-day rate was 4.93%, down from 5.3%. The 14-day rate was 5.76%, down from 6.42%.
According to the Los Angeles Times daily tracker showed, the county is fourth among the 58 counties when it comes to new cases over the past seven days. It ranks ninth in deaths over the past seven days.
Vaccines: As of Friday, 176,870 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been allocated to Stanislaus County, unchanged since March 26. 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 April 5-10:
- Monday, April 5, Stanislaus State, 1 University Circle, Turlock; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (or until supplies run out), 1st dose, Pfizer
Tuesday, April 6, Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 L Street, Modesto, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 1st dose Pfizer (please make an appointment, although walk-ins welcome until supplies last); 2nd dose, Pfizer (no appointment needed or until supplies last),
Tuesday, April 6, Gladys L. Lemmons Senior Community Center, 450 East A St., Oakdale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1st dose Moderna (please make an appointment, although walk-ins welcome until supplies last)
Wednesday, April 7, Stanislaus State, 1 University Circle, Turlock; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 1st dose Pfizer (please make an appointment, although walk-ins welcome until supplies last); 2nd dose, Pfizer (no appointment needed or until supplies last)
Wednesday, April 7, Hammons Senior Center, 1033 W Las Palmos Ave., Patterson; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 1st dose Moderna (please make an appointment, although walk-ins welcome until supplies last); 2nd dose, Moderna (no appointment needed or until supplies last)
Thursday, April 8, Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 L Street, Modesto, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 1st dose Pfizer (please make an appointment, although walk-ins welcome until supplies last)
Friday, April 9, Stanislaus State, 1 University Circle, Turlock; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 1st dose Pfizer (please make an appointment, although walk-ins welcome until supplies last); 2nd dose, Pfizer (no appointment needed or until supplies last)
Friday, April 9, Gladys L. Lemmons Senior Community Center, 450 East A St., Oakdale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1st dose Moderna (please make an appointment, although walk-ins welcome until supplies last)
Saturday, April 10, Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 L Street, Modesto, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 1st dose Pfizer (please make an appointment, although walk-ins welcome until supplies last); 2nd dose, Pfizer (no appointment needed or until supplies last)
Saturday, April 10, Stanislaus State, 1 University Circle, Turlock; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Single dose Johnson & Johnson (please make an appointment, although walk-ins welcome until supplies last)
More information is on the county dashboard at http://schsa.org/coronavirus/vaccine/.
California has administered 19,449,616 vaccines as of Saturday, up from 18,985,902 on Friday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracker. The state ranks 30th in the country, having administered 49224 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
- 16.4% 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 19,664 positive cases
- Turlock has 7,135
- Ceres has 5,360
- Patterson has 2,527
- Riverbank has 2,459
- Oakdale has 1,763
- Newman has 1,169
- Waterford has 633
- Hughson has 577
- Supervisorial District 3 has 2,773
- District 5 has 2,517
- District 2 has 2,203
- District 1 has 1,248
- District 4 has 415
Here’s a look at the numbers from nearby counties through Friday:
- San Joaquin County has 1,310 COVID-19-related deaths among 70,117 cases.
- Merced County has 439 deaths among 30,687 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 4,043 cases and 62 deaths.
- Mariposa County has 410 cases and seven deaths.
As of Sunday morning, there were 3,675,272 confirmed cases in California and 59,614 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 30,672,256 U.S. cases and 554,779 deaths.
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