33 new cases of COVID-19 in Tuolumne and 52 new cases in Calaveras

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Tuolumne Public Health reports 33 new cases of COVID-19 since yesterday and 2,170 active cases including 16 hospitalized. The current total case rate, an average of 14 days for Tuolumne County, is down to 50.9 per 100,000 population from 52.7 yesterday. A total of 4,235 have been released from solitary confinement after testing positive for COVID-19, 210 cases are currently active, there have been 99 deaths and 1,619 inmate cases for a total of 6,163 cases in total.

New cases reported today include 5 cases aged 17 or younger and 14 cases aged 60 and older. The breakdown by sex and age is; 2 girls and 1 boy aged 0-11, 3 girls and 1 boy aged 12-17, 3 women and 3 men aged 18-29, 1 woman and 2 men aged 30-39, 1 woman and 2 men aged 40 to 49 years old, 1 man from 50 to 59 years old, 2 women and 4 men from 60 to 69 years old, 2 women and 2 men from 70 to 79 years old and 2 women and 2 men from 80 to 89 years old.

Of the 33 new community cases, 25 were not vaccinated and 8 were vaccinated. There are no new Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) inmate cases, California Department of Corrections reports 12 active inmate cases, there are two correctional facilities in the state with more active Covid cases.

Tuolumne Public Health will be hosting flu clinical events which will be available September 29 at myturn.ca.gov or call 209-533-7401 to make an appointment. Health officials say walk-in clinic visits while driving are welcome, but wait times can be longer. The next clinics are

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Sierra Bible Church – 15171 Tuolumne Rd, Sonora, CA 95370

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Groveland Youth Center / Library – 1890 Main St. Groveland, CA 95321

Tuesdays at the Public Health Service 8:30 am-11:30am by appointment only
20111 Cedar Rd N, Sonora, CA 95370

Dr Tony Conte, a local pediatrician, shared his back-to-school thoughts and some common sense information for 2021 in his blog here.

Calaveras County Public Health reports 52 new cases of Covid since yesterday’s report and 95 active cases compared to 83 yesterday. Active cases include 3 ongoing Covid hospitalizations. There are 9 new cases aged 0 to 17 and 2 new cases in people aged 65 or over. Since the start of the pandemic, Calaveras has had 470 Covid-19 positive people aged 17 and under and 573 Covid-19 positive people aged 65 and over.

COVID-19 test If you think you have been exposed to COVID, make an appointment to be tested 5 days after exposure. If you have any symptoms, please get tested immediately. The state test site is open 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Mother Lode Exhibition Center. Appointments should be made rather than traveling. Appointments can be scheduled at www.lhi.care/covidtesting or by calling 888-634-1123. The test is also available at some pharmacies, Rapid Care, or the hospital emergency department if you have symptoms, or contact your health care provider.

Vaccines against covid-19 Appointments for vaccines can be made at local pharmacies and at myturn.ca.gov or by calling 833-422-4255. Anyone 12 years of age and older is eligible for a COVID vaccine, Pfizer is approved for anyone 12 years of age or older. As detailed here, healthcare workers should be vaccinated by September 30. The Pfizer vaccine requires 3 weeks between doses and Moderna requires 4 weeks. The J&J vaccine only requires one dose. Call or email with any questions you may have Tuolumne is available at (209) 533-7440 [email protected], Mariposa at (209) 259-1332 or [email protected] more numbers are available at our COVID-19 vaccine page here.

Public Health continues to strongly encourage all eligible people to get vaccinated, as the most important step to reduce the spread of disease and prevent serious illness and death, as well as to reduce the impact on the health care system. health. In addition, the continued practice of other preventive actions such as wearing a mask in public, keeping your distance, avoiding crowds, washing your hands and staying at home in case of illness will help slow the spread of the virus. The vaccination rate for Tuolumne County is 54% of those eligible.

Health officials detail: “Choosing to help the public health department slow the spread of COVID-19 helps protect you, your family and your community. We all need to work together to slow the spread of COVID-19. We strongly encourage everyone to be part of the solution and answer the phone – it could be the health department calling you to let you know that your test result came back positive for COVID-19, or that you have been in close contact with someone who has it. . “For more information on contact tracing, click here, for information on isolation and quarantine, click here.

Mariposa County Public Health said, “We’ve had a lot of questions about vaccine immunity versus natural immunity, here are some quick facts – Both may provide some protection against infection (or re-infection. with natural immunity), but the risks of relying on a natural infection for immunity are significant. Learn more about the risk of long-term infection here. Also regarding Long COVID, they state that “this resource helps address all post-COVID conditions, including Long COVID. It’s important to know that everyone will experience and cope with long-term illness differently, so it’s a good idea to follow up with your primary care provider. There is a common misconception that “recovered” means someone is perfectly fine. This is not the case. In fact, in a certain medical sense, being deceased could be considered “recovered”. The CDC’s definition of recovered for COVID-19 means that 24 hours have passed since the fever break without antipyretic drugs, and symptoms have improved, and at least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared. “