A new COVID-19 death and 102 new cases in Tuolumne

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Tuolumne Public Health reports new death from COVID-19, man in his 60s who has not been vaccinated. The Public Health team offers its condolences to the families and friends of the people.

Tuolumne Public Health reports 102 new cases identified since Friday. There have been 41 cases, all community, Saturday and 61 today, 59 community inmates and 2 Sierra Conservation Center inmates. There are 272 active community cases of which 16 are hospitalized. The current total case rate, a 14-day moving average for Tuolumne County, stands at 62.8 per 100,000 population, from a previous record high of 57.3 on Thursday. Of the 100 new community cases, 18 were vaccinated; 10 Moderna, 6 Pfizer, 2 Johnson & Johnson.

The new cases include 17 cases aged 17 or younger and 18 cases aged 60 and older. The breakdown by sex and age for is; 2 girls and 4 boys aged 0-11, 7 girls and 4 boys aged 12-17, 8 women and 8 men aged 18-29, 8 women and 8 men aged 30-39, 11 women and 9 men 40-49 years old, 7 women and 6 men aged 50-59, 7 women and 7 men aged 60-69, 1 woman and a man aged 70 to 79, and 1 woman and 1 man aged 80-89.

A total of 22,564 inhabitants of Tuolumne are fully vaccinated and 4,046 are partially vaccinated. The vaccination rate is 53% of those eligible for Tuolumne, those aged 12 and over. The California Department of Corrections reports 14 active cases to the Sierra Conservation Center (SCC). A total of 1,554 inmate cases have been resolved, which includes all fire camps in the south.

Tuolumne Public Health is running a Pfizer COVID vaccination clinic as detailed here. Full federal approval of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for ages 16 and over has been detailed here, Moderna and J&J have emergency use approval. Tuolumne 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.

Calaveras County Public Health Calaveras has reported 24 new cases of Covid since Friday. Active cases declined to 97 from 189 active cases on Friday. Calaveras’ highest active cases peaked at 123 during the first wave of COVID-19 in December / January. There is an active Covid hospitalization. There are 9 new cases aged 0 to 17 and one new case in people aged 65 and over. Since the start of the pandemic, Calaveras has counted 315 Covid-19 positive people aged 17 and under and 509 Covid-19 positive people aged 65 and over.

Mariposa County Public Health report it largest increase in COVID-19 cases to date 40 new cases since Friday, including 2 cases under 11, 4 from 12 to 19 and 12 cases 60 and over. A total of 15 of the 40 new cases were not vaccinated, 18 are currently under investigation and 7 are fully vaccinated.

Tuolumne test The state test site is located at the Mother Lode Exhibition Center in Sonora and is scheduled to be open daily from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm Due to increased demand, appointments must be made. taken rather than move. Appointments can be made at www.lhi.care/covidtesting or by calling 888-634-1123. The test is also available through Rapid Care or the hospital emergency department if you have symptoms, or contact your health care provider.

Vaccines in Calaveras, Tuolumne or Mariposa can be made at local pharmacies and via myturn.ca.gov or by calling 833-422-4255. Current guidelines have been published for a third dose of COVID vaccination for people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised. For more details on these criteria, please see here: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/ThirdVaccineDoseQandA.aspx Individuals who meet the criteria should check with their health care provider to confirm the proper administration and timing of a third dose of the COVID vaccine. A vaccine can then be scheduled by their supplier, a pharmacy or another vaccination clinic.

Anyone 12 years of age and older is eligible for the COVID vaccine, Pfizer is approved for anyone over 12 years of age. If you have any questions about MyTurn and the registration process, call Tuolumne Public Health at 533-7440 or email [email protected]

The California Department of Public Health and the local county health department have issued masking guidelines for universal indoor masking, as detailed here. Isolation and quarantine information and advice is available at https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Guidance-on-Isolation-and-Quarantine-for -COVID-19- Contact-Tracing.aspx Personal care guidelines and other advice from the CDC are here.