Update: 2 new COVID-19 deaths, 40 new cases in Calaveras, 42 new cases in Tuolumne

Mariposa County Public Health

Calaveras County Public Health reports 2 new deaths from COVID-19, a man and a woman in their 50s. There are 40 new cases of Covid since yesterday’s report. Active cases have increased to 47, including two Covid hospitalizations. There are 12 new cases aged 0 to 17 and 9 new cases aged 65 or over. Since the start of the pandemic, Calaveras has had 570 Covid-19 positive children aged 17 and under and 628 Covid-19 positive aged 65 and over. Calaveras vaccinated 53.8% of its eligible population.

Tuolumne County Public Health reports 42 new cases of COVID-19 since Monday’s report, including 19 which are jurisdictional transfers from previous weeks and which were reported today for our county. There are 229 active cases of which 5 are hospitalized. The current total case rate, a 14-day average for Tuolumne County, has fallen to 36.7 from 38.8 per 100,000 population. A total of 4,706 have been released from solitary confinement after testing positive for COVID-19, there have been 105 deaths, 5,040 community cases and 1,620 inmate cases with no currently active inmate cases.

New cases reported today include 19 cases aged 17 or younger and 9 cases aged 60 or older. The breakdown by sex and age is; 1 girl and 8 boys from 0 to 11 years old, 3 girls and 7 boys from 12 to 17 years old, 4 women and 3 men from 30 to 39 years old, 2 women and 4 men from 40 to 49 years old, 1 man from 50 to 59 years, 2 women and 2 men from 60 to 69 years old, and 4 women and 1 man from 70 to 79 years old.

Of the 42 new community cases, 35 were not vaccinated and 7 of the new cases were vaccinated. Of the population of Tuolumne eligible for vaccination, 59% were vaccinated. Active community cases in Tuolumne County fell below 200 for 8 days before increasing. Cases were over 200 for 49 days between August 2 and September 19 with a maximum of 407 active cases. In the previous outbreak, active cases were over 200 for 36 days between November 15 and December 20 with a maximum of 350. Two deaths from COVID-19 were reported on Monday, October 4.

A reminder that Tuolumne Public Health is organizing a drive-thru flu clinic tomorrow, Wednesday October 6, at the Sierra Bible Church. Appointments can be made at myturn.ca.gov. Dating is strongly encouraged. Walk-in people are welcome but may experience longer wait times. If you enter, we recommend that you do so in the afternoon and complete a registration form. The event is while supplies last (those with an appointment are guaranteed a flu shot). For more information or questions call: 209-533-7401

Preview of last week (Sep 24, Oct 1) Tuolumne reported a total of 197 new cases of COIVD-19 and Calaveras reported 151 new cases. There have been two deaths of residents of Tuolumne due to COVID-19 and three deaths of residents of Calaveras. Hospitalizations in both counties declined over the week, although Friday’s in Tuolumne fell from four to six.

COVID-19 test Public health recommends if you think you have been exposed to COVID, make an appointment to be tested 5 days after exposure and if you have any symptoms, please get tested immediately. The Tuolumne County State Test Site is open 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds. Appointments can be made at www.lhi.care/covidtesting or by calling 888-634-1123, the same website and phone number can be used to schedule testing in other counties. The tests are also available at some pharmacies, from Rapid Care, the hospital emergency department if you have symptoms, or contact your health care provider.

Vaccines against covid-19 Tuolumne Public Health said, “Thank you for continuing to take positive steps to protect ourselves and those around us from illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19. Immunization is the single most important step we can take to reduce the spread of disease and reduce the impact on our health system. In addition, the continued practice of other preventive actions such as wearing a mask in public, keeping your distance, avoiding crowds, washing your hands, cleaning surfaces and staying at home in case of illness will help slow the spread of the virus. . “

Students as detailed here during the school term immediately after full FDA clearance and approval, Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to require COVID-19 vaccination for students in grades 7 through 12, and then for kindergarten to grade 6 students.

Vaccine appointment can be done 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. In Calaveras, mobile vaccination clinics are now performing COVID-19 testing. For times and locations of COVID-19 testing, visit: https://covid19.calaverasgov.us/. Visits only for COVID-19 testing. No appointment is necessary. Register online to reduce the wait time: https://bit.ly/3wpNEUU. The Pfizer vaccine takes 3 weeks between doses and the Moderna takes 4 weeks. The J&J vaccine requires only one dose. Information on the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots can be found here. 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.