COVID-19 report, mandatory rules for youth activities in Calaveras

Tuolumne COVID-19 vaccination clinic

Tuolumne Public Health reports 28 new cases of COVID-19 since yesterday and 233 active cases. The Tuolumne County Public Health Department offers a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, as shown in the image. A total of 27 of the new cases are community cases and one is a Sierra Conservation inmate case. Since last week, there have been 208 new cases and two deaths linked to Covid. There are 8 who have been hospitalized, down from the number of adolescents for several weeks. The current total case rate, a 14-day average for Tuolumne County, stands at 49.1 compared to 47.9 per 100,000 population on Wednesday.

New cases reported today include 5 cases aged 17 or younger and 5 cases aged 60 and older. The breakdown by sex and age is; 1 girl and 3 boys aged 0-11, 1 girl and 1 boy aged 12-17, 3 men aged 18-29, 4 women and 3 men aged 30-39, 1 woman and 1 man aged 40 to 49 years old, 4 women aged 50-59, 1 woman and 1 man aged 60 to 69, 2 men aged 80 to 89 and 1 woman aged 90 or over.

Of the 27 new community cases, 22 were not vaccinated and 5 were vaccinated. There was a new inmate case at the Sierra Conservation Center (SCC), the California Department of Corrections reports 27 active inmate cases, the 2nd in a state correctional facility.

Calaveras County Public Health reports 58 new Covid cases since yesterday and 58 active cases including 4 Covid hospitalizations. There are 8 new cases aged 0 to 17 and 3 new cases in people aged 65 or over. Since the start of the pandemic, Calaveras has counted 437 Covid-19 positive people aged 17 and under and 562 Covid-19 positive people aged 65 and over.

Updated COVID-19 Youth Activity Guidelines to Become a Mandatory Prescription On August 23, the Calaveras County health official released voluntary guidelines for youth sports and other extracurricular activities for young people in the hopes that any risk of COVID19 infections would be avoided. Since the guidelines were released, COVID-19 has increased, more COVID-19 patients have required hospital care, and the county’s only hospital, Mark Twain Medical Center, recently reported it was nearing capacity.

According to Calaveras Public Health, Calaveras County is also seeing a worrying increase in cases among children under the age of eighteen. Local public health officials are also concerned about serious infections, hospitalizations and deaths involving children that are becoming increasingly common both in the state and across the country.

“We have seen a dramatic increase in the number of Calaveras County students quarantined or isolated because they have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been exposed to someone who is,” said the Dr René Ramirez, Calaveras County Health Officer. “The county’s low vaccination rate coupled with mask refusal makes Calaveras children more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. This ordinance describes what schools must adhere to in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our schools and communities and to avoid the cancellation of sports altogether, ”added Dr Ramirez.

The order was made in conjunction with the Calaveras County Superintendent of Schools and other school partners. The order comes into effect from Monday, September 13, and will remain in effect until canceled. Compliance with the decree applies to all extracurricular and organized youth activities that take place before or after school, on school campuses or in the community, public or private.

Details are in the health official’s order here.

COVID-19 test Public health officials say, “As a reminder, symptoms of COVID-19 can sometimes be seen as allergies, a cold, irritation from wildfire smoke, indigestion, etc. symptoms, please get tested immediately and avoid close contact with others while waiting for your results. Symptoms may include fever or chills, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle or body aches, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion, runny nose, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea . If you have more serious symptoms such as chest pain or pressure, difficulty breathing, bluish lips or face, sudden confusion, difficulty staying awake, dizziness, contact your healthcare professional or emergency room.

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 takes 3 weeks between doses and the Moderna takes 4 weeks. The J&J vaccine requires only 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 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 home when sick will help slow the spread of the virus.

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.