This is the COVID-19 daily update on Claycord.com:
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- 1,069 active cases of COVID-19 in Contra Costa County.
- 163 new cases of COVID-19 in Contra Costa County since yesterday (today’s total – yesterday’s total = number of new cases)
- 5,760 people have fully recovered from COVID-19 in Contra Costa.
- 0 deaths yesterday (county total = 104).
- 72 of the 104 deaths were in long-term care facilities.
- There are currently 15 active outbreaks of COVID-19 at Contra Costa County long-term care facilities.
- 64 of the 104 deaths have been people over the age of 81.
- Only 1 person under the age of 50 (they were in the 31-40 age group) has died from COVID-19 in Contra Costa County.
- Nobody under the age of 17 has died from COVID-19 in the State of California.
- 2,310 tests were conducted yesterday in Contra Costa County. The seven day positive average is 7.0%.
- 550 homeless people are currently placed in motel/hotel rooms in Contra Costa County. Placements are approved for homeless people who are awaiting COVID-19 test results or those who are considered at high risk.
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The population of Contra Costa County is about 1.1-million.
Any idea what is going on in San Pablo?
Pretty much the same thing that’s going on in Richmond and Bay Point.
A statistically lower-income community (along with Richmond and other industry-driven cities) who cannot afford to take time off from work during the pandemic. Many more high-density housing units and multi-generational households as well, which increases exposure risk and spread to these communities. This is in comparison to Alamo, Clayton, Orinda, etc., which are smaller communities that have a wealthier demographic and a higher percentage of single family homes vs. apartments/condos*.
For example, Clayton’s population tends to veer on the middle-age to older end of the age spectrum, whose household sizes are generally smaller than those of younger families with children*. This leads to less possible carriers of the virus entering the household at a given time, effectively decreasing the chance of contracting the virus when combined with the factors listed previously. If one were to contract the virus in this community, they would have a relatively better chance at both recovery and stopping further spread, due to the fact that higher-income communities have higher rates of health care coverage and facilities* (on average).
*Based on research gathered from both my university studies and free time interests. Will provide resources if asked.
**Not political, don’t make it political.
It’s like Groundhog Day
@zz why do you think they will count the flu as Covid?
Just wait until flu season hits! Then everyone’s going to get tested. The flu will be counted as covid-19 and we’ll all be locked down again. Better start stocking up on toilet paper, the flu season is right around the corner.
My mother and everyone in her facility, including staff, were tested on July 13th. They have not yet received the results. A + two-week delay in getting results is unacceptable and makes the entire process useless. If someone was/is infected, it’s too late and will have spread throughout the facility. So much for the performance of our county health officers.
@Chuckie~
I thought high risk groups were prioritized with results, according to CCC health…2 weeks is too long…former CDC Director Tom Frieden said today that if results aren’t received 24/48 hours and positives isolated, then we won’t get a handle on this epidemic. Our most vulnerable are sitting ducks, in my opinion.
Yes, testing delays are a disaster right now, a huge disaster. There’s no way out of this (until a vaccine) if we don’t get a much better and faster testing strategy. Ideally the Federal government would be investing in a transformative testing push the way they are investing in vaccines and therapeutics for Covid-19. But failing that, the FDA needs to get out of the way and let state health departments make their own decisions about this: the technology exists to have cheap paper strip tests that you can use at home, every day: even if they are less accurate, the sheer volume and speed more than makes up for it. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/opinion/coronavirus-tests.html We could get in control of this pandemic with something like that: the vast majority of cases would quickly get identified and could know when they had to stay home *before* they spend several pre-symptomatic days spreading it in their school, workplace, and community.
BTW- I still to this day know no one who has had this virus. No one in my family, no one in my neighborhood, and no one in my circle of friends. And this includes people actually working in the medical profession.
@chuckie – Lucky you. Hope your good fortune holds out (sincerely). Unfortunately, too many people think that just because they haven’t seen it, it doesn’t exist. But there are plenty even in this forum who have experienced its reality.
It’s not that we think it doesn’t exist. I understand people have died from it. Or thats what we’ve been told. And yes people have it and get sick. Like chuckie I know no one either or no one who knows someone who’s had it. Or someone who knows someone who knows someone. Point here is, we shouldn’t be on the “lockdown” we are. The numbers are fudged.
@andrew. That is quite an allegation. What evidence to you have to support this theory of yours?
Well…I’ve had 14 family members, 3 coworkers, 6 friends all test positive. One of those positives lead to a death. I know that no one likes the lockdown, but yes this virus is real. I’m glad you don’t know anyone who has had it, but honestly that makes you lucky and rare. I don’t think I know anyone who doesn’t know someone who has had it or at least know someone who knows someone. I’m willing to stay closer to home to protect those I love.
“I’m glad you don’t know anyone who has had it, but honestly that makes you lucky and rare.”
Wrong. 6770 cases in a county population of 1,161,000. It’s a statistical probability that chuckie doesn’t know anyone that’s positive. If your claims are true, you’re the outlier.
The sky is falling!!🤪
WE’RE DOOMED!
Or that’s what they want you to think. They should also track the numbers who are dying from PTSD caused by this bizarre social engineering.
It already fell Otis
So 1 out of each 1000 (1069/1057000) in the county is tested confirmed and currently has a contagious case of COVID. So lets assume that its 10 times that number just for conversation then 1 out of a 100 would be your concern. But looking at the data you see that there are several cities with much higher contagious risk than many others. Be safe but be smart also.
Just a little over half the cases to date are for ages 40 and under. The median age in the county is 40 so its pretty widespread.
YOU GUYS SHOULD SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE OUTSIDE AT THE CASINO IN SAN PABLO
Something is gummed up with the county’s reporting system. The # in the hospital has been at 101 for four days in a row or from 7/22/2020 to 7/25/2020. That seems unlikely as the number used to change every day.
The long term care facilities dashboard includes the last reloaded date/time. Those are stuck at Jul 23 11:30 AM and none of the LTCF numbers have changed in four days.
My guess (maybe cause I bitter about this) is that the numbers will updated today or tomorrow and folks will use the ‘dramatic’ increase to impose more restrictions.
Our case mortality rate has fallen to 1.5%.
We are holding steady around 7% infection rate.
Our active cases continue to fall, today 1069, whereas Friday was 1136 despite continued new cases.
Gummed up is very polite. Purposely “banked” to provide the most impact and justify taking rights is how I see it.