Shasta County’s Covid surge seems to be on a downturn, with an adjusted case rate of 14.8 daily cases per 100,000 residents. The total number Shasta County residents who have died from Covid remains at 171. Another 49 cases have been confirmed, as well as 638 negative tests. The total so far is 10,780. An estimated 171 people have the virus right now, 12 of them hospitalized and 2 in intensive care.
Tehama County has reported 4,983 cases and 51 deaths.
There have been 339 cases and 5 deaths in Trinity County.
1,689 have been reported in Siskiyou County with 13 deaths.
Butte County has reported 153 deaths among their 10,570 cases.
Lassen County has had 17 deaths among their 2,003 cases in the community and 2 deaths among the 3,543 cases in prison.
Humboldt County has had 3,036 cases and 32 deaths.
Modoc County has had 448 cases and 4 deaths.
Anyone who received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine on or before January 26th can get the second dose this Saturday at Shasta College between 10AM and 4PM. It’s a first-come first-served walk-up clinic and essential paperwork can be found at shastaready.org under “Vaccinations”.
Those who have not had a first dose of vaccine can go to shastaready.org and click on “Tell Me When It’s My Turn” to fill out a form and await contact.
Walk-in testing is available at many locations listed under “Get Tested” at shastaready.org.
A substantial number of California counties could see fewer restrictions on business operations starting next week as Coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths continue to fall. The federal government is increasing Coronavirus vaccine supplies sent to states to 13.5 million doses per week.
The U.S. is vaccinating on average 1.7 Million Americans per day for the Coronavirus, up from under 1 Million a month ago.