Wednesday, December 11, 2024

PUBLIC HEALTH CONFIRMS 4TH DEATH DUE TO COVID-19; CASES INCREASE BY 7

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Whenever Mendocino County Public Health publishes a new COVID-19 infographic, MendoFever will compare and contrast the data with the previous infographic in hopes to shed light on trends associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Mendocino County. 

?Most significant information gained from this evening’s infographic update provided by Mendocino County Public Health:
? There has been a 4th death associated with COVID-19 in Mendocino County. The statement from Public Health implies the death is associated with a patient in an Adventist Health facility.
? The current positivity rate of Mendocino County is 1.4%.
?The informational dashboard now includes African American and Asian racial categories.

Mendocino County Public Health’s COVID-19 dashboard from Wednesday, July 22, 2020

?Analysis of that data represented in today’s infographic with yesterday’s:

??????Demographics: Five of the new cases are associated with the Hispanic/Latino community and two of the new cases are associated with the American Indian/Alaskan Native community. The dashboard now reflects African American and Asian racial categories.
??Age Ranges: One of the new cases is in the “13-18” age range, two cases are from the “19-34” age range, two cases are from the “35-49” age range, and two are from the “65+” age range.
?? Gender of Infected: Six of the newly infected are men for a total of 114 and one is a women for a total of 120.
?Source of Infection: Four of the new cases are associated with “close contact” and three are “under investigation”.
?Region of Cases: Six of the new cases are from patients in the Ukiah Valley and one is from the North Coast
????Status of Patients: Seven more patients have entered isolation for a total of 105. Two patients has left the hospital for a new total of 4. There is currently only one patient in the intensive care unit. A fourth death occurred today in Mendocino County and there is a total of 234 cases. There are a total of 105 active COVID-19 cases.
?Testing: Comparing and contrasting testing numbers suggests all seven of today’s cases were discovered in the UCSF laboratory. The amount of tests pending is 1,958. The positivity rate of those tests is 1.4%

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Matt LaFever
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For the past seven years, Matt LaFever has covered the North Coast of California in both print and radio news. A Humboldt State graduate, he has lived in the Emerald Triangle for nearly 20 years. His reporting spans local issues like crime and wildfires. When not writing, Matt is an avid outdoorsman, exploring Northern California’s rugged landscapes. Reach out to him at matthewplafever@gmail.com.

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