Sonora, CA – Three more COVID-19-related deaths were added to Tuolumne County’s score, bringing the total to 36. Public Health says the additional deaths that occurred over the weekend are individuals admitted to the hospital or to a local care facility. The individuals were all men, one in his 80s, one in his 70s and one in his 60s.
The newly identified community cases reported today include 17 on Saturday, 14 on Sunday, and 14 today there were also 11 new cases of Sierra Conservation inmates reported; 4 Saturday, 3 Sunday, 4 today. One of the new cases is being admitted to hospital, and the rest appear to be isolating according to public health. A total of 45 individuals have been released from isolation and 6 are currently being admitted to hospital.
Official health officials on Friday confirmed 10 deaths from the coronavirus, as outlined here. Three additional death certificates have been reviewed and examined, pending the last word from the state.
The current community cases in Tuolumne County residents include 7 men and 7 women each under 20, 1 woman in their 20s, 1 men and 2 women in their 30s, 6 men and 5 women in their 40s, 1 men and 5 women in their 50s, 3 males and 1 female in their 60s, 4 females in their 70s, 1 male in his 80s and a female in her 90s.
Tuolumne County has a total of 3,236 cases, divided between 2,067 community cases and 1,169 inmates. Total recovered community cases are listed as 1,875 with 156 active community cases and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reports 214 active prisoner cases today. Total tested 22,706.
The distribution of vaccines continues, but public health says they do not currently have a register for phases beyond 1A and will notify Clarke Broadcasting, the media and notices of this. They note that their call center has been overwhelmed by individual requests for information on Phase 1B.
Tuolumne County has been approved for a mobile COVID-19 test team that can be shared with Mariposa and Calaveras County and Yosemite National Park. It was confirmed that it was on January 18 (on Martin Luther King Jr. Day) and Monday thereafter in the Groveland Community Hall and thereafter on January 14 in the Tuolumne Memorial Hall.de but not on January 21st due to a conflict for location schedules. To schedule an appointment up to a week in advance, select the new website on the same LHI website as for the Mother Lode Fairgrounds test site which is open 7 days a week: www.lhi.care/covidtesting. Entries are available on the mobile test site after registration, but appointments are required at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds. Details on further Calaveras test dates were announced this morning, as set out here.
The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) has provided additional information on which high school sport has the best chance of finding these school-year bases at the country level, as outlined here.
Tuolumne is part of the San Joaquin Valley region. As of today, Monday has 0% of normal ICU bed capacity available and remains under the Stay at Home Order. Check out the regionally and province-specific ICU statistics by visiting our update COVID-19 information page here.
If you have COVID-like symptoms, isolate yourself and contact your healthcare provider or the Adventist Health Triage Line on Monday-Friday 209-536-5166, or after-hours 209-536-5000. If you need immediate medical attention, please call ahead and go to Rapid Care or the Emergency Department. You can also visit www.valleycovidhelp.com for more information.
The COVID-19 call center is open during normal office hours and people who have questions can call 209-533-7440 for information.
| Country / Date |
Active | New cases (Total) County is pop |
Hospital / ICU (may include non-residents) | Exempt (presumably totally non-contagious) | Deaths | Est. County Pop. (Ave. Deaths All causes / month.) |
Alpine 1/8 |
3 | 1 (72) 6.3% of the doll. |
0 | 5 (69) | 0 | 1 117 (10 *) |
Amador 1/9 |
188 | 34 (1,281) 3.4% of the doll. |
20 | 29 (1,071) | 22 | 37 325 (30.5) |
Calaveras 1/8 |
31 | 24 (922) 2% of the doll. |
8 | 121 (869) | 22 | 44,286 (30) |
Madera 1/11 |
3,033 | 196 (12 270) 7.6% of the doll. | 28 | 564 (18,560) | 126 | 160 089 (73) |
Mariposa 1/11 |
43 | 32 (328) 1.8% of the doll. |
1 | 18 (281) | 4 | 17 778 (11 *) |
Merced 1/11 |
3,512 | 849 (22,355) 7.7% of the doll. | 53 | 564 (18,560) | 283 | 287 420 (111.7) |
Mono 1/11 |
122 | 44 (753) 5.3% of the doll. | AFTER | 28 (627) | 4 | 13 961 (10 *) |
San Joaquin 1/11 |
6,034 | 877 (52,400) 6.6% of the doll. | 316/90 | 1 674 (45 642) | 724 | 782,545 (440) |
Stanislaus 1/11 |
4 950 | 365 (39,216) 6.9% of the doll. |
338/75 | 474 (33,591) | 675 | 562,303 (419.6) |
Tuolumne 1/11 |
156 | 56 (3,236) 6.1% of the doll. | 5 | 5 (1,830) | 33 | 52,353 (53.1) |
Public health officials state that it is very important for the public to be vigilant to follow the recommended safety measures and guidelines for matters / activities to keep themselves and those around them safe and healthy.
These measures include:
- Exercise physical distance at all times. Keep 6 feet of space between yourself and others that are not part of your household bubble.
- Wear a face in public.
- Wash your hands thoroughly and regularly
- Avoid meetings of any size with people who are not part of your household.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Avoid unnecessary travel, and limit your outings to essential tasks.