Coronavirus cases continue to climb
OROVILLE » A statewide jump in COVID-19 cases is also being seen in a surge in the north state which continues to grow in Butte County which is under a regional stay-at-home order until further notice.
As of Friday there had been 5,906 cases in Butte County, with 37 hospitalized, 78 dead and 792 in isolation. On Monday, those numbers reached 6,344 total cases and the death toll climbed to 83.
That means a jump of 770 cases since Tuesday, or a 7.5% overall increase in cumulative cases and the second largest surge in new cases in one week after the week of Dec. 8 through Dec. 14 (when 893 positive tests were recorded).
After 222 new cases were detected Friday, there were 111 and 105 cases detected Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
This increase correlates with the statewide increase reported
Monday. California now has 1,892,348 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 22,676 deaths. The number of COVID-19 related deaths increased by 0.4% from the prior day total of 22,593.
The totals Monday also reflected an impact on an outbreak in the Butte County Jail which currently has 56 positive in- custody inmate COVID-19 cases. The jail also has 44 inmate COVID-19 tests pending, of 1,050 total inmate tests.
Butte County Sheriff’s Office has conducted 308 tests on staff members. There have been a total of 22 staff cases of COVID-19 to- date, 17 of which have recovered and returned to work.
Hospitals
A total of 775 remain in isolation, but among those, the total hospitalized dropped to 35.
There are nine positive COVID-19 patients in the county’s ICU beds, according to the state’s official dashboard. A total of eight ICU beds are available in the county, an increase by three since Friday. In Chico, state data shows 50 COVID-19 positive patients at Enloe Medical Center, while Oroville Hospital holds 33 and Orchard Hospital in Gridley has five.
So far, the most cases have been found in the 18-24 age group, totaling 1,874 non-fatal cases as of Monday. Chico remains the most affected area with 3,622 cases found since March followed by Oroville at 1,597 cumulative cases.