COVID-19 Tracker: Tuolumne County adds four new cases,

Thetuolumne County Public Health Department counted three new community cases of COVID-19 and one new inmate case at Sierra Conservation Center in Jamestown onthursday.

New community cases in the county were identified as a woman in her 30s; and a woman and a man in their 70s.

As ofthursday, the county had tallied 3,946 total coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, with 2,532 community cases and 1,414 SCC inmate cases. SCC inmate cases have accounted for 35.8% of the county’s cases.

The county recorded three more COVID-19 deaths on Monday this week, bringing the county’s coronavirus death toll to 59.The county’s most recent COVID-19 deaths were identified as three women, two in their 80s and one in her 90s.

There were 45 active cases and two Covidpositive individuals were hospitalized in the county as ofthursday.the county remained in the state’s purple tier for widespread risk of coronavirus infection, with a case rate of 10.9 per 100,000 people and a testing positive rate of 4.1%.

A state vaccine dashboard updatedthursday showed 13,325 vaccine doses had been administered intuolumne County. The county’s estimated population is 54,660.

The county Public Health Department urged anyone 65 or older who has not received a vaccine or been scheduled for vaccination to call the department at (209) 533-7440.

A COVID-19 Information Night fortuolumne County residents is scheduled on the Microsoftteams app-platform at 6 p.m. Wednesday. For more information visit https://fb.me/e/1hiqsnylw online.

Statistics

Tuolumne County (as of Feb. 25)

Total cases: 3,946 (2,532 community; 1,414 SCC inmates)

Deaths: 59 Recovered: 2,428 Active cases: 45 Active hospitalized: 2 Tests conducted: 72,200 (53,481 community; 18,719 SCC inmates)

Vaccines given: 13,801

Calaveras County (as of Feb. 25)

Total cases: 1,905 Deaths: 47 Recovered: 1,825 Active cases: 33 Active hospitalized: 1 Tests conducted: 23,131 Vaccines given: 10,055

California (as of Feb. 25): 3,465,726 total cases; 51,382 deaths; 47,995,576 tests conducted; 8,243,711 vaccines given.

United States (as of Feb. 25): 28,453,199 total cases; 509,351 deaths.

World (as of Feb. 25): 113,253,210 total cases; 2,512,849 deaths.

Sources:tuolumne County Public Health Department, Calaveras County Public Health Division, California Department of Public Health, John Hopkins University.

Testing

When you should get tested: Five days after travel or close contact with others outside of your household; as soon as possible if experiencing symptoms; and/or every 14 to 28 days if regularly working with the public.

Testing is available from:

• Local health care providers;

• Adventist Health Sonora, call first: (209) 536-5166;

• Optum Serv state testing sites: Mother Lode Fairgrounds at 220 Southgate Drive, Sonora, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week; Groveland Community Hall, 18720 Main St., Groveland, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays; and Tuolumne Memorial Hall, 18375 Fir Ave.,tuolumne, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.thursdays.

Appointments to state testing sites are recommended and can be scheduled at www.lhi.care/ covidtesting or by calling (888) 634-1123.

Vaccinations

•Thetuolumne County Public Health Department continues to distribute COVID-19 vaccine doses to people in Phase 1A and Phase 1B-tier 1 of a state vaccine distribution plan, for individuals 65 and older as well as education workers, childcare workers, and emergency services workers. Visit www.tuolumnecounty. ca.gov/1317/covid-vaccine online for more information.

• CVS stores in Sonora and Angels Camp are offering COVID-19 vaccinations for people 65 and older, sign up here: https://www.cvs. com/immunizations/covid19-vaccine

• Adventist Health Sonora has been hosting weekend vaccination clinics at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds for people 65 and older. Find out more information by going to www.adventisthealthsonora.org/covidvaccine or call (209) 536-5165.

•The Safeway pharmacy in Sonora will begin offering vaccines on Monday to people 65 and older, who can register at mhealthsystem.com/3127tuolumne.

•To find out if you’re eligible and to register for upcoming state-run vaccination clinics, visit: https:// myturn.ca.gov/.