Tuolumne County confirms 2 additional COVID-19 deaths,

Two women who died in February and early March were added to tuolumne County’s coronavirus death toll ontuesday.

The women were both reportedly in their 80s.

“Our condolences go out to the families and friends of these individuals,” the county Public Health Department said in its daily COVID-19 update ontuesday.

Their deaths brought the total number of tuolumne County residents who have died from the virus since the pandemic began early last year to 64.

The department also reported four new community cases ontuesday, which were identified as a woman in her 40s, two men in their 50s, and a man in his 70s.

One person in the county also remained hospitalized for the virus as of tuesday.

Tuolumne County’s daily case rate per 100,000 people ontuesday also declined to 2.5 from 3.3 the previous week, while the testing positivity rate declined to 1.2% from 1.6% over the same period.

The county remained in the orange tier, though the state was planning to change the metrics for the least restrictive yellow tier that could help the county move into it earlier.

Calaveras County’s daily case rate, meanwhile, actually increased to 7.1 per 100,000 people from 6.5 the previous week.the testing positive rate also increased to 4.1% from 3% over the same period.

The county remained in the red tier and had six new cases ontuesday and one person hospitalized for COVID-19, though its total deaths remained at 51.

Statistics

All data current as of April 6 unless otherwise noted:

Tuolumne County Total cases: 4,048 (2,632 community; 1,416 SCC inmates)

Deaths: 64 Recovered: 2,553 Active cases: 15 Active hospitalized: 1 Tests conducted: 85,340 Vaccines given: 30,949

Calaveras County Total cases: 2,029 Deaths: 51 Recovered: 1,964 Active cases: 14 Active hospitalized: 1 Tests conducted: 37,315 Vaccines given: 23,475

California: 3,586,059 total cases; 58,659 deaths; 55,483,634 tests conducted; 20,641,692 vaccines given.

United States: 30,851,290 total cases; 556,578 deaths.

World: 132,605,091 total cases; 2,876,691 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;

• Optumserv state testing sites: the Mother Fairgrounds, 220 Southgate Drive, Sonora — 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; and Groveland Youth Center, 18950 Highway 120 — 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

•The tuolumne County Public Health Department continues to distribute COVID-19 vaccine doses to all individuals 16 and older, Call (209) 533-7440 to make an appointment, or visit www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov/1317/Covid-vaccine online for more information.

• CVS and Rite Aid stores in tuolumne and Calaveras counties: Sign up at https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine or www.riteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier.

• Adventist Health Sonora: Find out more information by going to www.adventisthealthsonora.org/covidvaccine or call (209) 536-5165.

•The Safeway pharmacy: Register at mhealthsystem.com/3127tuolumne.

•Twain Harte Pharmacy: Call (209) 586-3225 for information and appointments.

•The Calaveras County Public Health Division has a clinic at Frogtown, 2465 Gun Club Road, outside Angels Camp. Register for appointments at https://bit.ly/3dzqvdh or call (209) 419-7314.

•To find out if you’re eligible and register for available vaccination clinics, visit: https://myturn.ca.gov/.