Tuolumne County confirms 4 new cases, Calaveras County has 3

There were four new COVID-19 cases counted in Tuolumne County and three in Calaveras County on Wednesday.

The new cases in Tuolumne County were identified as a boy younger than 18; a man between 18 and 29; a woman in her 40s; and a man in his 70s.

Neither county had any residents who were hospitalized for the virus.

On Wednesday, the Calaveras Public Health Division announced it’s also following the recommendation of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to pause the use of Johnson & Johnson vaccines until the FDA and CDC can complete their review.

Thetuolumne County Public Health Department made the same announcement ontuesday.

Six cases of a rare, severe type of blood clot have been reported in women who have received the singledose Johnson & Johnson vaccine for COVID-19, also known as the Janssen vaccine, the CDC and FDA said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

All six cases of the condition, called central venous sinus thrombosis, were found in women between 18 and 48 years old.the cases have emerged from 7.5 million people who have received the same vaccine as of Wednesday. Symptoms occurred six to 13 days after vaccination, the CDC and FDA said in their announcement.

About 1 million women ages 18 to 48 have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, authorities said.

As of Wednesday morning, 413 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine had been administered in Tuolumne County. Of those, 51 vaccinations were administered to women aged 18 to 48, said Dore Bietz, the county Office of Emergency Services coordinator.

Bietz said Wednesday afternoon the county was not aware of anyone intuolumne County complaining about side effects or serious reactions to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Health care providers are asked to report adverse events to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System at https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html.

Statistics

All data current as of April 14 unless otherwise noted:

Tuolumne County Total cases: 4,062 (2,646 community; 1,416 SCC inmates)

Deaths: 64 Recovered: 2,573 Active cases: 9 Active hospitalized: 0 Tests conducted: 87,222 Vaccines given: 34,577

Calaveras County Total cases: 2,048 Deaths: 51 Recovered: 1,982 Active cases: 15 Active hospitalized: 0 Tests conducted: 38,193 Vaccines given: 26,797

California: 3,608,898 total cases; 59,508 deaths; 56,997,332 tests conducted; 24,163,906 vaccines given.

United States: 31,439,683 total cases; 564,557 deaths.

World: 138,489,227 total cases; 2,976,972 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

•Thetuolumne County Public Health Department: to find out if you’re eligible and register for available vaccination clinics, visit: https:// myturn.ca.gov/.

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

• 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.