COVID-19 Tracker: 10 new cases in Tuolumne County,
Ten more new cases of COVID-19 were counted from Saturday to Monday intuolumne County, with no new inmate cases at the Sierra Conservation Center state prison outside Jamestown.
The 10 new community cases were identified as two women and two men between 18 and 29 years old; two women and one man in their 50s; two men in their 60s; and one woman in her 70s.
As of Monday, the county had tallied 3,982 total coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, with 2,567 community cases and 1,415 SCC inmate cases.
There were 29 active cases and two Covid-positive individuals were hospitalized in the county as of Monday.
A total of 59 COVID-19 fatalities have been counted bytuolumne County Public Health since the pandemic began early last year.
Statistics
All data as of March 8 unless otherwise noted:
Tuolumne County Total cases: 3,982 (2,567 community; 1,415 SCC inmates)
Deaths: 59 Recovered: 2,479 Active cases: 29 Active hospitalized: 2 Tests conducted: 74,984 (55,694 community; 19,290 SCC inmates)
Vaccines given: 18,575
Calaveras County Total cases: 1,933 Deaths: 49 Recovered: 1,844 Active cases: 40 Active hospitalized: 1 Tests conducted: 23,946 Vaccines given: 12,713
California: 3,507,266 total cases; 54,395 deaths; 50,139,831 tests conducted; 10,628,752 vaccines given.
United States: 29,078,898 total cases; 527,341 deaths.
World: 117,406,737 total cases; 2,607,782 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:the Mother Fairgrounds, 220 Southgate Drive, Sonora — 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday throughthursday; and Grovelandyouth Center, 18950 Highway 120 — 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.thursdays. Thetuolumne Memorial Hall site has been demobilized due to under utilization.
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 1B of a state vaccine distribution plan, individuals 60 and older, people 16 to 64 in high-risk groups, as well as education workers, childcare workers, emergency services workers, and food and agriculture workers. 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 intuolumne and Calaveras counties are offering COVID-19 vaccinations for people 65 and older, sign up here: https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine or www.riteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier.
• 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 is now offering vaccines to people 65 and older, who can register at mhealthsystem.com/3127tuolumne.
•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/.