COVID-19 Standing Replace for 01/20/2023

Marin County COVID-19 Standing Replace for January 20, 2023, contains: Marin’s Present COVID Standing; COVID-sniffing Canine Shield Older Residents; Native Virus Ranges Shifting in Proper Route; and up to date native COVID-19 information.

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The Marin County COVID-19 Standing Replace is printed weekly and as wanted to share essential information and sources associated to the COVID-19 pandemic response. We stay right here for you.

Marin’s Present COVID Standing

In response to neighborhood questions, Dr Willis describes the 2 metrics he now makes use of day by day to shortly assess Marin’s pandemic progress. He describes what these indicators inform us concerning the severity of diseases and the safety of the vaccine.

COVID-sniffing Canine Shield Older Residents

At the moment, a long-term care facility in Marin that’s experiencing a COVID outbreak acquired assist from an uncommon supply—COVID sniffing canines. A workforce of retrievers educated to detect odor distinctive to COVID an infection helped determine doubtlessly contaminated residents. Solely consenting residents have been included, and people recognized have been supplied testing affirmation. The trouble was a part of a pilot research, in partnership with the California Division of Public Well being, to find out the accuracy of this novel screening technique within the long-term care facility setting. Whereas outcomes of the pilot are pending, residents and employees reported the presence of the canines contributed to a extra enjoyable expertise, with the potential good thing about early case detection in an outbreak.

Native Virus Ranges Shifting in Proper Route

The most recent Marin County virus surveillance information reveals neighborhood ranges of flu, RSV and COVID-19 are reducing. Whereas it is too early to name this a pattern, that is the primary time all three main winter threats have been declining on the identical time. Regardless of this progress, COVID-19 ranges particularly stay elevated. Marin County will proceed to watch traits and supply updates.

Know your COVID-19 Group Degree

The CDC’s COVID-19 Group Ranges are a device to assist communities resolve what prevention steps to take primarily based on the most recent information. Ranges may be low, medium, or excessive and are decided by hospital beds getting used, hospital admissions, and the whole variety of new COVID-19 circumstances in an space. Take precautions to guard your self and others from COVID-19 primarily based on the COVID-19 Group Degree in Marin or different neighborhood during which you reside, work or go to.

location	At the moment’s COVID-19 Group Degree:	Instructed Prevention Steps:
Marin County	LOW

Folks could select to masks at any time. Folks with signs, a optimistic take a look at, or publicity to somebody with COVID-19 ought to put on a masks.

COVID-19 Knowledge Replace:

Beneath is only a snapshot of native COVID-19 information. Discover a extra in-depth evaluation of COVID-19 traits on the Marin Knowledge & Surveillance webpage, our Knowledge FAQ, or Marin County’s Open Knowledge Portal.

Knowledge units up to date weekly (printed on Fridays) embody:

COVID-19 vaccination charges
COVID-19 circumstances & deaths amongst facility employees and residents
Weekly/Cumulative depend of COVID-19 deaths amongst Marin residents
State COVID-19 Knowledge

Standing updates at the moment are printed weekly on Fridays. “Change from Final Standing Replace” accounts for 7 days of information, until famous in any other case (view previous standing updates).

COVID-19 Case Knowledge	At the moment’s Report	Change from Final Standing Replace on 1/13/2023
Complete Confirmed Cumulative Circumstances	44,297	+102
“Energetic Circumstances” (Confirmed in Previous 14 Days)	119	-31
Complete Cumulative Deaths	273	+ 0*
Present COVID-19 Hospitalizations	22	– 3
Present COVID-19 ICU Affected person Census	3	+ 1

* Change from final Friday.

COVID-19 Vaccination Knowledge	At the moment’s Report	Change from Final Week
% of Marin residents vaccinated with not less than one dose	98%**	N/A**
% of Marin inhabitants who’ve accomplished vaccine sequence.	93.3%*	+0.1%
% of Marin residents who’ve acquired a Booster/third Dose	69.5%*	+0.1%

* * As inhabitants estimates might not be exact, the proportion of vaccinated folks in any group shall be displayed as much as, however not increased than 98%.

* Observe that this share is out of all Marin residents together with kids youthful than 6 months.

Residential Care & Expert Nursing Facility COVID-19 information:	At the moment’s Report	Change from Final Week
Optimistic Sufferers at Amenities cumulative	2,469	+ 2
Optimistic Sufferers at Amenities present	13	– 16
Optimistic Employees at Amenities present	4	– 13
Facility Affected person Deaths	172	+ 0
Facility Affected person Deaths as share of all COVID+ deaths	63%	+0.0%

State COVID-19 information:	At the moment’s Report	Change from Final Week
California Confirmed Circumstances	10,996,443	+23,927
california deaths	98,800	+407

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