Current COVID-19 Information – Updated February 26, 2021
As of February 28, 2021 there are a total of 32,517 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the five county region served by the Yuba Community College District. That is an increase of 1.6% over last Sunday, and a 8.9% increase during the month of February. Increases by county since last Sunday are: Colusa – .6%; Lake – 3.2%; Sutter – 1.1%; Yolo – 1.9%, with a 2.0% increase in Woodland; and Yuba – 1.2%. 31,430 of the confirmed cases (96.7% of the total cases count) have been classified as recovered. Currently there are 1,087 active cases in the service area. County data is from local county website dashboards. Statewide there are a total of 3,475,562 confirmed cases, an increase of 1.0% since last Sunday.
Hospitalization continue to decline while ICU numbers have remained the same. Currently there are 44 individuals hospitalized in our service area, which is 14 less than last week. There are 16 patients in ICU, which equal to last week. There have been 373 fatalities, seven more than last week.
Total patients hospitalized in the state is 5,143, a 23.3% decrease since last Sunday. The number of ICU patients is 1,507, a 24.8% decrease since last week. Statewide data is from the California Department of Public Health and can be found at https://data.chhs.ca.gov/.
If you need a COVID-19 Test, click on Finding a Testing Site for available locations.
ICU available capacity rates across the state are continuing to increase. As of February 23, statewide capacity is 20.9%. Regional ICU capacities are: Northern California – 33.6%; Greater Sacramento Region – 24.0%; Bay Area – 25.4%; San Joaquin Valley – 16.8%; Southern California – 19.5%.
COVID-19 Vaccine Update
Statewide there have been a total of 8,772,886 vaccine doses administered. Local county totals are: Yolo – 54,145; Sutter – 19,137; Lake – 12,644; Yuba – 9,440 and Colusa – 3,248.
Vaccine eligibility still varies somewhat county to county and seems to be in a constant state of change. Here is the latest as of February 26. Information is from county websites.
Yolo County (www.yolocounty.org/coronavirus-vaccine) Yolo County is increasing its efforts to vaccinate educational workers. They have reserved 20% of its weekly vaccine allotment for educational workers and are working with Dignity Health to schedule appointments. Those working on campuses will receive priority. To check availability of appointments and to register go to www.yolocounty.org/coronavirus-vaccine or call 2-1-1.
Sutter & Yuba Counties (www.yuba.org/vaccines and www.suttercounty.org/vaccine) Starting on Monday, March 1, Educational workers regardless of age will eligible to receive the vaccine. Registration information for all vaccination clinics can be found online at: www.yuba.org/vaccines and www.suttercounty.org/vaccine. YCCD employees working at the Yuba College Marysville Campus, Sutter Center, or district office do not need to be a resident of Yuba or Sutter County to receive the vaccine. Workers will need to bring a letter from their employer or paystub to confirm employment AND an official ID (driver’s license, passport, etc.) for age verification.
Colusa County (https://www.countyofcolusa.org/771/COVID19) Teachers, School Staff and Childcare Providers are eligible to be vaccinated. Colusa County Public Health will be coordinating with employers as vaccine becomes available.
Lake County (http://health.co.lake.ca.us/Coronavirus/Vaccines.htm) Lake County is vaccinating healthcare workers, long-term care residents who qualify under Phase 1A and in Phase 1B, residents age 65 and older and “those at risk of exposure at work in education who work or live in Lake County.” Online scheduling can be done at the above website.
Information on neighboring county’s vaccination programs
Butte County (http://www.buttecounty.net/ph/COVID19/vaccine) Butte County is in Phase 1B and educators are eligible.
Nevada County (https://www.mynevadacounty.com/3148/Get-Vaccine-Information) Nevada County is only vaccinating individuals age 65 and above. Vaccine alerts and updates on eligibility are available by texting VACCINEINFO to 898211.
Placer County (https://www.placer.ca.gov/vaccine) Placer County is vaccinating educators that live and work in Placer County. To stay informed about vaccine availability residents can visit www.placer.ca.gov/vaccine; or text PLACERVACCINE to the number 898211 to receive text alerts from 211.
Sacramento County (https://www.saccounty.net/COVID-19/Pages/CoronavirusVaccine.aspx) Educators are eligible to be vaccinated. Information on accessing vaccinations is being shared through the school districts in the county.
Solano County (https://solanocounty.com/depts/ph/coronavirus_links/covid_19_vaccines.asp) Educators are eligible for vaccination in Solano County. The County has a vaccine interest form that they use to pre-screen and inform individuals that are eligible to be vaccinated.
Blueprint for a Safer Economy focuses on New Daily Cases per 100,000 Population and Percentage of Tests that are Positive to determine a county’s risk level. For each level there is specific guidance related to business and community activity. That information can be found in the link above. Currently all counties in the YCCD District are in Tier 1, the most restrictive Tier. We are starting to see some local number fall into the second and third tiers. If that trend continues we may see entire counties moved from Tier 1 to less restrictive tiers during the next month. Current Positivity and New Case rates are shown on the above table. The color of the number indicates what tier that number would fall into.
YCCD COVID-19 Prevention Program 01.14.2021
COVID-19 Exposure Notification Requirement (AB 685) Revised 01_12_2021
YCCD Planning and Protocols for Reopening Campuses and District Facilities – June 24, 2020
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California Guidance for Reopening Institutions of Higher Education – August 7, 2020
Other Resources
State of California Coronavirus Website
California Community College Chancellor’s Website
FBI Message on COVID-19 Related Crimes 04.01.2020
Cyber Threats Warning in External Email
COVID-19 Videos
Face Coverings Required in California
NEW: Californians are now required to wear face coverings in public spaces – particularly indoors or when physical distancing is not possible. Read more on the state's new face covering mandate: covid19.ca.gov#YourActionsSaveLives
Posted by California Governor on Thursday, June 18, 2020