Another ten COVID-19 related deaths have been added to Tuolumne County's tally, bringing its total to 33 while 22 new community cases were reported today.
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California s public health officer has released an order that requires strained hospitals to delay elective surgeries and transfer patients to hospitals with more capacity as the state faces a COVID-19 surge.
The San Joaquin Valley Region, which includes San Benito County, currently falls under the zero percent ICU availability condition under the order.
Under the order, if a region has zero percent ICU availability, hospitals will delay Elective Surgery Acuity Scale (ESAS) Tier 1 and 2 surgical procedures. For example, carpal tunnel and colonoscopy procedures are Tier 1 surgeries that would be delayed.
Sonora, CA – Tuolumne County Public Health reports 18 new community COVID-19 cases and no additional inmate cases at the Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) today. Two SCC inmates are hospitalized. One of the new community cases is hospitalized, the remaining individuals appear to be isolating at home, one person who had previously been released from isolation is now hospitalized for a total of four hospitalized. Nine individuals have been released from isolation according to public health officials.
Tuolumne County has been approved for a traveling COVID-19 testing team to be shared with Mariposa and Calaveras Counties, and Yosemite National Park. At this time, a testing site is planned to be open at the Groveland Community Hall on Mondays and Tuolumne Memorial Hall on Thursdays from 7 AM to 7 PM. The sites are expected to begin operations late next week with the first day in Tuolumne on January 14