Sonora, CA – Tuolumne County Public Health has confirmed 32 new COVID-19 infections and 50 more infections among inmates for a total of 483 at the Sierra Conservation Center (SCC). According to public health officials, one of the new community cases has been hospitalized and the other 31 appear to be isolating at home. Four of the new cases are residents of local care facilities. Two previously isolating individuals were admitted to the hospital. Six COVID-19 positive individuals are currently hospitalized. A total of 26 individuals were released from isolation today.
The new community cases include 2 males and 1 female under 20 years old, 2 females in their 20s, 4 males and 5 females in their 30s, 3 males and 1 female in their 40s, 3 males in their 50s, 1 male and 2 females in their 60s, 1 male and 1 female in their 70’s, 2 males and 2 females in their 80s, 1 male and 1 female in their 90’s and 1 female over 100 has been infected with COVID-19.
In-Shape Health Clubs has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because of the coronavirus and resulting lockdown orders imposed by the state.
The Stockton-based company founded some 40 years ago said it will continue day-to-day operations at clubs currently open outdoors statewide, including the West Lane location on Bianchi Road in Stockton, In-Shape Tracy Blvd. and the Manteca In-Shape on Yosemite Avenue. In-Shape Health Clubs on Hammer Lane and March Lane in Stockton and In-Shape Lodi remain temporarily closed, though outdoor fitness in Lodi is scheduled to open soon. In Stockton, In-Shape Marina, In-Shape Downtown and In-Shape Quail Lakes have closed permanently, as have the Lathrop, Manteca West, Tracy 11th Street and Tracy Grant Line clubs. In March, the company closed its downtown Stockton headquarters.
California officials order 5,000 body bags as state’s intensive care units near full capacity
On Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that state officials had ordered 5,000 additional body bags and 63 refrigerated trailers to store the exploding numbers of dead from COVID-19.
Across California, a public health catastrophe is now unfolding, with coronavirus infections growing exponentially. On Wednesday, the California Department of Public Health reported over 61,000 new daily cases and 407 deaths, by far the highest rates of the pandemic.
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaking on Tuesday (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)
The average number of daily cases in California has more than quadrupled over the last month while the number of hospitalizations has more than tripled. With the virus spreading unchecked, hospitalizations will likely double again over the next month, putting unprecedented pressure on entire health care system.
Tuolumne County s Daily Covid Case Count
Sonora, CA – Tuolumne County Public Health has confirmed 29 new COVID-19 infections, and 22 inmate cases. According to public health officials, all the new community cases appear to be isolating at home. One individual has been discharged from the hospital and one previously isolated individual was admitted to the hospital. Three COVID-19 positive individuals are currently hospitalized. A total of 26 individuals have been released from isolation.
The new community cases include 5 males and 1 female under 20 years old, 3 males and 2 females in their 20s, 2 males and 1 female in their 30s, 2 male and 1 female in their 40s, 2 males and 4 females in their 50s, 2 males and 1 female in their 60s, 1 male in their 70’s and 2 females in
Bob Highfill, The Stockton Record
HR Support Pros has contracted with a different laboratory with the goal of more quickly processing COVID-19 tests administered in San Joaquin County.
The company that has set up free testing sites throughout the county the past several weeks initially worked with Flow Health, a lab in Southern California, which became overwhelmed with specimens causing lag times up to two weeks for some individuals that rendered the tests useless. Flow Health also was not integrated with the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange, the state department of public health’s electronic disease and surveillance database.
Since late November, tests administered by HR Support at 17 sites within San Joaquin County, including nine Stockton Unified School District campuses, are processed by Menlo Park-based Avellino Precision Medicine. The company uses what it calls a non-invasive, swab-based test (AvellinoCoV2) and, just as importantly, the lab is integrate