Nevada County opens new vaccine clinic as COVID-19 cases remain higher than neighboring counties
The county says higher numbers are being traced to a younger demographic than at the start of the pandemic. Author: Zach Fuentes (ABC10) Updated: 12:55 PM PDT May 4, 2021
NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. A new vaccine clinic opened up on Tuesday at Sierra College s Grass Valley Campus in Nevada County.
Health officials in Nevada County are concerned not just with the number of cases its seeing but the demographic contributing to it.
The latest data from the state shows the seven-day average of cases per 100,000 residents is at 9.8. Nearby, Placer County is at 6.5, Sacramento County is at 7.3 and San Joaquin is at 8.1.
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Nevada County Public Health officials expressed concern Friday about the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Nevada County.
With a seven-day average of 10.9 cases per day, Nevada County has a higher COVID-19 rate than most counties in the state.
There are currently four active COVID-19 outbreaks in Nevada County. An “outbreak” is defined as three or more cases not within the same household in a 14-day period. While Public Health officials do not share details about specific outbreaks, they said they are seeing cases rise in both eastern and western Nevada County.
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Nevada County Public Health has announced that it will open a new vaccine clinic Tuesday.
The new clinic will be in the gymnasium at Sierra College’s Grass Valley campus, at 250 Sierra College Drive. The clinic will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, according to a news release.
According to the release, the new clinic plans to offer 210 appointments per day during those five days per week, and administer the Moderna vaccine.
Appointments for the new clinic’s first five weeks were added to MyTurn Thursday.
Nevada County Director of Public Health Jill Blake said, “We currently have enough to support their operations” based on doses being allocated to our local health jurisdiction, and that supply is also forecast to increase within the next two months.