Sonora, CA – Another three COVID-19-related deaths have been added to the Tuolumne County count, bringing the total to 36. Public Health says the additional deaths that occurred over the weekend are individuals who have been hospitalized or in a unit of local health. The individuals were all male, one in his 80s, one in his 70s and one in his 60s.
Recently identified community cases reported today include 17 on Saturday, 14 on Sunday and 14 today, there were also 11 new cases of Sierra Conservation detainees reported; 4 Saturday, 3 Sunday, 4 today. One of the new cases is hospitalized and the rest appears to be isolated according to public health. A total of 45 individuals have been released from isolation and 6 are currently hospitalized.
County health officials certified 10 deaths from coronavirus, as detailed here on Friday. Three additional death certificates were under review and investigation, awaiting the state’s final word.
Current community cases in the residents of Tuolumne County include 7 men and 7 women under the age of 20, 1 woman in her 20s, 1 man and 2 women in her 30s, 6 men and 5 women in her 20s. 40 years old, 1 man and 5 women in their 50s, 3 men and 1 woman in their 60s, 4 women in their 70s, 1 man in their 80s and a woman in their 90s.
Tuolumne County has a total of 3,236 cases divided between 2,067 community cases and 1,169 inmate cases. Total recovered community cases are listed as 1,875 with 156 active community cases and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reports 214 cases of active inmates today. Total tested 22,706.
The distribution of the vaccine continues, but public health says it does not have a registration for phases beyond 1A and will notify Clarke Broadcasting, the media and post updates here. They note that their call center is overloaded with individual requests for information about Phase 1B.
Tuolumne County has been approved for a mobile COVID-19 test team to be shared with Mariposa and Calaveras counties and Yosemite National Park. He was confirmed to be at the Groveland Community Hall on January 18 (the day of Martin Luther King Jr.) and on Mondays thereafter and at the Tuolumne Memorial Hall on January 14º but not on January 21stst due to a location scheduling conflict. To schedule an appointment up to a week in advance, select the new location on the same LHI site as the Mother Lode Fairgrounds testing site, which is open 7 days a week: www.lhi.care/covidtesting. Walk-ins are available on the mobile test site after registration, but you must make an appointment at Mother Lode Fairgrounds. Details on the dates for further testing of Calaveras were released this morning, as detailed here.
The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) has provided additional information on which high school sports have the best chance of taking place this school year based on the county level, as detailed here.
Tuolumne is part of the San Joaquin Valley region which, as of today, Monday has 0% of the normal ICU bed capacity available and remains under the order of stay at home. View regional and county-specific ICU statistics by visiting our COVID-19 Information update page here.
If you are experiencing symptoms similar to COVID’s, isolate yourself and contact your doctor or the Adventist Health Triage Line at 209-536-5166 sec-fri, or 209-536-5000 after hours. If you need immediate medical attention, call ahead and go to Rapid Care or the Emergency Department. You can also visit www.valleycovidhelp.com for more information.
The COVID-19 call center is open during normal business hours and people who have questions or concerns can call 209-533-7440 for information.
| County / Date |
Active | New Cases (Total) % County’s Pop |
Hospital / ICU (may include non-residents) | Released (assumed non-infectious total) | Deaths | Husa. County Pop. (Average deaths from all causes / month.) |
Alpine 1/8 |
3 | 1 (72) 6.3% of the pop. |
0 | 5 (69) | 0 | 1,117 (10 *) |
Amateur 1/9 |
188 | 34 (1,281) 3.4% of the pop. |
20 | 29 (1,071) | 22 | 37,325 (30.5) |
1/8 Calaveras |
31 | 24 (922) 2% of the pop. |
8 | 121 (869) | 22 | 44,286 (30) |
Madera 1/11 |
3,033 | 196 (12,270) 7.6% of the pop. | 28 | 564 (18,560) | 126 | 160,089 (73) |
Moth 1/11 |
43 | 32 (328) 1.8% of the pop. |
1 | 18 (281) | 4 | 17,778 (11 *) |
Merced 1/11 |
3,512 | 849 (22,355) 7.7% of the pop. | 53 | 564 (18,560) | 283 | 287,420 (111.7) |
Mono 1/11 |
122 | 44 (753) 5.3% of the pop. | N / D | 28 (627) | 4 | 13,961 (10 *) |
San Joaquin 1/11 |
6,034 | 877 (52,400) 6.6% of the pop. | 316/90 | 1,674 (45,642) | 724 | 782,545 (440) |
Stanislaus 1/11 |
4,950 | 365 (39,216) 6.9% of the pop. |
338/75 | 474 (33,591) | 675 | 562,303 (419.6) |
Tuolumne 1/11 |
156 | 56 (3,236) 6.1% of the pop. | 5 | 5 (1,830) | 33 | 52,353 (53.1) |
Public health officials say it is very important that the public remains vigilant about complying with recommended safety measures and business / activity guidelines in order to keep themselves and the people around them safe and healthy.
These measures include:
- Practice physical distance at all times. Keep a six-foot gap between you and others who are not part of your household bubble.
- Use a facial cover in public.
- Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently
- Avoid meetings of any size with people who are not part of your home.
- Stay home if you are sick.
- Avoid unnecessary travel and limit your exits to essential tasks.