Nearly 100 more infected by coronavirus in Sacramento County; CA infections up by 4,500
Sacramento County health officials added almost 100 more patients to its coronavirus infection count Sunday, just a day after breaking its previous record for highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases.
Sunday’s increases in infections are part of a broader surge in cases across the state. California saw a record-high increase in cases, with 4,515 confirmed Saturday. That’s 350 more than the previous high of 4,165 set Wednesday. All told, more than 175,000 Californians have been infected with coronavirus and nearly 5,500 people have died, according to data provided by Johns Hopkins University.
Sacramento County reported a total of 2,069 cases of coronavirus on Saturday and by Sunday it had reached 2,160, an increase of 91.
Saturday saw an increase in infections even higher than that amount, setting a new record for a daily increase with 93 new cases from Friday.
No new deaths were reported over the weekend. Instead, the total death toll went down by one Sunday morning, dropping to 66.
Sacramento County spokeswoman Janna Haynes said the address of the deceased was transferred out of the county, meaning it is no longer in its jurisdiction.
“We’ve had this happen a handful of times,” Haynes said in an email to The Sacramento Bee. “Most often it is because the death was in a congregate care facility in county, but when the family filed death certificate paperwork, the address they listed wasn’t in county, so we have to update our files to match the legal paperwork.”
Placer County health officials reported a new record high of daily increases Thursday, with 28 new infections. Its last highest daily increase was on Wednesday, with 21 new cases. During the onset of the virus near early April, Placer County’s daily record high was just 12. A total of 502 people have tested positive and nine people have died. Fourteen new cases were added Saturday and 12 were added Sunday.
Yolo County’s daily record stands at 17 new cases on April 6, but recent increases have come dangerously close to breaking the mark. On June 11, Yolo County health officials reported 15 new cases, then this past Tuesday and Wednesday, they reported 16 new cases each day. Saturday brought 11 new cases and there were 10 more Sunday. A total of 330 coronavirus infections have been confirmed in the county and 24 people have died. Of theses deaths, 17 have been connected to an outbreak at Stollwood Convalescent Hospital in Woodland.
El Dorado County’s coronavirus numbers have remained consistently low relative to much of the Sacramento region. A total of 130 people have tested positive for coronavirus and no COVID-19 deaths have been reported. As of Friday, no patients were in the hospital for viral treatment.
Just outside of the four-county region, Sutter County health officials reported two new cases Friday for a total of 99 infections and three deaths. Yuba County also added two cases for a total of 41 infections and one dead. While the numbers in these counties remain small, infection rates have been increasing.
Sutter County went for over a month without increasing its case total by more than two, and even saw several days in April and May with no new cases, but since June 3, its daily increases have been consistently higher. Since then, daily infections have not been less than two and health officials reported two record-high daily increases of six new cases on June 6 and 8.
Yuba County’s records stand on April 8 and April 9, with two new cases each day, but since mid-April, no new cases had been reported until last week, when a string of single daily infections were added.
Nevada County, like nearby El Dorado County, has kept its coronavirus numbers low. However, it has seen precipitous increases recently. Although only 75 people have been infected and just one person has died, nearly a third of all cases are still active and more are being added each day, according county health officials.
Between April 28 and June 1, Nevada County’s total infections remained static, at 41 total cases. So far this month, health officials have reported an increase in cases of nearly 83 percent. On Wednesday, a new record for daily increases was set with 10 new cases. The majority of cases have been reported in the Truckee area, which accounts for 51 of the county’s total infections.
Across the globe, more than 8.9 million people have been infected with coronavirus as of Sunday evening, according to Johns Hopkins. Over 466,000 people have died and just over 4.4 million patients have recovered after infection.
The United States accounts for nearly a quarter of all coronavirus cases, with 2.2 million infections. Nearly 120,000 Americans have died of COVID-19.
Brazil is the next leading sector of infections in the world, with just over 1 million cases and more than 50,000 deaths.
Russia has seen 583,000 cases of coronavirus and 8,100 COVID-19 deaths.
What is COVID-19? How is the coronavirus spread?
Coronavirus is spread through contact between people within 6 feet of each other, especially through coughing and sneezing that expels respiratory droplets that land in the mouths or noses of people nearby. The CDC says it’s possible to catch the disease COVID-19 by touching something that has the virus on it, and then touching your own face, “but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.”
Symptoms of the virus that causes COVID-19 include fever, cough and shortness of breath, which may occur two days to two weeks after exposure. Most develop only mild symptoms, but some people develop more severe symptoms, including pneumonia, which can be fatal. The disease is especially dangerous to the elderly and others with weaker immune systems.
This story was originally published June 21, 2020 at 11:22 AM.
