Omicron on the rise: See where COVID is surging in Sacramento County by ZIP code
Omicron is quickly moving across the country, resulting in surges of coronavirus cases and higher demand for testing.
COVID-19 cases in Sacramento have reached new highs and, according to the county’s COVID Response Deputy Incident Commander, it’s unclear if it reached its peak yet.
As of Thursday, areas in Elk Grove, Sacramento and Florin with the postal codes 95624 and 95823 have seen the highest surge in new cases in the past 30 days, with more than 750 infections per ZIP code.
On the other end, Hood, Ryde and areas with the ZIP code 95615 have the fewest new cases, with only five reported in the last 30 days.
You can see how your ZIP code fares in COVID cases, provided by the Sacramento County Public Health, in the interactive map below compiled by Data Herald:
COVID-19 deaths in Sacramento
Unlike coronavirus cases, the number of COVID deaths has remained steady. According to data from the New York Times COVID Center, Sacramento County had a 3.71 seven-day average with seven new deaths, as of Wednesday.
This is a steep decrease, considering average deaths were at their highest of the month a week before. The seven-day average was at five with 14 new deaths on Dec. 30.
You can see the trend in COVID deaths in Sacramento County with the map below.
Omicron in California
The omicron variant has been driving the coronavirus surge in California since its detection in the state in early December.
Within a few days of its discovery, the variant was found in wastewater samples in Sacramento County that were collected on Nov. 30. By Dec. 21, the county confirmed its first two cases of the omicron variant, which health officials deemed “very contagious.”
As of Wednesday, the omicron variant has ousted the delta variant as the dominant variant in California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada and Guam. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 95% of COVID-19 cases stem from the omicron variant in this region , while 5% of cases are from the delta variant.
You can see this data in the visualization below.
This story was originally published January 6, 2022 at 12:22 PM.