LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Public Health officials reported that Lake County’s COVID-19 case rate is continuing to climb and is nearly three times the state average, which is why they are urging people to get vaccinated, wear masks and practice social distancing.
For the period from June 12 to June 18, Lake County’s daily case rate was 0.7 per 100,000 and test positivity stood at 0.7%.
Universal masking in California ended June 15. Although unvaccinated individuals were still required to wear face coverings, many had a sense the pandemic was “over,” and relaxed their commitment to the precautions that had brought Lake County’s COVID-19 cases to low levels.
Then, in late June, Lake County documented its first cases of the Delta variant, a hyper-transmissible strain that has truly been game-changing.
Now, a month and a half post the June 12 to 18 low, the state is reporting Lake County’s Case Rate as 58 per 100,000, nearly three times the state average. Lake County’s test positivity is 17.4%, more than double the statewide rate.
Over the past month, Lake County has had the highest case rate statewide, however, on Friday, Del Norte topped Lake County with a case rate of 59 per 100,000, according to the California Department of Public Health.
Public Health said Friday that 15 Lake County residents are hospitalized due to COVID-19, with five of those individuals in the ICU. These numbers do not include those currently receiving hospital-based care outside of Lake County. No local ICU beds are available.
Public Health said the Delta variant is the type of strain they expected in winter, when vaccination efforts were in their infancy and people were questioning whether minor symptoms were COVID-19 or the common cold.
However, with 40% of those eligible (age 12+) and nearly half of all Lake County residents still unvaccinated, the virus has an opportunity to spread and mutate, Public Health reported.
As a result, Public Health said that during the month of July, unvaccinated individuals were six times more likely to become infected in Lake County.
Public Health said masking and maintaining physical distancing are key right now. If you visit high-foot-traffic areas where maintaining social distancing is difficult, or attend events with people from many households, the risk of COVID-19 is there.
With the Delta variant, aerosol spread is more common. Tiny, free-flowing virus particles that can linger in the air for minutes to hours are causing new infections.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending even fully vaccinated people wear masks, especially indoors.
UC Davis explains the Delta variant here.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors acted Tuesday to require universal masking in all county-operated facilities.
Public Health said California counties with case rates one-third as high as Lake County’s have imposed stronger mandates because face coverings work.
If you are concerned you may have been exposed, Public Health urges you to get tested.
Health officials also urge community members to get vaccinated, noting that COVID-19 vaccines have proved highly protective against severe illness and death.
Areas all around the country are reporting 90% of hospitalized patients are unvaccinated. Many people remain hesitant, some because of side effects that are less common than severe complications from COVID-19. If you have questions, please reach out to your treating doctor. If you want to get vaccinated, but are facing barriers, call 707-263-8174.
In its ongoing effort to understand COVID-19 transmission and improve outcomes in our communities, Lake County Public Health tracks demographic, geographic and clinical information about confirmed COVID-19 cases.
This data is presented at http://health.co.lake.ca.us/Coronavirus/COVID-19_Data.htm.
Public Health said substantial revisions to this page are now live, and offer more information and more frequent updates.
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