COVID and vaccine news for Northern California: Feb. 3, 2021

SACRAMENTO, Calif — ABC10 is following the newest coronavirus statistics and vaccine information for the Sacramento area and the state of California. 

This weblog will probably be up to date all through the day with the newest COVID-19 information. Click on HERE to study when and the place you’ll be able to sign-up to get the coronavirus vaccine close to you.

Updates from Feb. 2 could be discovered right here.

Sacramento County sees decline in COVID-19 testing

Sacramento County testing websites are “presently solely seeing 1/3 of the group members they’ve capability to check,” the county mentioned.

The county mentioned getting examined for COVID-19 remains to be a important piece of slowing the unfold in our area. 

“When you have signs, suppose you’ll have been uncovered, or had been not too long ago round a gaggle of individuals with out sporting a masks or sustaining social distance – get examined!” the county mentioned.

State releases newest COVID-19 statistics 

On Wednesday, the state of California introduced a state whole of three,281,271 COVID-19 instances. There have been additionally 481 deaths reported on Tuesday to Wednesday, bringing the state’s dying whole to 41,811. As of Wednesday, 3,792,797 vaccine doses have been administered statewide.

West Sacramento fills all vaccine appointments

Town of West Sacramento mentioned it had stuffed all appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine. Clinics at Esparto Elementary Faculty, Knights Touchdown Department Library, Woodland Memorial Hospital, and Sutter Well being Area at River Cats stadium are all “bought out,” in keeping with a metropolis’s tweet.

California joins feds in bid to hurry coronavirus vaccines

California is becoming a member of the federal authorities to open two new vaccination facilities as take a look at areas for brand spanking new President Joseph Biden’s effort to create 100 mass vaccination websites nationwide in 100 days. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom mentioned Wednesday that the websites on the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum and California State College, Los Angeles, will probably be collectively run with the Federal Emergency Administration Company. Newsom mentioned 6,000 doses needs to be given out each day at these mass-vaccination websites.

The transfer comes as California’s most dangerous pandemic surge eases, however because the state struggles with vaccine shortages in a race to vaccinate probably the most susceptible. Newsom promoted the brand new websites as a part of the bigger effort to focus on communities which may in any other case be left behind.

Newsom mentioned with the mass vaccination web site opening Oakland MyTurn, an utility to assist with scheduling vaccination appointments, needs to be out there to extra counties within the coming weeks.

Over 1/3 of coronavirus deaths had been reported in January 2021

As case charges decrease in lots of counties, individuals proceed to die of COVID-19. January marked the deadliest month of the pandemic thus far within the Golden State as simply over 36% of the state’s coronavirus dying whole occurred within the first month of 2021.

With the decreasing of latest case charges, earlier developments recommend fewer deaths will comply with. However, Well being and Human Companies Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly mentioned one other surge of instances is feasible following the Tremendous Bowl and Lunar New 12 months celebrations to come back.

Political storms swirl round California Gov. Newsom amid virus

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has gone from a governor in command to 1 lurching from one political disaster to the following because the coronavirus pandemic enters its second 12 months. 

He is not too long ago confronted questions over his choices to abruptly raise stay-at-home orders and overhaul the state’s vaccine program, and his try to get youngsters again in class is stalled. Amid a Republican-led recall effort, some Democrats are beginning to whisper concerning the want for a backup plan ought to voters determine to take away him. 

Newsom’s slide factors to the ache going through leaders as virus fatigue take maintain, vaccines stay elusive, and voters cease blaming the Trump administration. 

This comes whereas California begins to see indicators of hope, even because the state warns individuals to maintain up their guard. The variety of new COVID-19 instances reported Tuesday was simply over 12,000, the bottom each day determine since November. Hospital capability is rising after plunging so low in December that overwhelmed amenities talked about rationing care. 

However the state’s prime well being officer, Dr. Mark Ghaly, says one other surge remains to be potential. He says individuals should not danger making a “super-spreader” occasion by holding large Tremendous Bowl events this weekend.

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