Sonoma County Covid-19 The Numbers

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...As far as I'm concerned, every single state and federal leader (republican and democrat) has failed us because the only rational thing that could have been done was to provide Universal Basic Income to all to stay isolated in small clusters through this flu season, enact Medicare for All, and inject massive funding into science and health infrastructure (while letting corporations fend for themselves and allow a necessary transition to our next economy take place). ...

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spot on. But as you say, it's a rant for its own sake, because, America. People would rather fight over masks and get involved in other squirrel-chasing activities. Going for UBI is still a reach. But it's far, far more possible than it would have ever before. We may get there yet. It's been easy to make a pessimistic case about how this will all play out, but at least there are a few elements that can go into an optimistic one for a change.

June 30

49 New Cases in Sonoma County. None were West County Residents.

Hispanic percentage has gone down from 77% to 70%

ICU Beds Available are 10. Sonoma County Hospital Data here
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Yeah, the going back to normal trend when the infection numbers were still so high seemed crazy to me at the time. And now it's turned out that it was crazy! How could our leaders have failed to realize this?

July 1

44 New Cases in Sonoma County. None were West County Residents.

2 More Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to the virus.

ICU available Beds are 11

Parking areas at State Beaches will be blocked off Friday. County Beaches will remain open. That should create a mess. Lynda Hopkins doesn't like it. We locals may want to steer clear of our local beaches this weekend.
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July 2

38 New Cases reported in Sonoma County, 1 was a West County Resident.

Sadly 1 more Sonoma County resident lost their life to the virus.
Two people under 65 have died in Sonoma County to date.

10 available ICU Beds. So far our hospitals have not been flooded.
Hospitalization data here

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Soco numbers are going to go up. Community spread is out of control, local, county, state, nation, world. The most important number is death per million. In soco it's 6. This indicates we have no herd immunity. Yes we have dodged the bullet, and the machine gun is still firing and has unlimited amo.

Yeah for us for having really good bunkers.

In la county death per million is similar to ny and jersy, 1600-1800. What does this mean? Since the center of our state's virus outbreak, still, has well developed herd immunity, Cali daily deaths will continue to trend down. Slowly since the whole state death per million is 160.

Florida and tehas are interesting comparisons. Both have second wave numbers like Cali for daily cases. And unlike our state, daily death is also rising again. Florida death per million is over 200, tehas under 50. Their curves will diverge.

Latin America covid numbers seem to be stabilizing, and yes death per million is getting into the over 300 range. Unlike Africa, near and mideast, India. Where death per million is low.

It's a human paradox, we need community, and community kills. What does the percentage of testing positive mean? Since testing is changing so rapidly it's anybody's guess. Now that we're testing more including prisoners, homeless, undocumented and the % of positive tests has risen to as much as 30% in certain counties, we know we are together, hiding only works so long.

Thank you, again, for continuing to follow, analyze, and report the daily figures for our county.
You are performing a valuable service for our community.

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Soco numbers are going to go up. Community spread is out of control, local, county, state, nation, world. The most important number is death per million. In soco it's 6. This indicates we have no herd immunity.

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Of course we don't have herd immunity. No human population has herd immunity from COVID-19.

What are you talking about? We are nowhere near herd immunity. How could we be?

In simple terms, herd immunity can occur in a defined population when most people are immune to a pathogen. When the percentage of immune individuals is large enough—way more than 50%—two interrelated phenomena can prevent the pathogen from spreading to most of the remaining non-immune sub-population.

1. There are not enough non-immune hosts to enable the pathogen to adequately reproduce. Therefore, the pathogen dies out and disappears from the population—unless an infected carrier from outside the population re-introduces the pathogen.
   
2. There are not enough non-immune potential victims to become infected.

These are really two sides of the same coin. It is a matter of probabilities. When the number of pathogens is small enough and the number of non-immune potential victims is small enough, the disease cycle cannot sustain itself. Perhaps a stray pathogen will occasionally infect an unfortunate non-immune individual, but the disease will no longer be a public health problem in the population.

The following graphic, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, illustrates the concept:

https://services.aap.org/globalasset...al_vaccine.jpg
Source of the graphic: https://services.aap.org/en/news-roo...-takes-a-herd/

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Soco numbers are going to go up. Community spread is out of control, local, county, state, nation, world. The most important number is death per million. In soco it's 6. This indicates we have no herd immunity.

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Rhode island has a fatality rate of .09%. This is enough to indicate substantial developing herd immunity.

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No, this has nothing to do with herd immunity. There was no opportunity for RI to acquire herd immunity. "Immunity," herd or otherwise, means that individuals have an immune response to a pathogen, and therefore the individual does not become sick or infected by that pathogen. It has nothing to do with the course of the disease in someone who is sick. I discussed this an another post in this thread today.

The term "herd immunity" keeps appearing here in discussions of the pandemic. Some of these uses do not conform to standard definitions of the term. Since so much here on WaccoBB devolves into partisan ideological arguments, I decided to research the meaning of "herd immunity" in standard reference sources, with no connection to the COVID-19 pandemic. I found the following definitions:

"the immunity of a group, community, or population to an infectious disease as a result of mass vaccination. The higher the percentage of the population vaccinated, the greater will be the resistance to the spread of infection within the population." Oxford Reference, Oxford University Press, at https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095932166

"The resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, especially through vaccination."
Oxford English Dictionary, at https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/herd_immunity

"a situation in which a disease cannot spread through a group of people because enough of them are immune (= unable to get a disease), usually because of having been vaccinated (= given an injection)"
Cambridge English Dictionary, at https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/herd-immunity

"the immunity or resistance to a particular infection that occurs in a group of people or animals when a very high percentage of individuals have been vaccinated or previously exposed to the infection."
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, at https://www.dictionary.com/browse/herd-immunity

"Resistance to the spread of infectious disease in a group because susceptible members are few, making transmission from an infected member unlikely.
"The immunologic status of a population, determined by the ratio of resistant to susceptible members and their distribution."
Stedman's Medical Dictionary, at https://www.dictionary.com/browse/herd-immunity

"Herd immunity (or community immunity) occurs when a high percentage of the community is immune to a disease (through vaccination and/or prior illness), making the spread of this disease from person to person unlikely. Even individuals not vaccinated (such as newborns and the immunocompromised) are offered some protection because the disease has little opportunity to spread within the community." Infection Prevention and You, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, at
https://apic.org/Resource_/TinyMceFi...d_immunity.pdf. (I just noticed that this one item was published in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.)

"a reduction in the risk of infection with a specific communicable disease (such as measles or influenza) that occurs when a significant proportion of the population has become immune to infection (as because of previous exposure or vaccination) so that susceptible individuals are much less likely to come in contact with infected individuals" Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herd%20immunity

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The most important number is death per million. In soco it's 6. This indicates we have no herd immunity.

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92 New Cases in Sonoma County. None were in West County.

ICU Beds available are at 5. Lowest number to date. Follow Hospitalizations here https://public.tableau.com/views/COVID-19HospitalsDashboard/Hospitals?:embed=y&:showVizHome=no

There is an article in todays Press Democrat about Shasta Çounty and how an inmate transfer led to a prison outbreak that is spreading. That's the same thing that happened at San Quentin. Prison system and their insane transfers have created a nightmare.
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The County of Sonoma did not post new numbers last night.

There is an article in todays Press Democrat that really drills down on case numbers, hospital capacity, where we are likely headed, etc. You need not have a subscription to view the article.

Hi and thanks for the updates.

I looked at the link you provided, and it said 51 available hospital beds...(when I searched re: Sonoma County).

Don't get me wrong, I'm not arguing...I'm wearing a mask and isolating etc.,

I recognize dangerous spike, and expected it --due to opening up stuff too soon...

Even if workers (wine tasting, for instance) wear masks face shields gloves etc., the people at the restaurants, wineries, bars etc., are endangering the workers (as well as themselves)...

Any way, I'm wondering where those 5 beds are available...

Thanks again for the updates!
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...ICU Beds available are at 5. Lowest number to date.

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There are regular beds and ICU beds. ICU allows a greater level of care, needed when someone is in really bad shape. According to the PD article in an emergency they can convert a certain number of regular beds to an ICU or almost ICU level. I have not read anywhere at which hospitals or how many. The 51 is the number in current use. This is a Sonoma County only link and easier to read than the other https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

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...I looked at the link you provided, and it said 51 available hospital beds...(when I searched re: Sonoma County).
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Any way, I'm wondering where those 5 beds are available...

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July 5

County did not report again last night. They may have their hands full. Sonoma State has told The County they are ending their agreement to use parts of the campus for the fight against Covid-19. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/articl...noma-state-un/

Cases are going up while deaths are trending down. I listened to The Governors press conference today. He explained they are not completely sure all the reasons but he suggested it was likely due to the median age of those infected trending lower, testing is picking up more cases, better isolation of senior facilities, treatments improving. Deaths are a trailing indicator and may go back up Newsom said.

Thank You, to those who thanked me for posting the daily covid-19 numbers. We are in this once in a lifetime disrupting pandemic together. May all of us get through it in the best health and spirit we can.

July 6

36 Cases reported in Sonoma County. 3 were West County Residents.

ICU Beds are at 6 available. https://carbuzz.com/news/teslas-next-mission-cure-covid-19Sonoma County Coronavirus Cases - Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information

1 County resident lost their life to Covid 19

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July 7

21 New Cases in Sonoma County. None were West County Residents.

2 More Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to the virus.

Available ICU Beds are 2. hospitalizations have risen steeply in the last week.

Sonoma County has been added to the state's watchlist. This should give our local officials political cover to do what is needed to slow the spread. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/articl...g-total-to-14/ An examination of the Sweden experiment shows it didn't help their economy to stay open. It worked for a while but as the virus spread people sheltered themselves anyway. The economy vs saving lives is a false choice. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/b...ronavirus.html

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Also, thank you GR Uke or webmaster for making the graph larger: saves going to another page!

July 8

32 New Cases. None in West County

ICU Beds available remain at 2.
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July 9

42 New Cases in Sonoma County. 2 were West County Residents.

Available ICU beds are 6, a gain of 4 in the last 24 hours.

Sonoma County can expect the state by Monday to impose an array of new restrictions locally, shutting down commercial activities like indoor dining and drinking at restaurants, bars and tasting rooms, as well as certain other designated establishments for at least three weeks. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/articl...ist-on-friday/

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July 10

89 New Cases. 6 were West County Residents.

Available ICU beds at 6 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

California reports highest daily death total since pandemic began. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachels.../#64dcb35c2979

We and pretty much every other state did not follow CDC guidelines on reopening and it looks like we are going to pay for it. You can see how a second wave or a second surge in the first wave gets you. Everyone is tired of it. They hang out with just a few friends who are being carful. Let their guard down, indulge in conspiracy theories. It's really terrible how the Asian and European countries have put us to shame in controlling infections. This chart is a week or so old that red line extends upward twice as far now.


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Blanket generalizations are avoidance of the truth. There is no shame in getting sick and the different ways countries and us states have delt with covid are ongoing medical experiments. So far the only places which are even close to being over it got it bad fast or let it fester. Cali is midway through the second process. Ny, Italy, Spain, Belgium took the crash course. UK midatlantic and much of the Midwest, Sweden are just about done with festering.

The good thing about festering now, which includes the majority of the us, is that western medicine has improved treatment protocols so far fewer die.

The numbers for soco will continue to rise. There is no political or personal will to go back to to full lockdown which only plateaued the numbers in Cali. The economic, social, and emotional costs are just too high.

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July 10

89 New Cases. 6 were West County Residents.

Available ICU beds at 6 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

California reports highest daily death total since pandemic began. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachels.../#64dcb35c2979

We and pretty much every other state did not follow CDC guidelines on reopening and it looks like we are going to pay for it. You can see how a second wave or a second surge in the first wave gets you. Everyone is tired of it. They hang out with just a few friends who are being carful. Let their guard down, indulge in conspiracy theories. It's really terrible how the Asian and European countries have put us to shame in controlling infections. This chart is a week or so old that red line extends upward twice as far now.


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July 11

53 New Cases in Sonoma County. Non were West County Residents.

Available ICU beds are 9, up from low of 2 a few days ago. Sadly 2 of those beds were gained by the loss of two more lives. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/ Latino percentage of total cases has gone down 11 percent in the last couple weeks. Close contact spread percentage has also gone down a little. Under investigation percentage has gone up indicating possible community spread is growing. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

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July 12

116 New Cases in Sonoma County. OUCH!! New single day high. 1 was a West County Resident.

Available ICU beds @ 8. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Our Governor had described the reopening as a dimmer switch. That dimmer switch is getting dimmed. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/...s-15402205.php

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July 13

67 Cases reported in Sonoma County. 2 were West County Residents

ICU available beds @ 8. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Masks offer much more protection than many think https://www.latimes.com/california/s...he-coronavirus

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July 14

55 New Cases in Sonoma County. 1 was a West County Resident

Available ICU Beds @ 6. Hospitalization are up over 400% from June 24. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Data looks good on Moderna's vaccine https://www.statnews.com/2020/07/14/...mune-response/

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July 15

38 New Cases in Sonoma County. 3 were West County Residents

Available ICU Beds @ 6. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

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July 16

Sadly 3 more Sonoma County Residents lost their lives.

48 New Cases in Sonoma County. None were West County Residents. To date 53 West County residents have been confirmed having the virus. If we use the CDC estimate of 9 undiagnosed to every 1 diagnosed that would be 530 West County Residents who have had or have the virus.

ICU available beds are 6. Hospitalizations are 50 (a new high for Sonoma County) https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

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still low numbers here--grateful for that--but sorry to see the numbers and deaths keep rising. Soooo missing summer gatherings here of all kinds, sigh. I all enjoying the Sebastopol Farmer's Market and drumming there on Sundays. Stay well my friends, Aloha, Lilith

July 17

41 New Cases. 1 was a West County Resident

ICU beds available remain at 6.
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Thanks again, again, for continuing provide this valuable daily information!

July 18

53 New Cases in Sonoma County. None were West County Residents

ICU Beds available are @ 9 a gain of 3. Hospitalizations are 56 a new high. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

I found this in depth article about how we got where we are with this pandemic response interesting. https://dnyuz.com/2020/07/18/inside-...-on-the-virus/


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July 19

48 New Cases in Sonoma County. 11 were West County Residents (keep your head down)

1 more Sonoma County Resident passed away from Covid-19

Available ICU beds are @ 11 and improvement of 2. Hospitalizations are up 2 to 58. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Oxford vaccine showing promising results. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/uk-ox...b619afc4046655


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July 20

43 New Cases in Sonoma County. 1 Was a West County Resident

ICU available beds are 7, a loss of 4 in the last 24 hours. Hospitalizations are at new high at 64.https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Why are some immune to Covid-19. It might not be because you have a powerful immune system but rather you were lucky enough to be sick with a certain cold virus in the last decade and a half. https://www.sciencetimes.com/article...p-17-years.htm

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July 21

29 New Cases in Sonoma County. None were West County Residents.

2 more County Residents lost their lives to the virus.

Available ICU Beds @ 7. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

California surpasses New York in total cases. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/22/california-surpasses-new-york-state-in-confirmed-virus-cases.html

Testing delays in Sonoma County hamper pandemic battle https://www.pressdemocrat.com/articl...ng-delays-ham/

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Do we know who passed on? Are we allowed to know?

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...2 more County Residents lost their lives to the virus....

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July 23

103 New Cases in Sonoma County. 3 Were West County Residents.

2 More Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to Covid-19

Available ICU Beds @ 4. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Five new reasons to remain hopeful, from Bay Area Health Experts https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/...a-15430845.php

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July 24

63 New Cases in Sonoma County. None were West County Residents

Available ICU Beds @ 5 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/.

Press Democrat does a breakdown of where the virus is in the county https://www.pressdemocrat.com/articl...ies-and-towns/

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thanks for keeping us up to date on this. Wondering what folks's opinions are on why numbers are rising? Opening too soon? More testing finding more people? Heat?

Stay well, Lilith

From: PD Coronavirus cases broken down by Sonoma County cities and towns


COVID-19 transmission in Sonoma County

• Santa Rosa, 995 cases, 45% of total
• Petaluma and Penngrove, 408 cases, 18%
• Sonoma Valley, 177 cases, 8%
• Rohnert Park and Cotati, 173 cases, 8%
• Windsor and Healdsburg, 154 cases, 7%
• Cloverdale and Geyserville, 34 cases, 2%
• Sebastopol and West County, 33 cases, 1%
• Russian River area, 19 cases, 1%

Note: Confirmed cases are as of July 21, latest available, when the total number was 2,212. Twenty-two cases were found in unincorporated areas of the county, while 197 cases remain under investigation.
Source: Sonoma County Department of Health Services

The findings showing that two common-cold betacoronaviruses, specifically OC43 and HKU1, confer lasting immunity to the COVID-19 virus are potentially revolutionary. Consider that the original smallpox vaccine consisted of pus from the lesions on a person infected by cowpox, a much milder form of the disease. Could it really be this simple? Time will tell.

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July 20

43 New Cases in Sonoma County. 1 Was a West County Resident

ICU available beds are 7, a loss of 4 in the last 24 hours. Hospitalizations are at new high at 64.https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Why are some immune to Covid-19. It might not be because you have a powerful immune system but rather you were lucky enough to be sick with a certain cold virus in the last decade and a half. https://www.sciencetimes.com/article...p-17-years.htm

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July 25

93 New Cases in Sonoma County. None were West County Residents.

Available ICU Beds @ 5. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/




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Any names? Who passed on or how can we find out?

Normally, medical information is regarded as confidential. The names of individuals who became ill with COVID-19, or who died from it, have not been published.

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Any names? Who passed on or how can we find out?

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Thanks for asking Lilith!

It is the people who don't have symptoms, who are not distancing or wearing masks when appropriate,
are spreading the virus.

People who have the virus, but show no symptoms, have as much virus in their throat and nasal passages,
as the people who are sick with symptoms.

It's not just about the tests,
it's whether we have enough:

doctors and nurses (so they don't get burned out),

equipment and Intensive Care Beds available,

whether they have enough PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
such as masks, gloves, gowns, for docs and nurses and others who work in the same facilities
(including janitors, etc.).

Last week, here in Santa Rosa, outside of Memorial Hospital, nurses were demonstrating because they needed more PPE.

If there is not enough PPE ,
then the docs, nurses, and other workers
can get the virus,
and then spread it from patient to patient, as well as other workers, docs, and nurses.

I knew Sonoma Co. was opening up too soon...

Approximately 1/2 of the people I see when I go out (frequently much more than 1/2), are not wearing a mask, and do not seem to be carrying one in case it is needed.

When I grocery shop, half of the people (including workers) don't care or are forgetting about distancing.


I was sick from the end of Nov. thru the middle of February...

still exhausted, ie., have not recovered completely.

I'm frustrated and want the whole thing to be over too,
but the only way to stop it, is to stop spreading it.

I don't want to argue or debate, I have my own experience and the expereiences of others I know.

Kindly,
Dusty:heart:
gaiasophia

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thanks for keeping us up to date on this. Wondering what folks's opinions are on why numbers are rising? Opening too soon? More testing finding more people? Heat?

Stay well, Lilith

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Lilith, there was an article in the PD a couple of days ago. The rise in cases is primarily attributed to the premature opening of (indoor) places where people tend to gather: bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, etc.

I blame the virus. Its quite contagious. Sure culture and it's relation to government recommendations can slow the spread. But it doesn't stop it. Look at Japan for example, blowing up again there. In California there have been times when case numbers held steady, and even times when daily deaths were in decline, but overall community spread continues. Eventually we'll either all be exposed and/or there will be an effective vaccine. Numbers will decline before then, like in LA right now.

wondering if anyone knows anyone who knows anyone who has died, definitely from the virus?

in this county, or elsewhere, what age and comorbidity if known.

July 26

11 New Cases in Sonoma County. None were West County Residents.

Available ICU Beds @ 3. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

The overall positivity rate is now 4%. That is approximately double what it was a month ago. Not a disaster but going in the wrong direction.

Baseball season at risk because of spread. And they think they can play football? https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/...a-15237940.php


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Here's some more info:

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GATHERINGS CONTRIBUTING TO COVID-19 TRANSMISSION IN SONOMA COUNTY According to the County of Sonoma, we have seen a rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in our county over the past week. In the last 72 hours alone, we have seen 167 new positive cases. Cases are associated with different sectors and activities, including households, grocery stores, travel, close contacts, and community transmission. 14% of 611 cases reported between June 21 and July 11 were associated with gatherings, including 4th of July BBQs with friends and family, birthday parties, bridal showers, funerals, etc. The County asks, for the safety of our community, please avoid gatherings with those outside of your immediate household. Remember to follow mitigation measures anytime you leave your home: Stay at least 6 ft away from anyone not living in your household Clean/wipe any commonly used surfaces Wear a face covering in any public place Bring hand sanitizer with you, wash your hands for at least 20 seconds If you feel sick, stay home and call your doctor Get tested (CLICK HERE for testing information)

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STATE RESTRICTIONS ON LOCAL BUSINESSES STAND A message from the County of Sonoma: Recently, the State Department of Public Health ordered new restrictions on bars, restaurants, and other indoor business operations in Sonoma County as part of statewide actions to slow the increased spread of the coronavirus. The State Health Order prohibits indoor activities that bring residents into prolonged contact with people who are not members of their own household. These gatherings have been identified as helping spread the coronavirus. The state directed these industries to stop indoor services*: Bars, clubs, breweries, brewpubs and distilleries Card rooms Family entertainment centers (for example: bowling alleys and arcades) Gyms and fitness centers (including yoga and dance studios) Hair salons and barbershops Shopping malls Movie theaters Offices for non-essential (non-critical infrastructure) sectors Protests Personal care services, (for example: nail salons, body waxing and tattoo parlors) Restaurants Wineries/tasting rooms Worship services and cultural ceremonies (for example: weddings and funerals) Zoos and museums CLICK HERE for a list of what is currently open in Sonoma County. *These restrictions will remain in place in Sonoma County until the state takes further action. These businesses must stop indoor services. These businesses may operate outdoors to the extent allowed for by law.

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Lilith, there was an article in the PD a couple of days ago. The rise in cases is primarily attributed to the premature opening of (indoor) places where people tend to gather: bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, etc.

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July 27

47 New Cases in Sonoma County. 11 Were West County Residents.

Available ICU Beds @ 8. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

If you need a reason to keep your guard up.
Study in JAMA shows 78% of Covid-19 cases show heart damage even in mild cases. https://theweek.com/speedreads/92790...ge-study-shows


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July 28

45 New Cases in Sonoma County. 2 Were West County Residents.

7 Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to Covid-19

Available ICU Beds @ 7. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Risk of Catching Covid-19 Indoors V outdoors https://news.yahoo.com/what-is-risk-...html?.tsrc=csv


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July 29

86 Cases in Sonoma County. 7 Were West County Residents.

Available ICU Beds @ 7 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/





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July 30

94 New Cases in Sonoma County. 5 Were West County Residents

1 Sonoma County Resident lost their life to the virus.

Available ICU Beds @ 8. Hospitalizations are down from 60 to 47. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/


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July 31

102 Cases in Sonoma County, None were in West County

5 Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to the virus.

Available ICU beds @ 8. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Contact tracing data shows were you are likely to contract Covid-19 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/w...#link-5aef751b


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Aug 1

111 Cases in Sonoma County. The county has adopted a new way to report location of cases. What was previously referred to as West County is now broken down in two categories, Sebastopol West and Russian River Area. They also have a location called other. I have no idea what that means. It could be people that became ill while here on a visit or inmates from San Quentin. Our previous West County case numbers do not equate to the new way they are reporting. There is also a large number of under investigation, perhaps those numbers were previously allocated proportionally to each region. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

Sebastopol West includes zip codes 94922, 94923, 95444, 95465, 95472 to date 43 total cases

Russian River Area includes zip codes 95419, 95421, 95430, 95436, 95446, 95450, 95462, 95471 to date 26 cases

I will report Sebastopol West and Russian River Area changes separately from this day forward but am unable to tell todays changes.

Available ICU beds are @10 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

August 2

58 New Cases in Sonoma County. 4 Were in Sebastopol West. None were in Russian River Area.

2 Sonoma County Residents lost there lives to the virus.

Available ICU Beds @10. Hospitalizations are down to 32, exactly half of the 64,10 days ago. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Aug 3

Sonoma County did not update numbers yesterday or this morning.

Looks like the state is having data issues. “The state provides the aggregate data to update several indicators on this dashboard, and they are currently experiencing delays. We will update this table when we receive new data from the state. Last update took place on August 3, 2020. Find a state update on these data reporting delays by visiting the California Department of Public Health’s website.“ https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA.../NR20-184.aspx

I live in west Santa Rosa but do all my shopping in Sebastopol. I couldn't get a test but had the symptoms beginning of March which lasted seven weeks. One odd symptom, that I'm still dealing with, is that I can rarely sleep for more than two hours at a time. I've been sleeping about 25 hours a week for the past five months. This is the opposite of how I used to sleep - and for decades. My issue had always been that I needed "too much" sleep - at least ten hours or more per night. Strange and exhausting flip. Anyone else have their sleep effected?

Aug 4

95 New Cases. None were in Sebastopol West or Russian River Area.

Available ICU Beds are 10. Hospitalizations are up 11. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Here is an interesting interactive chart that give the odds of a gathering in which one or more will be Covid positive. You can set the group size. Figures in every US County. In Sonoma County if you have a group of 50 people there will be a 56% change one or more will be Covid Positive. https://covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu
Obviously very broad figures that do not account for age, ethnicity, employment etc.

Aug 5

88 New Cases. None in Sebastopol West or Russian River Area,

Available ICU beds @ 8

I'm so sorry to hear you are still experiencing symptoms. It looks like a lot of people will have long lasting issues. As for sleep, the brain is definitely affected, although it looks like it more from the lack of oxygen than the virus itself in the brain (but the science is changing all the time). So having sleep problems makes sense if that area of your brain has been affected.

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...so NO ONE knows ANYONE who knows anyone who's died from covid 19 ???

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wondering if anyone knows anyone who knows anyone who has died, definitely from the virus?

in this county, or elsewhere, what age and comorbidity if known.

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Aug 6

62 New Cases in Sonoma County. None were reported in Sebastopol West or Russian River Area.

Available ICU beds @ 12 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

California surpasses 10,000 dead from Covid-19 https://krcrtv.com/news/local/califo...-from-covid-19

Designer antibodies could battle Covid-19 before vaccines arrive https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020...accines-arrive

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A close friend's niece, in her 40's, died of it in Florida. Three friends, all in their 70's, got it in March and had a very rough time of it; all three now suffer from chronic fatigue. A couple I've known for many years from Pagan circles just got it, not hospitalized so far. A neighbor got it in a VA convalescent hospital, he's home now. YMMV

Two dear local friends got it, one very severely and they have lingering side effects; their descriptions of the experience is way beyond any flu I've ever had; there's a kind of malevolent presence they both described. A friend in NY feels he will never be the same, several organs impacted seriously. Luckily I know no one who has died, but I have a few friends on the East coast who do. Kindness on this thread is suggested. This virus is impacting many people's lives.

Aug 7

73 New Cases. None were attributed to Sebastopol West, or Russian River area. I say not attributed because 278 cases to date are under investigation as to location.

3 more Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to Covid-19

Available ICU beds are at 14 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

August 8

125 New Cases in Sonoma County. (highest single day to date) None were attributed to Sebastopol West or Russian River Area.

Available ICU beds are 12. Even with increasing case numbers hospital capacity remains good. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Aug 9

114 New Cases in Sonoma County. None were attributed to Sebastopol West or Russian River Area.

Available ICU beds @10. Total hospitalizations are 45. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

August 10

83 New Cases in Sonoma County, None were attributed to Sebastopol West or Russian River Area

3 Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to the virus. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/articl...e-to-report-r/

Available ICU Beds @12. Hospitalizations are 50. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Russia approves vaccine. Not sure I'm comfortable with their testing protocol. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/w...-approval.html

Aug 11

72 New Cases in Sonoma County. None were attributed to Sebastopol West or Russian River Area.

1 Sonoma County Resident lost their life to the virus.

Available ICU beds are 12. Hospitalizations are 52. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

UCSF working on a nasal spray that shows great promise. https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/...ight-covid-19/

Goat Rock Uke, thank you so much for your ongoing reports. I send them on each day to our in house email list for distribution to the residents who have online access here at Burbank Heights & Orchards, where almost 200 low income seniors live. You are providing a public service. :heart:

August 12

34 New Cases in Sonoma County. 12 were attributed to Sebastopol West. 27 Were attributed to Russian River Area. Which makes no sense unless some of the 278 which have been under investigation have been apportioned, although the under investigation has gone up by 6. The state and by extension The County has had reporting problems over the last several weeks. Most likely why California Health Director Sonia Angell suddenly was out of a job.

Available ICU beds @ 13. Total Covid Hospitalizations are 50. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Info on local testing https://socoemergency.org/emergency/...sonoma-county/

August 13

144 New Cases in Sonoma County. None were attributed to Sebastopol West or Russian River Area (take location attributions with a grain of salt as reporting is a little messed up)

Available ICU Beds are 12. Hospitalizations are 55. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/1edbb41952a8417385652279305e878d/page/page_23/

2 drugs for cats might help humans https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-covid-19-two-drugs-cats-humans-treatment

August 14

94 New Cases in Sonoma County. The county has changed location reporting yet again. Now they report by individual zip code. Too many for me to break out individually. You can follow your zip code cases here. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35 Hey we don't need to go to Tasmania to be in a covid free zone, we can just go to Bodega Bay. (that's a joke) Obviously just because you are in Bodega Bay doesn't mean the guy next to you doesn't have Covid-19. It only means to date no residents in that zip code have tested positive. Most people you will run into in Bodega Bay don't live in Bodega Bay.

Available ICU beds are 11. Hospitalizations are 54 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Testing information and Testing Sites https://socoemergency.org/emergency/...sonoma-county/

Covid-19 Mask Filtration Effectiveness Hierachy https://scitechdaily.com/researchers...-masks-tested/

August 15

136 New Cases in Sonoma County. We are still headed in the wrong direction in Sonoma County. We need to see active cases in decline. You can follow the case numbers in your zip code here
3 more Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to Covid-19

Available ICU beds are 11. Hospitalizations are 56 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Local testing information and locations

Those who qualify may be able to get an insurance paid for or free home test kit from LabCorp. I'm not sure who qualifies . https://www.pixel.labcorp.com/at-hom.../covid-19-test

Aug 16

84 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow cases in your zip code here https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/1edbb41952a8417385652279305e878d/page/page_11/?views=view_35

3 More Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to Covid-16.

Available ICU beds are 10. Hospitalizations are 50 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Even though our case rate increase has been rising faster than California as a whole. Our case rate per population is .86% about half the 1.58% of California average.

August 17

88 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow your zip code here https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

Available ICU beds are 11. Hospitalizations are 61. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Sonoma County grapples with widening caseload. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/articl.../?ref=mosthome

August 18

197 Cases in Sonoma County. Follow cases in your zip here. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

8 Sonoma County Residents died from Covid-19

Available ICU beds are 8. Hospitalizations are 49. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

With the spiking cases and fires this could be a rough late summer and fall. Hang in there everyone, this too shall pass.



No Bar Chart. County did not update. They may need to reconfigure do to too many cases.

August 19

117 Cases in Sonoma County. Follow your zip code cases here. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35
Available ICU beds are 8. Hospitalizations are 49 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

August 20

84 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow the cases in your zip code here. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

5 Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to Covid_19

Available ICU beds are 13. Hospitalizations are 50. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

August 21

79 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow cases in your zip code here. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

Available ICU Beds are 9. Hospitalizations are 47. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

August 22

125 Cases in Sonoma County. Follow cases in your zip code here. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

2 Sonoma County residents lost their lives to the virus.

Available ICU beds are 7. Hospitalizations are 50. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

FDA issues emergency use of convalescent plasma https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/23/healt...use/index.html

August 23

53 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow the cases in your zip code here https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

Available ICU beds are 7. Hospitalizations are 50.

Sonoma County Testing Info https://socoemergency.org/emergency/...sonoma-county/

New treatments aim to treat COVID-19 early https://www.sciencenews.org/article/...rly-treatments (not sure these treatments are here yet but many are close)

August 24

92 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow your zip code here. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35
1 Sonoma County Resident lost their life to Covid-19

Available ICU beds are 8. Hospitalizations are 51.

Testing and info https://socoemergency.org/emergency/...sonoma-county/

With virus cases down California looks to reopen businesses (cases not down in Sonoma County)https://www.pressdemocrat.com/articl...en-businesses/

August 25

139 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow cases in your zip code here https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/1edbb41952a8417385652279305e878d/page/page_11/?views=view_35

2 Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to Covid 19

Available ICU beds are 7. Hospitalizations are 55 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Blood pressure medication improves Covid survival rates. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_relea...-bpm082020.php

Thank you again again again again. I've lost track of how many agains I am up to now. Your continued gathering, analyzing, and publishing this vital information is an important service to our community.

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August 26

71 new cases in Sonoma County. Follow your zip code cases here https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

Available ICU beds are 7. Hospitalizations are 55 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

CDC walks back testing guidelines. (not good when medical science recomendations are controlled by politicians ) https://thehill.com/policy/healthcar...parks-backlash https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...es/5645630002/

Sonoma County Testing info https://socoemergency.org/emergency/...sonoma-county/

August 27

47 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow your zip code here https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

3 Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to Covid-18

Available ICU beds are 10. Hospitalizations are 53 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Local Testing info https://socoemergency.org/emergency/...sonoma-county/

FDA Oks covid test that could cost $5 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020...ld-cost-just-5

August 28

119 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow your zip code here https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

Available ICU beds are 10. Hospitalizations are 49 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Sonoma County Covid Testing https://socoemergency.org/emergency/...sonoma-county/

So are the numbers good or bad? The fact that they are going down is a reflection of authority choice. Is this good or bad? Given the increasing evidence that exposure creates herd immunity does the fact that west county has been relatively successful in sheltering, is this good or bad? Let's celebrate our privilege, while knowing it is our doom. Who will die next? Take care, stay safe, encourage your immune system.

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August 29

66 New Cases Reported in Sonoma County. Follow cases in your zip code here. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

Available ICU beds are 10. Hospitalizations are 49 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Sonoma County testing info https://socoemergency.org/emergency/...sonoma-county/

California will go to a 4 tiered Guideline System (it looks like we will be starting out purple here in Sonoma County) https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/20...ng-guidelines/

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August 30

64 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow cases in your zip code here https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

2 Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to the virus.

Available ICU beds are 15. Hospitalizations are 44.https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Covid-19 slowdown begins to appear in Bay Area https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/...a-15237940.php

August 31

82 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow your zip code here. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

Available ICU beds are 14. Hospitalizations are 45 (seems like a possible slight down trend)

Sonoma County testing info https://socoemergency.org/emergency/...sonoma-county/

Covid Long Haulers are common and debilitating https://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...months/612679/

September1

117 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow cases in your zip code here. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/1edbb41952a8417385652279305e878d/page/page_11/?views=view_35

3 Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to the virus.

Available ICU beds are 14. Hospitalizations are 45. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/1edbb41952a8417385652279305e878d/page/page_23/

Corona Virus outbreak at Memorial Hospital https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/coronavirus-outbreak-at-santa-rosa-memorial-hospital-causes-worries-among-e/

September 2

150 Cases in Sonoma County. Follow cases in your zip code here https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

6 Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to the virus

Available ICU beds are 14. Hospitalizations are 47 https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Covid-19 Model shows virus spread decreasing in Sonoma County. (I don't see that in the numbers yet) https://www.pressdemocrat.com/articl...sonoma-county/

September 3

75 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow cases in your zip code here https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

4 Sonoma County Residents lost their lives to the virus

Available ICU beds are 14. Hospitalizations are 46. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Sonoma County Testing Info https://socoemergency.org/emergency/...sonoma-county/

September 4

99 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow cases in your zip code here https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

Available ICU Beds are 13. Hospitalizations are 51.https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Sonoma County Testing Info. https://socoemergency.org/emergency/...sonoma-county/

Bay Area is poised to reopen again Have counties learned from past mistakes? https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/...n-15544265.php

September 6

57 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow cases in your zip code here https://experience.arcgis.com/experi...?views=view_35

Available ICU beds are 11. Hospitalizations are 54. https://experience.arcgis.com/experi.../page/page_23/

Sonoma County Testing Info https://socoemergency.org/emergency/novel-coronavirus/healthy-body-mind/healthcare-testing/covid-19-testing-in-sonoma-county/