Cave Levaras County Public Health COVID-19 Numbers-9-4-20
SAN ANDREAS, CA – While Avalon Health Care San Andreas has reported to Calaver County that five COVID-19 positive residents have died, public health officials have not added the death toll.
In a written update to its COVID-19, health officials explain, “Calaveras Public Health conducts a thorough and formal formal review of any death so that accurate and official information is made public. Any death believed to be from COVID-19 is not shared with the public until COW Wells Public Health has received an official cause of death from a physician, carer or other official. This helps prevent any errors in reporting. Once death is confirmed it will be added to our bilateral COVID-19 numbers shared with those people. Calaveras Public Health reported no additional deaths in the current reporting period. “
Public health also reported 16 new cases of coronavirus in the county. Five of those cases are linked to outbreaks of nursing homes where extensive testing of residents and staff is ongoing.
Cases of gender, age and district breakdown include 1 woman aged 18 to 49, 4 women and 2 men aged 50-64, and 3 women and 6 men aged 65 and over. 9 cases have been reported in District 1, 1 case in District 2, 2 cases in District 4, and 4 cases in District 5.
Calevaras County Health Officer Dr. Acknowledging his concern for further spread of the virus over the weekend, Dean Keletta said, “I thank all the local businesses and workplaces that have been working to reopen the state protocols. It is a significant concern that the constant social distance during this Labor Day weekend and the lack of use of face masks spread more epidemics. “Remember that living around people who are not part of your home puts you at risk for COVID-19. Ways to celebrate the holiday while protecting yourself, your family or your community from the spread of COVID-19. It’s important to find out, practice body spacing, wear face covering, get tested, wash your hands frequently, stay home if you are sick, and avoid any gatherings where body spacing and masking are not observed. “
Currently, the county still confesses only two deaths related to coronavirus, as mentioned above. With 233 there are a total of 273 confirmed cases which have improved while 38 cases have remained active. The county falls into a significant category in the detailed state 4-tier system here.
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