by
Mark Ewing
| Aug 31, 2021
August 18, 2021 COVID-19 – Statistics from August 17, 2021
• New cases: 99
• Hospitalized: 68
• People in ICU: 15
• Deaths reported: 3 (female in her 40s, male in his 50s, male in his 80s) None of these individuals were vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine.
For more data and statistics, visit https://www.co.shasta.ca.us/ready/covid-19/data.
CURRENT SITUATION:
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Testing is available at a variety of clinics, labs and pharmacies. Go to ShastaReady.org and click “Get Tested” to find a testing site. Testing is available for people with and without symptoms.
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It used to be that smoking was considered an individual decision, but people saw it differently when the science confirmed that secondhand smoke also kills people. We changed our behavior to protect everyone. Vaccination protects everyone too—it protects the vaccinated person (the smoker), and it protects the whole community because COVID has less of a chance to spread (like second-hand smoke).
Public Health is experiencing an increased volume of calls due to the increase in COVID-19 cases. If you have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been exposed to a positive case, Public Health will reach out to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, please follow these isolation/quarantine instructions.
DAILY UPDATE
August 17, 2021 COVID-19 – Statistics from August 16, 2021
• New cases: 84
• Hospitalized: 64
• People in ICU: 15
• Deaths reported: 3 (male in his 40s, male in his 70s, male in his 80s) None of these individuals were vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine.
For more data and statistics, visit https://www.co.shasta.ca.us/ready/covid-19/data.
CURRENT SITUATION:
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What is a variant? Viruses, such as COVID-19, constantly change through mutations. Each mutation creates new strains of the virus (called variants) over time. Some variants emerge and then disappear, while others persist or become common. Some variants do not have a meaningful impact. However, public health becomes concerned when a variant, such as the Delta variant, becomes more contagious, causes more serious illness or affects testing, treatment or vaccines.
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What are post-vaccine (breakthrough) cases and how likely are they? A post-vaccine case is when a fully-vaccinated person gets infected with COVID-19. As no vaccine is 100 percent effective, some post-vaccine cases are expected. Vaccinated individuals typically have far less severe symptoms and far more favorable outcomes when contracting COVID-19 than those who remain unvaccinated.
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To help our frontline medical workers provide the best care possible, do not go to a hospital emergency room unless you are having a medical emergency. If you are experiencing severe symptoms of COVID-19, call before going to a medical clinic, doctor’s office or hospital.