COVID Update from MMHD

November 11, 2020

Coronavirus COVID-19 Update

The Information You Need to Know

Shasta County has seen an increase over the last couple of weeks in COVID positive cases. The adjusted case rate in the county increased from 10.4 to 20.2 daily cases per 100,000 residents, which exceeds the purple tier limit of 7.0. Our positivity rate also increased from 4.1% to 6.1%, which is in the red (“substantial”) tier. Our health equity quartile positivity rate is 5.6%, which is also in the red tier. These numbers are a seven-day average with a seven-day lag (Oct. 25-31). You can find this data and more at www.ShastaReady.org; click “Data and Statistics.”

Currently there have been 2741 cases in Shasta County total, with 111 active case. There are 27 people hospitalized.

The East County Region, which includes the Intermountain area, increased by 17 positive cases over the last week, bringing the cumulative total from 88 to 105 in the region.

Modoc and Lassen are all in the Orange (Moderate) Tier.

Modoc County: 86 total cases, 40 active cases, 1 hospitalized

Lassen County: 159 total cases, 24 active cases, 3 hospitalized (excluding prison system)

Visit our website for detailed information. Mayers COVID Information

This community newsletter and will be published weekly on Wednesdays or more often if necessary.

Shasta County COVID Information

EAST COUNTY REGION

Shasta County COVID Statistics

Balancing privacy and public health protection

Why can't you tell us where a patient lives, or where they have been?

We always need to balance patient privacy with the need to protect the public's health. In some instances, we may need to be specific about the location of a cluster of COVID cases, but in most cases, issuing isolation orders for the COVID patient and quarantining their close contacts is adequate to contain the spread.

We have community transmission in Shasta County, so it should be assumed that people could contract it anywhere. Sometimes our communicable disease team can determine where a patient became infected, like if they were in contact with another person who had tested positive, and other times they can't. (From Shasta County Public Health)

Wear your Mask Correctly

Wash your hands before putting on your mask
Put it over your nose and mouth and secure it under your chin
Try to fit it snugly against the sides of your face
Make sure you can breathe easily
CDC does not recommend use of masks or cloth masks for source control if they have an exhalation valve or vent

What is the Difference Between Quarantine and Isolation?

QUARANTINE keeps someone who was in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 away from others.

ISOLATION keeps someone who is sick or tested positive for COVID-19 without symptoms away from others, even in their own home.

What Does Contact Tracing Mean?

Contact tracing helps protect you, your family, and your community by:

Letting people know they may have been exposed to COVID-19 and should monitor their health for signs and symptoms of COVID-19.
Helping people who may have been exposed to COVID-19 get tested.
Asking people to self-isolate if they have COVID-19 or self-quarantine if they are a close contact.

UNDERSTANDING MASKS

Masks are recommended as a simple barrier to help prevent respiratory droplets from traveling into the air and onto other people when the person wearing the mask coughs, sneezes, talks, or raises their voice. This is called source control. This recommendation is based on what we know about the role respiratory droplets play in the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, paired with emerging evidence from clinical and laboratory studies that shows masks reduce the spray of droplets when worn over the nose and mouth. Read More

If you prefer not to receive these emails in the future, please use the "unsubscribe" feature below.

Mayers Memorial Hospital District

www.mayersmemorial.com