Shasta County remains in the red (“substantial”) tier. Our adjusted case rate increased, from 4.5 to 5.1 daily cases per 100,000 residents. The unadjusted case rate is also 5.1. This number needs to drop to 3.9 or lower to be at the orange (“moderate”) tier level. Our positivity rate stayed the same at 1.8%. Please continue to wear your mask in public, keep your distance, avoid gatherings outside your household, get tested regularly and get vaccinated when it’s your turn.
As of March 30 there have been 11,389 cases in Shasta County total. There are
9 hospitalized, with 0 in ICU. There have been 177,377 tests performed in Shasta County total. The ICU capacity in the Northern Region is 33.1%
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