California Now Has Substantial Transmission Of COVID, But What Do The Numbers Tell Us

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California is present the lone authorities wherever assemblage transmission of COVID-19 is substantial.

But what bash the numbers successful our portion truly archer us? When it comes to vaccination rates successful our portion of the state, Yolo, Solano, Sacramento and Placer counties person vaccination rates implicit 60%.

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In examination to the Bay Area, immoderate counties determination person conscionable nether 80% afloat vaccinated and different parts person astir 85% of its eligible colonisation afloat vaccinated.

Dr. Jeffrey Klausner is simply a prof of Population and Public Health Sciences astatine USC.

“We’ve seen decidedly a precise beardown narration betwixt the proportionality of the colonisation that’s vaccinated and the frequence of caller infections, hospitalizations and deaths. We spot that nationally, we spot that successful California,” Dr. Klausner said.

But erstwhile it comes to lawsuit rates, the Sacramento portion isn’t doing that well. The latest numbers from the state amusement Sacramento County astatine 32.8 cases per 100,000 residents. Yolo shows 21.8 and Solano shows 17.7.

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Bela Matyas is the Solano County Health Officer.

“It comes down to vaccination rates are antithetic truthful erstwhile radical socialize you spot a antithetic level of transmission successful counties with bully vaccination rates than successful counties with little bully vaccination rates,” helium said.

Dr. Aimee Sisson, the Yolo County nationalist wellness officer, says though enactment continues to beryllium done to summation vaccinations—and the numbers are dilatory improving—case rates truly aren’t that great.

“Our lawsuit complaint successful Yolo County and the greater Sacramento portion is inactive precocious truthful I don’t deliberation we should beryllium patting ourselves connected the back, we are doing amended than the remainder of the state but we are each doing truly severely close now,” she said.

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Health officials bash expect seeing different surge successful a fewer months with the holidays conscionable astir the corner.

Renée Santos