SACRAMENTO, Calif. — ABC10 is following the latest coronavirus statistics and vaccine news for the Sacramento region and the state of California.
This blog will be updated throughout the day with the latest COVID-19 news. Click HERE to learn when and where you can sign-up to get the coronavirus vaccine near you.
California uses ZIP codes, outreach to boost vaccine equity
Counties in California and other places in the U.S. are trying to ensure they vaccinate people in largely Black, Latino and working-class communities that have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic.
San Francisco is reserving some vaccines for seniors in the two ZIP codes hit hardest by the pandemic. In Southern California, Riverside County has partnered with an immigrant advocacy group to vaccinate farmworkers.
Nationwide, states are struggling to distribute vaccines equitably even as officials try to define what equity means. Officials are debating what risk factors gets someone to the head of the line: those in poverty, communities of color, the work they do or if they have a disability.
4.75 million COVID-19 vaccinations done in California
California is nearing 5 million vaccinations, according to Governor Gavin Newsom. He said on Twitter that the state has done 4.75 million COVID-19 vaccinations, which is 1.5 million more than any other state.
California has been averaging about 1 million vaccinations per week for the past two weeks. However, the state is still not receiving enough COVID-19 vaccine to meet overwhelming demand and that’s unlikely to change in the near term.
Gov. Newsom said Monday that the state will get only slightly more vaccine next week than this week's total of just over 1 million doses. Many counties are turning their attention to people in line for a second dose after getting their first shot weeks ago.
Overall, California has administered 4.75 million vaccine doses. But only about 800,000 of the state’s nearly 40 million people have received both doses. As vaccinations lag, virus cases and hospitalizations are falling rapidly.
With vaccine scarce, California counties focus on 2nd shots
California is still not receiving enough COVID-19 vaccine to meet overwhelming demand and that’s unlikely to change in the near term.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that the state will get only slightly more vaccine next week than this week's total of just over 1 million doses. Many counties are turning their attention to people in line for a second dose after getting their first shot weeks ago.
Overall, California has administered 4.7 million vaccine doses. But only about 800,000 of the state’s nearly 40 million people have received both doses. As vaccinations lag, virus cases and hospitalizations are falling rapidly.
Sacramento County partially reopens indoor worship with restrictions
Sacramento County has updated its local health order allow for the partial reopening of indoor worship.
The move comes after the state of California updated their Blueprint for a Safer Economy purple tier to allow for indoor worship. Under the purple tier, indoor worship is now capped at 25% of maximum capacity and carries a ban on chanting and singing.
Last week, the Supreme Court said California could not enforce a ban on indoor church services but could cap attendance and bar singing and chanting.
The county's new health order aligns with the state's tier criteria and is effective immediately.
Gov. Newsom announces Central Valley is getting mass vaccination site
Gov. Newsom announced that a new vaccination site will be coming to the Central Valley in a press conference at Petco Park in San Diego.
Newsom admitted that the reason counties in the Central Valley hadn't been getting a lot of vaccine doses was because the initial allotments went to counties with more health care and frontline workers.
With more farm workers and other types of essential workers living in the Central Valley, Newsom said that a new, larger mass vaccination site is in the works to help get vaccines to those in the area as the state moves into new phases of vaccine distribution.
COVID-19 variant confirmed in Yolo County
The first-known case of the coronavirus variant has been discovered in the Sacramento region.
According to a press release, "Healthy Davis Together and the UC Davis Genome Center identified the first known case of the B.1.1.7 variant of the virus SARS-CoV-2" in Davis.
"Given that the B.1.1.7 variant has already been found in Southern California and the Bay Area, it is not surprising that it has now been detected in Yolo County,” Dr. Aimee Sisson, Yolo County Public Health Officer, said in the press release. “However, detecting this more infectious variant locally is a reminder that even though case rates are declining in Yolo County, we must maintain our vigilance and continue using protective measures against coronavirus. Masking, distancing, and avoiding indoor gatherings are as important as ever, and will continue to be critical until most of the population has immunity. We cannot let down our guard.”
State releases latest COVID-19 statistics
On Monday, the state of California announced a state total of 3,346,340 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There were also 208 deaths reported bring the total up to 44,150 deaths. The state also reported 4,746,539 vaccine doses have been administered of the 6,438,225 doses in California.
Gov. Newsom to visit vaccination site
California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to visit the Petco Park Vaccination Super Station in San Diego later this morning.
Last week, Gov. Newsom said sites in Oakland and Los Angeles, will be jointly run with the Federal Emergency Management Agency with the goal of administering 6,000 daily at these mass-vaccination sites.
The Stanislaus County Office of Emergency Services hosting a vaccination clinic
With only 200 doses available, the first come, first serve clinic at the King-Kennedy Memorial Center, 601 Martin Luther King Drive in Modesto, is focusing its latest vaccine clinic on residents over the age of 65 years old today. Proof of residence is required for those who hope to get vaccinated.
This clinic is for residents who are still waiting to receive the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
Stanislaus County reportedly administered 5,100 doses of the vaccine last week, and 16,000 total since first receiving the vaccine.
- San Joaquin County Help: A Resource Guide for Struggling Families and Individuals
- Yolo County Help: A Resource Guide for Struggling Families and Individuals
- Stanislaus County Help: A Resource Guide for Struggling Families and Individuals
- Sacramento County Help: A Resource Guide for Struggling Families and Individuals
- Q&A: Why wear a mask after you've been vaccinated?
- Can my employer require the COVID-19 vaccine? | Q&A with workers rights attorney
- El Dorado County Help: A resource guide for struggling families and individuals
- Northern California Help: A resource guide for struggling Families and individuals
ABC10: Watch, Download, Read
Watch more:
Southwest Airlines employees at Sacramento International Airport receive emails confirming COVID-19 cases