SACRAMENTO, Calif. — ABC10 is following the latest coronavirus statistics and vaccine news for the Sacramento region and the state of California.
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Butte County residents 16 and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
People who live and work in Butte County who are 16 years old and above are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, according to Butte County Public Health (BCPH).
The announcement came Monday and the change is effective immediately at all community and hospital vaccination clinics.
People who live or work in the area and are 18 years old and above are eligible for Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Those who are 16 and 17 are eligible for only the Pfizer vaccine and must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver and must provide proof of age at the time of the appointment.
"At this time, the Pfizer vaccine is only available for this age group at the Oroville Community Vaccination Clinic or the Chico Hospital Vaccination Clinic," public health officials said on Facebook.
To book a vaccination appointment and view a complete list of clinics, click here or call the Butte County COVID Call Center at 552-3050.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk to reopen rides on April 1
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk will reopen select rides starting April 1 under California COVID-19 safety restrictions. The attraction announced Monday that the 1924 Giant Dipper wooden roller coaster will be among the available rides. The rides will only be open to California residents and other restrictions will include mandatory face coverings, social distancing and capacity limits.
Located on the northern edge of Monterey Bay since the early 1900s, the Boardwalk has already opened for eating, shopping and outdoor games. In Southern California, Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier has announced it is preparing to reopen its rides sometime after April 1.
Cal Poly opts out of remainder of football season
Cal Poly has opted out of the remainder of its spring football season. Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman says the decision announced Monday was made because of a high number of season-ending injuries to players and because many seniors decided to defer spring quarter enrollment to the fall so they can play a full season. Out of a roster of 110 student athletes, the 0-3 Mustangs would have had only 49 available to play on Saturday. That's below Big Sky minimum requirements. Cal Poly’s 2020-21 spring season included the second half of winter quarter and the first three weeks of spring quarter, which began Monday.
Sac City Unified says its distributed 5,000 COVID vaccines
The Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) distributed more COVID vaccines at its third first-dose clinic at the Serna Center on Friday.
To date, SCUSD says it has provided nearly 5,000 vaccinations, including offering them up to all staff members who wanted to receive it.
At the Friday clinic, SCUSD said it began inviting community members eligible, including eligible students 16 and over, to receive the vaccine.
“As Sac City Unified hosts more clinics, we will continue to extend this invitation to our SCUSD families and community members,” school officials said in a press release. “We encourage all of our families to get the vaccine when offered. It is safe, easy and effective. Vaccinations will help our community reach herd immunity so that we can all return together as soon as possible.”
Latest coronavirus numbers in California
California has 3,564,468 confirmed coronavirus cases to date with just a 1.6% positivity rate over the last seven days, according to the latest figures from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
Approximately 2,277 newly recorded confirmed cases Sunday.
There have been 53,558,339 tests conducted in California – an increase of 217,271 during the prior 24-hour reporting period. There have been 57,778 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
As of March 29, a total of 17,356,911 vaccine doses have been administered statewide. The CDC reports that 21,147,010 doses have been delivered to entities within the state.
State's vaccine eligibility expands on April 1
This week — Thursday, April 1 — anyone 50 years old and above will be eligible to make an appointment to receive the coronavirus vaccine in California.
Two weeks later, on April 15, all Californians 16 years old and older will be able to receive a coronavirus vaccination.
In a recent press release, the state said they have the "capacity to administer more than 3 million vaccines per week, and is building the capacity to administer 4 million vaccines weekly by the end of April."
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