Tehama County sees a slight decline in COVID-19 cases

RED BLUFF —  COVID-19 cases on a slight decline in Tehama County, according to the Tehama County Health Services Agency.

There were 320 new COVID cases Oct. 11-17 for an average of 46 cases per day. In September, the county averaged 65 new cases per day.

According to the state COVID-19 dashboard, as of Friday, the county had a test positivity rate of 12.9, and its new cases per 100,000 population is at 44.4. As of Friday, there had been 109 deaths in the county from the virus.

Public Health Executive Director Jayme Bottke gave an update during Tuesday’s Tehama County Board of Supervisors meeting.

“We are seeing our cases and case numbers decline slightly, and at the current rate, our October would be projected to still fall over 1,000 cases for the month,” Bottke said.

There were 16 patients in the hospital diagnosed with the coronavirus, and the ICU remains full, Bottke said.

“We are currently 46.8 percent fully vaccinated in the county,” Bottle said. “We have 6.3 percent that is partially vaccinated for a total of 53.1 percent that have received at least one dose. There are still 46.9 percent of the eligible population, that is aged 12 and up, who have not been vaccinated in our county, and we remain third highest in the state.”

Public Health is still administering COVID-19 testing and vaccinations at the Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St.

Testing takes place 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Fridays. Appointments can be scheduled at https://lhi.care/covidtesting or call 1-888-634-1123.  Appointments are required for testing.

Vaccines are delivered 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, with walk-ins are welcome. Appointments can be scheduled online at https://myturn.ca.gov. The Pfizer vaccine is offered Wednesdays and Moderna on Thursdays.

“If you do not have internet access, you can also call in to schedule an appointment at the community center through My Turn at 1-833-422-4255.” Bottke said. “ And just note that My Turn does allow you to choose the vaccination locations. So there are some other locations that you can sign up for appointments.”