MAJOR HEALTH CONCERN. TY: >> IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, THE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER THERE SAYS THEY'RE SEEING A SURGE OF COVID-19 CASES. >> KCRA 3 NEWS'S KAY RECEDE EXPLAINS WHY COVID-19 IS AFFECTING THE COUNTY DIFFERENTLY THIS TIME AROUND. >> The Reporter: THE LARGE CLOVER COMMUNITY CENTER IN TRACY IS A NEWLY OPENED COVID-19 TESTING AND TREATMENT SITE. >> IT'S LIKE A ONE STOP SHOP. >>> ONE OF THREE IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. >> YOU CAN WALK INTO THE LOCATION, TAKE A RAPID TEST,ND A IF YOU'RE POSITIVE, WALK OUT WITH PAXLOVID. THE REPORTER:R. D MAGGI PARK SAYS THESE FACILITIES WILL HELP THE COUNTY WITH THE CURRENT COVID-19 INFECTIONS. >> WE ARE CURRENTLY SURGING AGAIN. OUR CASE RATES ARE GOING UP AND WE NOW HEAV A CASE RATE OF ABOUT 22 PER 100,000. The R>>eporter: DR. PARK ADDS, THIS RATE IS A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE. >> IT SOUNDS HIGH BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY A HUGE UNDERCOUNT, BECAUSE AS Y MOUAY KNOW, THAT'S ONLY A COUNT FOR PEOPLE DOING PCR TESTS. >>> DR. PARK SAYS A POTENTIAL CAUSE IS THE OMICRON SUBVARIANT. EVEN THOUGH COVID-19 CASES ARE INCREASING, DR. MAGGI PARK SAYS, THAT IT'S NOTHING COMPARED TO LAST SUMMER. ACCORDING TO THE STATE'S HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THERE WERE 44.5 CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE IN THE COUN.TY ON AUGUST 25, 2021. AND 115 CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE THIS PAST JANUARY 30th. MUCH HIGHER COMPARED TO THE CURRENT 22 CASES PER 100,000. >> ALTHOUGH WE MIGHT NOT BE AS OFF AS WE WERE -- BAD OFF AS WE WERE A FEW MONTHS AGO, IT'S STILL A GDOO IDEA TO BE CAUTIOUS. >>> AT THE TEST AND TREAT SITES, PATIENTS WHO TESTED POSITIVE WERE VISITWOOD A PHYSICIAN VIRTUALLY AND MAY LEAVE WITH ANTIRAVIL MEDICATION TO HELP PREVENT HOSPITALIZATION. >> STILL A GOOD IDEA TO REALLY KEEP YOUR GUARD UP. THE REPORTER: I
Slight increase in COVID-19 cases in San Joaquin County
Public Health Officer Dr. Maggie Park believes the increase may be due to omicron subvariant
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Updated: 5:41 PM PDT May 26, 2022
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are slightly increasing in San Joaquin County, according to the county's public health department. ”We are currently surging again. Our case rates are going up and we now have a case rate of about 22 per 100,000," said Dr. Maggie Park, the county's public health officer told KCRA 3 on Thursday. "Though it sounds high, that's actually a huge undercount. Because as you may know, that's only a count for people who are doing PCR tests."The Larch Clover Community Center in Tracy is a newly opened COVID-19 testing and treatment site, one of three in San Joaquin County, Park said. At these test-to-treat sites, patients who test positive for COVID-19 will visit with a physician virtually, and may leave with anti-viral medication to prevent hospitalization. | Related | Where to find COVID-19 'test to treat' sites in CA"You can walk into the location, take a rapid test, and if you're positive – walk out with Paxlovid or Molnupiravir if that's your choice," Park said. Park said these facilities will help the county with the current COVID-19 infections. She added that the potential cause of this surge is the omicron subvariant.The current infection rate pales in comparison to summer 2021's and winter 2022's surges. According to the California state health department, there were 44.5 cases per 100,000 in the county on Aug. 25, 2021, and 115 cases per 100,000 on Jan. 30, 2022. Those figures are much higher compared to the current 22 cases per 100,000."Although we may not be as bad off as we were a few months ago, I think it’s still a good idea to be cautious," Park said. Park urges people who are immunocompromised, older than 50, and living with people with weakened immune systems to continue to take extra precautions such as: wearing masks in public and staying away from crowds.
TRACY, Calif. — COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are slightly increasing in San Joaquin County, according to the county's public health department.
”We are currently surging again. Our case rates are going up and we now have a case rate of about 22 per 100,000," said Dr. Maggie Park, the county's public health officer told KCRA 3 on Thursday. "Though it sounds high, that's actually a huge undercount. Because as you may know, that's only a count for people who are doing PCR tests."
The Larch Clover Community Center in Tracy is a newly opened COVID-19 testing and treatment site, one of three in San Joaquin County, Park said. At these test-to-treat sites, patients who test positive for COVID-19 will visit with a physician virtually, and may leave with anti-viral medication to prevent hospitalization.
| Related | Where to find COVID-19 'test to treat' sites in CA
"You can walk into the location, take a rapid test, and if you're positive – walk out with Paxlovid or Molnupiravir if that's your choice," Park said.
Park said these facilities will help the county with the current COVID-19 infections. She added that the potential cause of this surge is the omicron subvariant.
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The current infection rate pales in comparison to summer 2021's and winter 2022's surges. According to the California state health department, there were 44.5 cases per 100,000 in the county on Aug. 25, 2021, and 115 cases per 100,000 on Jan. 30, 2022. Those figures are much higher compared to the current 22 cases per 100,000.
"Although we may not be as bad off as we were a few months ago, I think it’s still a good idea to be cautious," Park said.
Park urges people who are immunocompromised, older than 50, and living with people with weakened immune systems to continue to take extra precautions such as: wearing masks in public and staying away from crowds.
