Sacramento, Yolo counties back in CDC's coronavirus high community transmission category

OTHER NEWS TO TELL YOU ABOUT RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS AFTER WEEKS OF GETTING USED TO NO MORE MASK MANDATESND LOOSENING UP COVID RESTRICTIONS AND LOWERING INFECTION RATES THE NUMBER OF CASES HAVE STARTED TO CREEP BACK UP HERE IN CALIFORNIA. ANDREA: MORE THAN9% 9 OF CASES IS SOME VARIANT OF COVID. B.A..2 MAKES UP MOST OF THE COVID CE. IT EXPECT THAT IS MUTATION TO SPREAD FARTHER ACRSOS THE STATE. THERE IS AN UPTICK OF CIDOV CASES. GULSTAN: TWO COUNTIES BACK IN THE HIGH TRANSMISSION RATE THAT’S COMING FROM THE C.D.C. RIMASELA DE LA CRUZ HAS THIS. >> AS THOUSDS OANF NEW COVID CASES REPORT DALE DALEY ACROSS THE STATE — >> TODAY’S READ IS 16.2, WHICH IS A 30% RISE FROM LAST WEEK. >> YOLO AND SACRAMENTO COUNTIES ARE BACK IN THE C.D.C.’S HIGH COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION RATE. YOLO COUNTY SPOKESPERSON SAYS A MASK REQUIREMENT WON’T BE REINSTATED UNLESS TIRHE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS AFFECTED AND DESPITE AN YUP TKIC IN HOSPITALIZATION, THEY’VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP. >> THERE WAS A MOR BLIP WHERE WE HAD SIX CASES IN THE HOSPITAL. BUT MOSTLY IT’S BEEN ZERO OR ONE FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. >> TOMORROW, YOLO COUNTY IS LAUNCHGO A TEST TO TREAT SIGHT IN WOODLAND SO THAT PEOPLE WHO TEST POSITIVE CAN GET FASTER TREATMENT. THE CASE RATE IS UP TO 16.2 PER 100,000 RESIDENTS. AND RATES OF EXPOSURE AND INFECTION REMAIN HIGHER AMONG COMMUNITIES OF COROL. >> THE COUNTS REMAIN ABOUT THE SAME. THEY TEND TO BE IN THE DISADVANTAGE COMMUNITIES. AS FARS A VACCINATION RATES, WE — WE INDUSTRIAL TO WORK WITH THE NORTH HIGHLAND AREA. PORERTER: THE DOCTOR SAYS THEY HOPE THEY DON’T HAVE TO GO BACK TO ENFORCING THE USE OF MKSAS IN THE COUNTY. BUT STILL STRONGLY RECOMMEND THEM. SACRAMENTO NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH CENTER IS SEEING AN YUP TICK IN THEIR CLINICKENING >> PREVIOUSLY WE’RE SEEING 1-14 PEOPLE COMING BACK POSIVITE. NOW, WE’RE SEEING CLOSER TO 1-5. SO THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE. >> THE DOCTOR ADDS THAT THE A..2 MAKES UP ABOUT 40% OF THE SPECIMENS IN THE C ANDREA: OFFICIALSED THAT THE RECENT SUB VARIA

Sacramento, Yolo counties back in CDC’s high community transmission category for COVID-19

As thousands of new COVID-19 cases are reported daily across the state, Yolo and Sacramento counties are back in the CDC’s high community transmission rate.Yolo County Spokesperson John Fout said the county’s case rate increased 30% from last week. He said the mask requirement will not be reinstated unless Yolo County’s health care system is affected. And despite an uptick in hospitalizations, they’ve been able to keep up.Yolo County is launching a “Test To Treat” site in Woodland so that people who test positive for COVID-19 can get faster treatment.| DATA BELOW | California COVID-19 dashboard for Yolo County (App users, click here to see the latest COVID-19 case and testing numbers).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 Sacramento County, the case rate is up to 16.2 per 100,000 residents and rates of exposure and infection remain higher among communities of color.| DATA BELOW | Sacramento County COVID-19 dashboard(App users, click here to see the latest Sacramento County COVID-19 case and testing numbers).Omicron’s subvariant BA.2 makes up about 40% of the specimens in the county, officials said.The North Highlands area is still reporting low vaccination rates, said Dr. Olivia Kasirye, Sacramento County’s health officer. She said that health officials hope they don’t have to go back to enforcing the use of masks, but that they still strongly recommend them.Sacramento’s Native American Health Center is also seeing an uptick at their clinic.”Previously we were seeing maybe one out of every 14 or 15 people coming back positive, now we’re seeing closer to one out of every five,” said Dr. Hakeem O. Adeniyi, Jr., the medical director at the center.| VIDEO BELOW | Health experts not concerned over slight uptick in Sacramento County COVID-19 casesRelated Content:Growing share of COVID-19 deaths are among vaccinated people, but booster shots lower the risk Los Angeles schools postpone student vaccination mandate COVID-19 in California: Find testing and vaccine info, case and hospitalization rates, top COVID headlines

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

As thousands of new COVID-19 cases are reported daily across the state, Yolo and Sacramento counties are back in the CDC’s high community transmission rate.

Yolo County Spokesperson John Fout said the county’s case rate increased 30% from last week. He said the mask requirement will not be reinstated unless Yolo County’s health care system is affected. And despite an uptick in hospitalizations, they’ve been able to keep up.

Yolo County is launching a “Test To Treat” site in Woodland so that people who test positive for COVID-19 can get faster treatment.

| DATA BELOW | California COVID-19 dashboard for Yolo County

(App users, click here to see the latest COVID-19 case and testing numbers).

In Sacramento County, the case rate is up to 16.2 per 100,000 residents and rates of exposure and infection remain higher among communities of color.

| DATA BELOW | Sacramento County COVID-19 dashboard

(App users, click here to see the latest Sacramento County COVID-19 case and testing numbers).

Omicron’s subvariant BA.2 makes up about 40% of the specimens in the county, officials said.

The North Highlands area is still reporting low vaccination rates, said Dr. Olivia Kasirye, Sacramento County’s health officer. She said that health officials hope they don’t have to go back to enforcing the use of masks, but that they still strongly recommend them.

Sacramento’s Native American Health Center is also seeing an uptick at their clinic.

“Previously we were seeing maybe one out of every 14 or 15 people coming back positive, now we’re seeing closer to one out of every five,” said Dr. Hakeem O. Adeniyi, Jr., the medical director at the center.

| VIDEO BELOW | Health experts not concerned over slight uptick in Sacramento County COVID-19 cases