The latest bullshit from the county I live in. Bullshit now, bullshit then. Only thing that's changed, in my opinion, is the person in the White House.
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE CARMEL PINE CONE
March 6, 2021, 2:30 p.m.
COUNTY'S CASES CONTINUE TO FALL RAPIDLY
• 7-day average per 100K down to 4.4
The coronavirus epidemic is fading so rapidly in Monterey County, it can be hard to keep up. According to
data released this morning by the county health department,, there were just 142 new coronavirus infections among county residents in the week ending yesterday — down more than 60 percent from the previous week's total of 377, and almost 90 percent from the 1,107 new cases for the week ending Feb. 6. The county's highest seven-day total, according to health department statistics, was 4,154 cases during the week ending Jan. 11; the current rate is 96.6 percent lower.(There are lies, damned lies, and statistics. - JS)
Another surge later this year is possible, of course, but the decline in coronavirus cases that began in mid-January seems to still be under way and will almost certainly lead in the next few weeks to a relaxation of the
strict social distancing protocols in effect here since last summer — particularly where restaurants, gyms, museums and other similar businesses are concerned.(Don't count on it, bub. - JS)
Officially,
Monterey County's 7-day average of new infections per day per 100,000 residents is 10.1, but that number was set by the California Department of Public Health based on data for the week ending Feb. 20, when the county had 543 new cases. The current total, as we have just reported, is 142, which works out to 4.4 cases per day per 100,000 residents — well within the 7.0 required to move into the
Red Tier under the governor's economic shutdown rules. As the lower case numbers of the last two weeks begin to show up in the official state reports, the move could happen as early as March 24. We will continue to monitor the county's progress on a daily basis and will keep you posted about any changes. (More likely "they" will move the goalposts again to maximize the hardship for the people. - JS)
This week's 142 cases followed the usual distribution among Monterey County's regions, although every part of the county has seen case numbers drop significantly. In the last seven days, there were 95 new cases in Salinas and the Salinas Valley, while there were 32 in the Monterey Peninsula, including 17 in Seaside, four in Carmel area (93923) and Pacific Grove, two in Marina, single cases in Carmel Valley and Monterey, and zero cases in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Big Sur and Pebble Beach. For more details about the epidemic in your community, please see our "Cases by Zip Code" table below.
The county's progress on the vaccine front is also noteworthy, although local residents are still not getting vaccinated at the same rate as people in other jurisdictions.
According to the CDPH, 16,772 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were administered to Monterey County residents over the last week, for a total of 85,716, or 19,796 doses per 100,000 residents. In California, 25,850 doses have been administered per 100,000 residents, and in the United States, the number is up to 26,480 per 100,000.
If you're eligible to be vaccinated, you can make an appointment in Monterey County by checking these websites:
mcvaccinate.com, offered by the county health department, and
www.chomp.org/vaccine, which is the site for clinics operated by Community Hospital. You may also be able to schedule a vaccination at
cvs.com,
riteaid.com, or at
safeway.com. There are also many vaccinations offered through professional and private organizations. And the State of California promises that its vaccination registration website,
myturn.ca.gov, will soon be the only place you need to go for access to all vaccination possibilities in your area. (Or, if you are like me, you don't give a flying fuck about being vaccinated, since your trust in the government is zero. - JS)
