VENTURA COUNTY — Good Afternoon, Here is your COVID-19 update from the County of Ventura. There are 63 new cases today (43 (68.3%) of which have a lab collection from July 21st or earlier), 1,188 additional people have been tested and there is 1 additional death (72 year old female with comorbidity). Currently, the County of Ventura is on the state monitoring list for case rate per 100,000 population over 14 days and % of ICU beds available; in order to get off the monitoring list, the County needs to have less than 850 reported cases in a 14 day period which is an average of 60 cases a day. Community members are encouraged to wear masks, social distance and wash hands frequently.
Board of Supervisors Meeting – Today’s Meeting Still Streaming Live
https://www.ventura.org/board-of-supervisors/agendas-documents-and-broadcasts/ and on Facebook @ countyofventura.
Press Conference Tune in Wednesday, 7/28/20 at 1 pm at www.venturacountyrecovers.org or on Facebook @ countyofventura for your weekly COVID-19 update.
Plasma Donation Vitalant is collecting plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19.
To be eligible, you must have:
- A prior laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19, either by a positive swab test OR a positive test for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies requested by your health care provider
- Complete resolution of symptoms for at least 28 days
- All other donor eligibility for an automated plasma donation
Learn more at: https://www.vitalant.org/covidfree
Testing COVID-19 drive through testing sites are offered throughout the County:
- Ford Dealership, 128 S. Hallock Dr., Santa Paula, CA 93060 M-F, 10-7
- Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Rd., Moorpark, CA 93021 M-F, 10-7
- Ventura College, 4667 Telegraph Rd., Ventura CA 93003, M-F, 10-7
- Weekend testing: Friday to Tuesday at Oxnard College, 4000 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard, CA 93033 10-7
*Sites are for those that live or work in Ventura County. No cost. No insurance needed. No appointment needed. If you are symptomatic or if you’ve been exposed to a positive person please consider getting tested.
Register Your Business to be in Compliance All businesses in the County of Ventura are required to register at www.vcreopens.com. Even if your business never had to close during the pandemic you must register. There is no cost to register.
Frequently Asked Questions https://www.venturacountyrecovers.org/faqs/.
State Information State of California COVID-19 info site: https://covid19.ca.gov/. Frequently Asked Questions from the State: https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs/#top.
Industry Guidance from the State: https://covid19.ca.gov/industry-guidance/#top
County Information View the full COVID-19 stat dashboard at:www.venturacountyrecovers.org.
Guidance for Face Coverings https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/Guidance-for-Face-Coverings_06-18-2020.pdf
Food Share Pop Up Pantries for the Week of 7/27 https://foodshare.com/
7/28 5 pm, El Rio, Rio Mesa High School 545 Central Avenue
7/30 3 pm Thousand Oaks, Conejo Creek South, 1300 E. Janss Road
7/31, 3 pm Santa Paula, Harding Park , 1330 E. Harvard Blvd.
8/1, 12:30 pm, Moorpark, Ruben Castro Charities, 5700 Condor Drive, Career Education Center
*Boxes distributed at each site until supplies run out. Distributions are limited to residents of Ventura County.
| Summary | # | |||
| New cases | 63 | |||
| Total cases (Active, Recovered, and Deaths) | 6,893 | |||
| Recovered Cases | 3,675 | |||
| Ever* hospitalizations | 448 | |||
| Current hospitalizations | 86 | |||
| Ever ICU* | 135 | |||
| Current ICU | 22 | |||
| Active Cases Under Quarantine | 3,147 | |||
| Deaths | 71 | |||
| New People Tested | 1,188 | |||
| Total People Tested | 107,968 | |||
| *Current hospitalizations does not include those from LTC facilities that no longer require acute care but are being held at the facility to protect others. | ||||
| Age and Sex* of Confirmed Cases: | Female | Male | Unknown | % |
| Age 0-17 | 387 | 389 | 0 | 11.3% |
| Age 18-24 | 555 | 589 | 0 | 16.6% |
| Age 25-44 | 1,189 | 1,294 | 3 | 36.1% |
| Age 45-64 | 906 | 930 | 0 | 26.6% |
| Age 65+ | 334 | 306 | 3 | 9.3% |
| Unknown | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.1% |
| Total | 3,375 | 3,512 | 6 | 100.0% |
| % by Sex | 49.0% | 51.0% | 0.1% | |
| Race/Ethnicity*** | % Cases | % Deaths | % of Population | |
| Latino | 61.1% | 42.3% | 44.5% | |
| White | 22.5% | 47.9% | 43.2% | |
| Asian | 2.7% | 5.6% | 7.4% | |
| African American/Black | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.7% | |
| Multiracial | 0.2% | 0.0% | 2.5% | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 0.2% | 1.4% | 0.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | |
| Other | 12.1% | 1.4% | 0.2% | |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| ***1,494 cases with unknown race and ethnicity were excluded from this analysis. | ||||
| Confirmed Cases: | # | % | ||
| Travel Related | 17 | 0.2% | ||
| Person-to-person acquired | 2,065 | 30.0% | ||
| Community acquired | 1,820 | 26.4% | ||
| Under investigation | 2,991 | 43.4% | ||
| Total | 6,893 | 100.0% | ||
| City/Zip**** | # | % of Total | Population***** | Rate per 100,000 pop. |
| 91320 – Thousand Oaks/Newbury Park | 240 | 3.5% | 46,191 | 519.6 |
| 91360 – Thousand Oaks | 265 | 3.8% | 42,104 | 629.4 |
| 91361 – Thousand Oaks/Lake Sherwood/Westlake | 72 | 1.0% | 20,487 | 351.4 |
| 91362 – Thousand Oaks/Westlake | 160 | 2.3% | 34,056 | 469.8 |
| 91377 – Oak Park | 58 | 0.8% | 14,226 | 407.7 |
| 93001 – Ventura | 294 | 4.3% | 33,139 | 887.2 |
| 93003 – Ventura | 291 | 4.2% | 51,304 | 567.2 |
| 93004 – Ventura | 145 | 2.1% | 30,473 | 475.8 |
| 93010 – Camarillo | 229 | 3.3% | 44,240 | 517.6 |
| 93012 – Camarillo/Santa Rosa Valley | 107 | 1.6% | 37,622 | 284.4 |
| 93015 – Fillmore | 332 | 4.8% | 18,832 | 1763.0 |
| 93021 – Moorpark | 305 | 4.4% | 38,325 | 795.8 |
| 93022 – Oak View | 26 | 0.4% | 5,550 | 468.5 |
| 93023 – Ojai | 48 | 0.7% | 20,656 | 232.4 |
| 93030 – Oxnard | 863 | 12.5% | 62,016 | 1391.6 |
| 93033 – Oxnard | 1101 | 16.0% | 83,319 | 1321.4 |
| 93035 – Oxnard | 182 | 2.6% | 28,321 | 642.6 |
| 93036 – Oxnard | 433 | 6.3% | 48,022 | 901.7 |
| 93040 – Piru | 80 | 1.2% | 1,831 | 4369.2 |
| 93041 – Port Hueneme | 178 | 2.6% | 24,129 | 737.7 |
| 93060 – Santa Paula | 454 | 6.6% | 34,229 | 1326.4 |
| 93063 – Simi Valley (Santa Susana) | 413 | 6.0% | 56,563 | 730.2 |
| 93065 – Simi Valley | 589 | 8.5% | 74,780 | 787.6 |
| 93066 – Somis | 28 | 0.4% | 3,481 | 804.4 |
| Total | 6,893 | 100.0% | 853,896 | 807.2 |
| ****45 cases provided a PO Box address that has been assigned to another zip code within the city. | ||||
| *****Population estimates for 2020 from www.healthmattersinvc.org (Demographics Dashboard). | ||||