Bilingual report — COVID-19 Update: New Cases 985, 9 Additional Deaths

Good Evening,

There are 985 new cases of COVID-19. There have been 10,764 new tests performed. Current hospitalizations: 411 and current ICU: 80. Current doubling time is 31.9. The current R-effective (average number of people each infected person will pass the virus onto and represents the rate at which COVID-19 is spreading is 1.13. R-effective for California is.97.

There have been 8 additional deaths:

93 year old female, 46 year old male, 76 year old male, 89 year old male, 53 year old male, 91 year old male, 74 year old male, and a 76 year old female

Our thoughts are with the loved ones of each of the people who have passed away and with the medical staff who cared for them. Please help save lives by following the public health guidance. Comorbidity information is not reported out of respect for those that have lost their loved ones. Many people that have passed away have had mild comorbidity. Had they not become infected with COVID-19 they still had a long life expectancy with their mild comorbidity. Examples of mild comorbidity include things like pre-diabetes, mild obesity, mild hypertension or other controlled medical conditions that would have still allowed them to live longer lives.

Special thanks to the people behind the scenes, like our phlebotomists pictured, Sayda and Yvonne work the night shift. One of their duties is to draw blood samples from covid patients at the hospital. They are a vital part of our team doing important work. We appreciate their service and the service of all the special people behind the scenes helping our community members. You might not see them but they are working 24/7 to serve the most vulnerable. We see them and are thankful for them!

Testing will be available on 1/8/21 at the following locations:

Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Rd, 12-7 (later start time)

Freedom Park, Camarillo, 515 Eubanks St., 10-7

Oxnard College, 4000 S. Rose Ave, 10-7

Santa Paula E. Main and N. Ojai 10-7

Ventura County Fairgrounds, enter on Shoreline Drive, 9-6

Fillmore Middle School, 543 A Street, Fillmore 10-4

Questions about results? Visithttps://healthvana.com/faq/.

Tests are free. You must live or work in Ventura County.

Please help slow the spread by wearing a mask, social distancing, washing hands frequently and not gathering.

The County of Ventura is currently in Phase 1A, Tier 1 of vaccine distribution.

This phase includes:

Acute care hospital staff who have patient contact will receive first allocations without regard to status in the medical hierarchy (staff includes all workers that work in the individual unit: janitors, housekeepers, maintenance, security, ward clerks, nurses, physicians, techs, respiratory therapists, lab techs, etc.):

ICU staff

COVID holding unit staff

ER staff

Registry nurses working in the above units

All other healthcare workers in the acute care hospital (nurses, doctors, janitors, housekeepers, maintenance, security, ward clerks, nurses, techs, respiratory therapists, lab techs, etc.)

Staff at Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities and similar settings for older or medically vulnerable individuals.

Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities and similar settings that have registered with the Federal Pharmacy Participation Program (which has contracted Walgreens and CVS to carry out on site vaccination) will have both staff and residents vaccinated together.

All other hospital support units (laboratory, radiology, etc.)

Remaining hospital ancillary staff not previously mentioned

Following vaccination of acute care hospital staff:

Staff at psychiatric hospitals/residential and in-patient mental health facilities

Residents of Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities and similar settings for older or medically vulnerable individuals.

Staff and residents of special needs group living

Paramedics, EMTs

Dialysis Centers

Vaccinators

As the County moves through each phase more information will be posted, shared on the vaccine page and sent to those that have signed up for vaccine updates. The vaccine page can be found here: www.venturacountyrecovers.org/vaccine-information/. Register for vaccine updates at: www.venturacountyrecovers.org/subscribe-vaccine/.

All vaccine phase categories can be viewed here: www.venturacountyrecovers.org/vaccine-information/vaccine-prioritization/

Questions? Please call 805-654-2640 or email ashley.bautista@ventura.org