Marin County COVID-19 Status Update for January 18, 2022 Order Your COVID-19 Home Test Today; Help Us Understand How COVID-19 Affects Your Health; Testing Tuesday; and updated local COVID-19 data.
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The Marin County COVID-19 Status Update is published weekdays and as needed to share important news and resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic and to keep the local economy running. We remain here for you.
Order Your COVID-19 Home Tests Today
With COVID-19 home test kits now available from the federal government, Marin County Public Health is urging residents to log onto COVIDtests.gov and place an order.
Every household in the United States is eligible to receive four free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests should arrive by mail within 12 days once ordered. Results of the nasal swab tests take about 30 minutes.
Regular testing of residents with symptoms, and isolation for at least five days for those with positive results, is a critical facet of stopping the spread of COVID-19. The recent shortage of laboratory-processed PCR testing and its longer wait times for results increases the value of free at-home tests.
“Getting as many tests as possible into the hands of Marin residents will benefit all of us,” said Dr. Matt Willis, Marin County Public Health Officer. “The federal government is stepping forward to meet our practical local needs. Let’s make the most of it.”
Rapid antigen tests have proven effective to detect Omicron infections and reliably detect the virus in infectious people.
Regardless of vaccination status, residents are urged to seek testing if they are feeling sick. Marin County Public Health does not recommend confirmatory PCR tests following a rapid test with a positive result. With the high prevalence of Omicron, a positive home test does not require confirmation. Anyone who is considered a close contact should test three to five days after last exposure to a positive person.
Read the complete News Release
Help Us Understand How COVID-19 Affects Your Health
UCSF has joined Innovative Support for Patients with SARS COV-2 Infections Registry (INSPIRE) in a CDC-funded study researching the long-term effects of the coronavirus.
The study is currently seeking individuals aged 18 and older who have experienced COVID-19 symptoms and have tested within the last 42 days. Access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer and an image of your test date and result are required to participate. Participants will be asked to complete online surveys and describe how they are feeling.
If you are interested in becoming part of this study or would like to find out more information, follow the links provided below.
Inspire COVID Study Flyers: (English)(Spanish)
COVID-19 Clinical Trial Information
Testing Tuesday
Are you a close contact of someone who is COVID positive? Slow the spread by following Isolation and Quarantine guidance and getting a COVID-19 test 5 days after your exposure. Testing is a valuable resource to help limit the spread of the virus in our community and protect the ones you love.
If you’re symptomatic, get tested as soon as possible, even if you’re fully vaccinated. If you are symptomatic and cannot obtain a test or testing appointment, treat your symptoms as COVID-19 and isolate.
FREE COVID-19 testing is offered in partnership with Optum Serve and Curative. Click the links below to check appointment availability or visit our Testing webpage to find additional testing options.
Here is the current testing schedule:
Optum Serve / LHI
Appointments required. Call (888) 634-1123 or book online.
- West America Bank Parking Lot - 1177 E. Francisco Blvd, San Rafael (UPDATED HOURS: open Monday - Saturday, 7am to 7pm)
Curative
Appointments are required for all Curative locations.
UPDATE: Slots for appointments appear online at 5:00pm the night before the scheduled testing date. Click a location name below to book an online appointment or call (888) 702-9042.
- Armory "Jury Duty" Parking Lot - Armory Drive, near the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael (open 7 days/wk, 8am to 3:30pm)
- Downtown parking lot #2 - 50-98 Humboldt Ave, Sausalito (open Wednesdays, 10am to 3:30pm)
- Fairfax Market - 2040 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax (open Fridays, January 21, 28; February 4, 11, 18, 25; 10am to 4pm)
- Novato Gymnastics Center Parking Lot - 950 7th St, Novato (open Daily, 10:30am to 6pm)
- Piper Park - 250 Doherty Drive, Larkspur (open Thursdays, 10am to 3pm)
- San Rafael Community Center - 618 B Street, San Rafael (open Tuesdays, 8am to 2pm)
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Marin Health and Wellness Campus - 3260 Kerner Blvd, San Rafael (open Mondays, 10am to 4pm)
This information, as well as information on when to get tested, types of tests, and what you should do while awaiting your test results, can be found at Coronavirus.MarinHHS.org/testing. Looking to purchase an over the counter test? Visit FindACovidTest.org for online retailers.
COVID-19 Data Update:
Below is a summary of today’s data now available on Marin Data & Surveillance webpage. View the page for a broader range of data, plus interactive graphs for confirmed COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Data analysis is available by age range, gender, race, and city/town/geographic region. Questions about the data? See our Data FAQ.
Looking for daily data trends? Our Marin Data & Surveillance webpage uses Tableau dashboards to visualize the impact of COVID-19 in Marin County. Under each dashboard are links to datasets available on Marin County's Open Data Portal.
|
COVID-19 Case Data |
Today’s Report |
Change from Yesterday |
|
Total Confirmed Cumulative Cases |
24,548 |
+ 363 |
|
“Active Cases” (Confirmed in Past 14 Days) |
3,535 |
- 277 |
|
Total Cumulative Deaths |
200 |
+ 0 |
|
Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations |
23 |
+ 4 |
|
Current COVID-19 ICU Patient Census |
6 |
+ 2 |
|
COVID-19 Vaccination Data |
Today’s Report |
Change from Last Status Update |
|
Marin residents age 5+ vaccinated with at least one dose |
248,457 |
+ 90 |
|
Percent of Marin population age 5+ who have completed vaccine series. |
94.0% |
+ 0.2% |
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NEW: Marin residents age 5+ who have received a Booster/3rd Dose |
134,369 |
+ 3,766 |
|
Percent of entire Marin population that is “fully immunized” (14+ days post final dose)* |
90% * |
+ 0% |
* Note that this percentage is out of all Marin residents including children younger than 5.
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State COVID-19 data: |
Today’s Report |
Change Since Last Reported |
|
California Confirmed Cases |
6,812,354 |
+ 396,183 |
|
California Deaths |
77,306 |
+ 366 |
What to do if:
Helpful Links and Online Resources:
Vaccination
Testing
Data
- Marin County Coronavirus Information
- Marin Vaccination Data
- California COVID-19 Data and Tools
- California COVID-19 Race & Ethnicity Data
- Tracking Variants across California
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