Marin County COVID-19 Status Update for January 25, 2022 Marin COVID-19 Recap to Marin County Board of Supervisors; Health Insurers now Cover COVID-19 Tests; 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.
Marin COVID-19 Recap to Marin County Board of Supervisors
Dr. Matt Willis provided a brief update to the Marin County Board of Supervisors regarding Marin County’s COVID-19 response. The presentation included a detailed analysis of COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates, Omicron – related data, vaccination progress, rapid antigen testing, and what the coming weeks may look like in the overall response.
Health Insurers Now Cover COVID-19 Tests
If you’re looking to take a COVID-19 test through your healthcare provider, financial assistance is now available. Beginning January 1, 2022, health insurers in California are required to cover costs related to COVID-19 tests.
The following is what is covered:
- The COVID-19 test itself
- Cost sharing for an office or urgent care visit for test administration
- Provider fees such as copayment, coinsurance, or deductibles
Additionally, health insurers are required to cover the testing fee of any provider, even if it’s out of network without requiring prior authorization.
Over the counter COVID-19 tests
An added boost for COVID-19 testing came on January 15, 2022 when the Biden Administration mandated that health insurers must cover over the counter at-home tests without requiring an order from a healthcare provider.
Federal law now requires health insurers to:
- Cover up to eight FDA-approved or authorized over the counter at-home tests for each insured person each month.
- Cover over-the-counter tests without a provider’s order, without any cost sharing requirements (deductibles, co-payments or coinsurance), without prior authorization.
- Note: Insurers may require you pay up-front and submit a claim for reimbursement)
- Cover over the counter tests bought from in-network pharmacies and direct shipping
- Note: If no up-front payment is required, reimbursement is limited to $12 per test. If up-front payment is required, full cost will be reimbursed.
File for a Request for Assistance online for accessing COVID-19 care to get more information as the capacity for testing increases in the state. Consumers should contact their doctor and medical provider for more information.
Don’t have health insurance?
If you are uninsured or have lost healthcare coverage during the pandemic, Covered California offers a Shop and Compare Tool to help find a plan based on your household income, age, and ZIP code. Insurers are also now offering plans during a special new enrollment period. Subsidies may be available if you have experienced a loss of income. Also, free or low-cost coverage through Medi-Cal is available.
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. If you’ve tested positive with an at-home test, there is no need to confirm the result with a PCR test. Treat a positive as a positive, regardless of the type of test used, and be sure to report your result with our self-test reporting form.
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.
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West America Bank Parking Lot - 1177 E. Francisco Blvd, San Rafael (UPDATED HOURS: open Monday - Saturday, 7am to 7pm)
Curative
Appointments are preferred and walk-up registration is available at all sites in Marin County except the Jury Duty parking lot*. Appointments are now released 4 days in advance. For additional Curative testing locations outside of Marin, please visit their website.
Click a location name below to book an online appointment or call (888) 702-9042.
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Armory "Jury Duty" Parking Lot - Armory Drive, near the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael (open 7 days/wk, 8am to 3:30pm)
Rapid PCR tests are now available at this location for individuals ages 5+.
Standard PCR tests are available for all ages from 2:30pm to 3:30 pm daily.
*Appointments are required at this location. - 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 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)
- Marin Health and Wellness Campus - 3260 Kerner Blvd, San Rafael (open Mondays, 10am to 4pm)
Interested in receiving FREE at-home tests? Visit COVIDtests.gov for more information and to request up to 4 free tests per household.
Looking to purchase an over the counter test? Visit FindACovidTest.org for online retailers.
More 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. Current result turnaround times of most testing sites are now within 48 hours.
Please note: Travel, event, and medical procedure -related testing is not offered or guaranteed at community testing sites.
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.
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COVID-19 Case Data |
Today’s Report |
Change from Yesterday |
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Total Confirmed Cumulative Cases |
26,847 |
+237 |
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“Active Cases” (Confirmed in Past 14 Days) |
3,170 |
-210 |
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Total Cumulative Deaths |
203 |
+0 |
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Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations |
25 |
+4 |
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Current COVID-19 ICU Patient Census |
5 |
-5 |
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COVID-19 Vaccination Data |
Today’s Report |
Change from Last Status Update |
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Marin residents age 5+ vaccinated with at least one dose |
249,532 |
+ 68 |
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Percent of Marin population age 5+ who have completed vaccine series. |
94.4% |
+ 0.0% |
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Marin residents age 5+ who have received a Booster/3rd Dose |
140,051 |
+565 |
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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 from Yesterday |
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California Confirmed Cases |
7,482,469 |
+ 62,826 |
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California Deaths |
78,118 |
+ 17 |
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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