COVID-19 Status Update for 02/10/2023

Marin County COVID-19 Status Update for February 10, 2023, includes Pandemic States of Emergency are Ending – Dr. Matt Willis explains what this means; Marin COVID Data Display Changing Next Week; Uptick in COVID Activity in Marin Elementary Schools; and updated local COVID-19 data.

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The Marin County COVID-19 Status Update is published weekly and as needed to share important news and resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic response. We remain here for you.

Pandemic States of Emergency are Ending – Dr. Matt Willis explains what this means

End dates for Marin County, the state and California, and the federal pandemic states of emergency have been set. The emergency declarations, now nearly three years old, gave government more flexibility with its resources to respond to COVID-19. Dr Willis explains what this means for Marin residents in the coming months.

Marin COVID Data Display Changing Next Week

Marin County Public Health will be restructuring the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Surveillance website starting next Friday, February 17, 2023. The new dashboard will highlight virus levels in wastewater, which covers an estimated 80% of the population, data on hospitalizations and deaths, as well as emerging variants of concern. Daily case rates, because of widespread use of home testing kits, are no longer a reliable indicator of community transmission and will no longer be reported by Marin County Public Health directly.

Uptick in COVID Activity in Marin Elementary Schools

After a cluster of COVID-19 cases were reported at four elementary schools in Marin, a temporary decision was made to reinstate indoor mask mandates in impacted classrooms, as reported in the Marin Independent Journal. Marin County Public Health recommends temporary mask use in specific settings when transmission risk is high, as a long term and sustainable response to school outbreaks.

Know your COVID-19 Community Level

The CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels are a tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area. Take precautions to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 based on the COVID-19 Community Level in Marin or other community in which you live, work or visit.

Location	Todays’ COVID-19 Community Level:	Suggested Prevention Steps:
Marin County	LOW	Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines, including recommended booster doses. Maintain ventilation improvements. Avoid contact with people who have suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Follow recommendations for isolation if you have suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Follow the recommendations for what to do if you are exposed to someone with COVID-19. If you are at high risk of getting very sick, talk with a healthcare provider about additional prevention actions.

Location

Todays’ COVID-19 Community Level:

Suggested Prevention Steps:

Marin County

LOW

Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines, including recommended booster doses.
Maintain ventilation improvements.
Avoid contact with people who have suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
Follow recommendations for isolation if you have suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
Follow the recommendations for what to do if you are exposed to someone with COVID-19.
If you are at high risk of getting very sick, talk with a healthcare provider about additional prevention actions.

People may choose to mask at any time. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask.

COVID-19 Data Update:

Below is just a snapshot of local COVID-19 data. Find a more in-depth analysis of COVID-19 trends on the Marin Data & Surveillance webpage, our Data FAQ, or Marin County's Open Data Portal.

Data sets updated weekly (published on Fridays) include:

COVID-19 vaccination rates
COVID-19 cases & deaths among facility staff and residents
Weekly/Cumulative count of COVID-19 deaths among Marin residents
State COVID-19 Data

Status updates are now published weekly on Fridays. “Change from Last Status Update” accounts for 7 days of data, unless noted otherwise (view past status updates).

COVID-19 Case Data	Today’s Report	Change from Last Status Update on 2/3/23
Total Confirmed Cumulative Cases	44,574	+ 114
“Active Cases” (Confirmed in Past 10 Days)	142	+ 31
Total Cumulative Deaths	273	+ 0*
Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations	13	- 4
Current COVID-19 ICU Patient Census	3	+ 0

* Change from last Friday.

COVID-19 Vaccination Data	Today’s Report	Change from Last Week
Percent of Marin residents vaccinated with at least one dose	98%**	N/A**
Percent of Marin population who have completed vaccine series.	93.4%*	+ 0.0%
Percent of Marin residents who have received a Booster/3rd Dose	69.7%*	+ 0.1%

* * As population estimates may not be precise, the proportion of vaccinated people in any group will be displayed up to, but not higher than 98%.

* Note that this percentage is out of all Marin residents including children younger than 6 months.

Residential Care & Skilled Nursing Facility COVID-19 data:	Today’s Report	Change from Last Week
Positive Patients at Facilities cumulative	2,474	+ 0
Positive Patients at Facilities current	16	+ 0
Positive Staff at Facilities current	9	+ 0
Facility Patient Deaths	172	+ 0
Facility Patient Deaths as percentage of all COVID+ deaths	63%	+ 0.0%

State COVID-19 data:	Today’s Report	Change from Last Week
California Confirmed Cases	11,061,732	+ 23,466
California Deaths	99,694	+ 293

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