Marin County COVID-19 Status Update for February 18, 2022 includes California’s SMARTER plan unveiled; Wanted: Public Health Nurses to Join Our COVID-19 Response Team; Holiday Schedule for COVID-19 Updates; and updated local COVID-19 data.
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The Marin County COVID-19 Status Update is three times per week 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.
California’s SMARTER Plan Unveiled
Yesterday, Governor Newsom outlined California’s the next phase of its pandemic response by introducing the SMARTER Plan. This announcement comes as the state continues to see COVID-19 case numbers continuing to drop and the lifting of restrictions like the universal indoor masking mandate. SMARTER, an acronym for the Plan’s fundamental principles, is driven by science and data. It was created to be flexible and evolve, as each new variant represents a different set of challenges. Below is a breakdown of the Plan:
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Shots: With this new plan, the state will administer 200,000 vaccines per day. Vaccines are our most powerful resource to combat the virus.
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Masks: The state will maintain a supply of 75 million high quality masks and distribute them where needs arise. Well-fitting masks reduce the spread.
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Awareness: The state will continue to monitor for new variants, effectively educate the public on the proper measures for staying safe, and support community-based organizations.
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Readiness: The stresses the importance of keeping the same tools and having them ready if new variants emerge that threaten public health. Wastewater and enhanced respiratory surveillance will continue to serve as essential resources. Thousands of clinical staff will be on call and ready to deploy if needed.
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Testing: The plan highlights making both PCR and antigen tests more readily available for all populations in the state, while striving for a metric of at least half a million tests performed per day.
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Education: Keeping schools open for in-person is of upmost importance. A primary goal is a 25% increase of school-based vaccination sites throughout the state.
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Rx: Through partnerships with the federal government, California will maximize orders for the most effective therapeutics available.
Learn more about the SMARTER Plan by viewing these additional resources:
- COVID-19 SMARTER Plan Landing Page
- The SMARTER Plan (PDF)
- California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Q&A’s regarding the SMARTER Plan
- California Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Response landing page
- California Department of Public Health’s SMARTER Plan Social Media toolkit
Wanted: Public Health Nurses to Join our COVID-19 Response Team
Do you have a nursing background? Are you interested in full-time work while contributing to Marin’s COVID-19 response? We have a job for you!
Marin Health and Human Services has TWO immediate openings for Public Health Nurses. Public Health Nurses are an important part of our Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Team, assisting with coordination of testing, communicable disease investigation, and communicating with residents and providers about COVID-19.
For more information about our Public Health Nurse position, or other available jobs with the County of Marin, please visit marincounty.org/jobs.
Holiday Schedule for COVID-19 Updates
Some of our services will pause this week in observance of the President’s Day holiday on Monday, February 21. Here’s an overview:
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Marin County COVID-19 Status Update:
Will pause on Monday in recognition of the holiday, but will be back in your inbox on Wednesday, February 23. -
Vaccine Data and Surveillance Data reports:
No update on February 21; updates will resume on February 22. Snapshot data on homepage (Coronavirus.MarinHHS.org) will continue to update throughout weekend. -
Some testing and vaccination sites may be closed or have adjusted hours in recognition of the President’s Day holiday. To verify open hours, and for more information, visit our Testing and Vaccine Finder webpages.
We wish you a happy holiday. We are grateful to everyone doing their part to help keep our community safe.
COVID-19 Data Update:
NEW: As of February 16, our COVID-19 Status Update has changed in frequency and is now published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays except holidays. Because these updates are no longer published on consecutive days, the last column in each data table now reflects the change from last Status Update, not a change from the previous day.
Below is just a snapshot of local COVID-19 data. For a more in-depth analysis of COVID-19 trends, please view the Marin Data & Surveillance webpage, review our Data FAQ, or explore the raw data sets on Marin County's Open Data Portal.
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COVID-19 Case Data |
Today’s Report |
Change from Last Status Update on February 16, 2022 |
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Total Confirmed Cumulative Cases |
29,582 |
+155 |
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“Active Cases” (Confirmed in Past 10 Days) |
380 |
-58 |
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Total Cumulative Deaths |
209 |
+3 |
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Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations |
7 |
+0 |
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Current COVID-19 ICU Patient Census |
2 |
-3 |
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COVID-19 Vaccination Data |
Today’s Report |
Change from Last Status Update on February 16, 2022 |
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Marin residents age 5+ vaccinated with at least one dose |
240,363 |
+ 70 |
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Percent of Marin population age 5+ who have completed vaccine series. |
91.5% |
+ 0.0% |
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Marin residents age 5+ who have received a Booster/3rd Dose |
147,893 |
+ 482 |
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Percent of entire Marin population that is “fully immunized” (14+ days post final dose)* |
88% * |
+ 0% |
* Note that this percentage is out of all Marin residents including children younger than 5.
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Residential Care & Skilled Nursing Facility COVID-19 data: |
Today’s Report |
Change from Last Week |
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Positive Patients at Facilities cumulative |
1,271 |
+ 18 |
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Positive Patients at Facilities current |
30 |
-35 |
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Positive Staff at Facilities current |
36 |
-23 |
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Facility Patient Deaths |
142 |
+ 1 |
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Facility Patient Deaths as percentage of all COVID+ deaths |
67.9% |
- 0.6% |
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State COVID-19 data: |
Today’s Report |
Change from Last Status Update on February 16, 2022 |
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California Confirmed Cases |
8,296,145 |
+ 24,675 |
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California Deaths |
82,873 |
+ 491 |
What to do if:
You’ve been exposed to someone with COVID-19
Helpful Links and Online Resources
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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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