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COVID-19 Status Update for 03/23/2022

Marin County COVID-19 Status Update for March 23, 2022 Video: Marin’s Pandemic Outcomes at Two Years; COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance – New Dashboard!; Think Positive, Test Negative; 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. 

 

Video: Marin’s Pandemic Outcomes at Two Years 

Yesterday, Marin County Public Health Officer Dr. Matt Willis, back from leave, summarized Marin’s primary outcomes in pandemic response for the county Board of Supervisors and community. The presentation reviews health, education, economic and social factors.      

 

 

Watch on YouTube

 

COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance – New Dashboard! 

To measure COVID-19 activity in our community Marin County Public Health uses both case rates and wastewater sampling. When people have COVID-19 infection, the virus is shed through their digestive system into our wastewater. This means that the amount of virus in our wastewater (sewage) generally reflects the level of transmission in our community. This new dashboard shows the average amount of virus (SARs-CoV-2 gene copies per milliliter) in five wastewater collection sites across Marin. At each site, two samples are collected up to three times per week.  Communities were selected based on technical capacity to obtain samples, historical prevalence of COVID-19, and population size. This dashboard, available on our surveillance page, is updated weekly.  

More information about wastewater surveillance and concentrations across the Bay Area can be found on the Covid–WEB (Wastewater Epidemiology for the Bay Area) page

 

Think Positive, Test Negative 

Testing is an essential tool we have available to help combat the spread of COVID-19 in our community. If you are experiencing symptoms related to COVID-19, don’t hesitate and get tested as soon as possible. This is strongly recommended even if you’re up to date on your vaccinations. It’s an easy step to take, and by finding out if you’re positive, you help others test negative.     

Alternatively, 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. Protect the ones you love by taking advantage of the testing options available in Marin County.     

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.    

The current testing schedule is below:    

Optum Serve / LHI   

Appointments required. Call (888) 634-1123 or book online.  
           

  • Marin Health and Wellness Campus / Kerner        
    3260 Kerner Blvd, San Rafael         
    (open Tuesday – Saturday, 7am to 3pm)    

  • St. Andrew Presbyterian Church Parking Lot     
    101 Donahue Street, Marin City      
    (open Fridays, 11am to 7pm)    

  • West America Bank Parking Lot        
    1177 E. Francisco Blvd, San Rafael         
    (open Tuesday – Thursday & Saturday, 11am 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 released 4 days in advance. Click on a location name below to book an appointment or call (888) 702-9042. Visit their website for more locations outside of Marin.  
 
UPDATE: The Curative clinic at Fairfax Market will be CLOSED this week.  

  • Armory "Jury Duty" Parking Lot*  
    (*Appointments required at this location)        
    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 people ages 5+. 
    Standard PCR tests are available, all ages, from 2:30pm to 3:30 pm daily.        

  • Downtown parking lot #2        
    50-98 Humboldt Ave, Sausalito        
    (open Wednesdays, 10am to 3:30pm)        

  • Fairfax Market*  
    (*Closed this Friday, March 25)        
    2040 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax  
    (open Fridays, 10am to 4pm)        

  • Larkspur Ferry Terminal (walk-up kiosk)        
    101 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Larkspur        
    (open Sunday - Thursday, 9:30am to 5pm)         

  • Marin Health and Wellness Campus        
    3260 Kerner Blvd, San Rafael        
    (open Mondays, 10am to 4pm)        

  • Novato Gymnastics Center Parking Lot        
    950 7th St, Novato        
    (open Tuesday - Saturday, 10:30am to 6pm)         

  • Piper Park        
    250 Doherty Drive, Larkspur        
    (open Thursdays, 10am to 4pm)        

  • San Rafael Community Center        
    618 B Street, San Rafael        
    (open Tuesdays, 8am to 2pm)        

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. 

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.   

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. 

 

COVID-19 Data Update: 

As of February 16, our COVID-19 Status Update 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

COVID-19 Case Data 

Today’s Report 

Change from Last Status Update 

Total Confirmed Cumulative Cases 

30,392 

+43 

“Active Cases” (Confirmed in Past 10 Days) 

171 

+11 

Total Cumulative Deaths 

226 

+0  

Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations 

+2 

Current COVID-19 ICU Patient Census 

+0  

 

COVID-19 Vaccination Data  

Today’s Report 

Change from Last Status Update 

Percent of Marin residents age 5+ vaccinated with at least one dose 

98.0% 

+ 0.0% 

Percent of Marin population age 5+ who have completed vaccine series. 

92.0%  

+ 0.0%  

Marin residents age 5+ who have received a Booster/3rd Dose 

151,531 

+205  

Percent of entire Marin population that is “fully immunized” (14+ days post final dose)* 

89% * 

+ 0%  

* Note that this percentage is out of all Marin residents including children younger than 5. 

State COVID-19 data: 

Today’s Report 

Change from Last Status Update 

California Confirmed Cases 

8,471,120 

+5,762 

California Deaths 

87,590 

+ 105 

 

What to do if:  

Helpful Links and Online Resources 

Vaccination 

Testing 

Data 

Stay Informed 

Social Media 

Status Updates