Marin County COVID-19 Status Update for March 30, 2022 Additional Booster Available Soon for 50 & Older and Immunocompromised Groups; Updated Guidance: Mega Events; 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.
Additional Booster Available Soon for 50 & Older and Immunocompromised Groups
Today, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup (WSSSRW) authorized a second booster dose of the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for certain groups. The additional booster shot is for people who received their first booster more than four months ago and are:
- Age 50 & older
- Age 18 & older with moderate / severe immunosuppression
- Age 12-17 with moderate / severe immunosuppression (Pfizer booster only)
FDA and CDC's authorized a second booster dose for those groups on March 29. In addition, CDPH and CDC recommend anyone who received a primary vaccine and booster dose of Johnson & Johnson at least four months ago is eligible to receive an additional Pfizer or Moderna booster dose.
Examples of moderate or severe immunosuppression include people on chemotherapy or who have had a solid organ transplant, like a kidney transplant or heart transplant. This also includes people who have an immunodeficiency, have an advanced or untreated HIV infection, or are undergoing treatment with high-dose corticosteroids or other medications that suppress immune response.
Are you newly eligible for a second booster dose? Contact your doctor or medical provider to see if getting an additional booster dose is right for you. Marin County Public Health will begin offering second booster doses by appointment only at select locations beginning Thursday, March 31. If you meet these criteria, you can book your shot at My Turn.
Updated Guidance: Mega Events
Effective this Friday, April 1, 2022, the requirement for vaccine verification or proof of negative tests for attendees at indoor mega events will move to a strong recommendation. Mega events consist of crowds larger than 1,000 attendees if the gathering is held indoors, or 10,000 attendees if outdoors.
See the full updated guidance from California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
For additional guidance on how to stay safe in indoor public meetings, visit our Staying Safe webpage.
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.
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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.
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Armory "Jury Duty" Parking Lot* (appointments required)
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
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:
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 now 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
Status updates are now published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. “Change from Last Status Update” (far right column, below) may account for 2-4 days, depending on the date of the previous publication (view past status updates).
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COVID-19 Case Data |
Today’s Report |
Change from Last Status Update |
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Total Confirmed Cumulative Cases |
30,567 |
+56 |
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“Active Cases” (Confirmed in Past 10 Days) |
189 |
+32 |
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Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations |
2 |
-1 |
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Current COVID-19 ICU Patient Census |
0 |
+0 |
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State COVID-19 data: |
Today’s Report |
Change from Last Status Update |
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California Confirmed Cases |
8,487,070 |
+ 3,502 |
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California Deaths |
88,043 |
+ 89 |
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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Status Updates
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- Archive of past status updates