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COVID-19 Status Update for 08/14/2020

The status update for August 14, 2020 includes information about the canal outbreak response, a recap of the last night’s community conversation event and updated COVID-19 activity.


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The Marin County COVID-19 Status Update is now publishing five days a week (Monday through Friday) and as needed, in order to share important news and resources in our battle against COVID-19 and to keep our economy running. We remain here for you.

 

Outbreak Response: San Rafael’s Canal Neighborhood

We’ve received several questions from the public regarding what Marin Public Health is doing to support disproportionately affected communities of color, especially Marin County’s Latinx community, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Local data shows that 75% of our county’s confirmed COVID-19 cases with known ethnicity have occurred among Hispanic/Latino residents.

Marin is taking a coordinated, interagency approach to help flatten the epidemiology curve in the Canal area of San Rafael.  Marin Public Health continues to partner with the City of San Rafael, MarinHealth, Kaiser Permanente, Canal Alliance, Marin Community Clinics and other organizations for a collaborative approach to address things like health education and community outreach, support housing, business and commerce engagement, testing expansion, and more. Read more about our response thus far and our goals and strategies moving forward.

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Replay Available:  Community Conversation - All Things COVID-19 Q&A

In case you missed it, you can watch the replay of our Community Conversation event that took place last night, August 13.  Thank you to the nearly 50 community members who submitted questions for our live stream event.  If you still have questions, remember you can contact our COVID-19 response team at 415-473-7191 or by email.

Watch the Replay on YouTube (English) (Spanish)

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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 or contact us.

COVID-19 activity in Marin:

DATA TYPE

Today’s Report

Change from  Last Update

Total Confirmed Cases**

3,474

+38

Total Recovered (14 days post-diagnosis)

3,080

+53

Total Deaths **

57

0

Current Hospitalizations

9

-2

Total / Cumulative Hospitalizations**

122

0

Tests Completed in Marin

61,501

+770

Residential Care & Skilled Nursing Facility COVID-19 activity:

DATA TYPE

Today’s Report

Change from  Last Update

Positive Patients at Facilities cumulative

315

+4

Positive Patients at Facilities current

52

+4

Facility Patient Deaths*

44

+1

Facility Patient Deaths as percentage of all COVID+ deaths*

77%

+2%

*The one “new” facility death was reported as part of Marin’s total death count earlier this week. However, the facility classification was delayed and not reported until today.

What about facility staff? We recently discovered some duplicate entries in our database because some staff members work at more than one facility. We have temporarily removed facility staff data while we reconcile our data and ensure we’re providing an accurate account. 

State COVID-19 activity:

DATA TYPE

Today’s Report

Change from  Last Update

California Confirmed Cases

601,075

+7,934

California Deaths

10,996

+188

San Quentin State Prison COVID-19 activity:

DATA TYPE a

Today’s Report

Change from Last Update

San Quentin – Total Confirmed Cases**

2,233

0

San Quentin – Total Resolved Cases**

2,074

+9

San Quentin – Total COVID-19 Deaths**

25

0

**San Quentin cases are not included in Marin’s count for cases, cumulative hospitalizations or deaths [See our Data FAQ]. We report San Quentin data as reported by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

 

Stay Informed

Follow the County of Marin on Facebook, Twitter, Nextdoor or subscribe to our status updates. Visit MarinHHS.org/coronavirus for resources to stay connected on the issue.

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Contact Us.  We Are Here For You.

Have questions?  We are here to help.  Our call center is available Monday through Friday, from 9:30am to 12-noon and 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Please feel free to connect with us for general information and resources by calling (415) 473-7191.  We are also available online!  As a reminder, please only call 9-1-1 if you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency.

Reporting Businesses in Violation of Public Health Orders

We know this is a challenging time. Those wishing to report a public health order violation by a business can submit their concerns to SIPViolation@marincounty.org.  Please include the business name, address, and as much detail as possible regarding the perceived health order violation.  Photos and other documentation welcome, too. Reports will be forwarded to the appropriate governing agency for review and investigation.

Visit Marin Recovers Status list for information on business openings and guidelines and the current health order for information on face covering requirements, shelter-in-place and more. Keep in mind that the goal of the order is to educate and keep our community safe. While violations of the public health order are misdemeanors, making arrests continues to remain a measure of last resort for local law enforcement. It will only be considered after all education and voluntary compliance efforts have failed.

Be a role model and follow the order while encouraging others to do the same. If you see a business out of compliance, you can speak directly to the owner, and offer the link or a copy of the COVID-19 Site-Specific Protection Plan as well as information about the Marin Recovers website. We’re all in this together and we all need to do our part.