LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – New demographics data for Lake County’s COVID-19 cases shows continuing trends with regard to source, gender and communities having the largest caseloads.
The new demographic report is based on a total of 240 cases, the caseload Public Health reported on Monday. That’s a 32-case increase since the last data report on Aug. 10.
This week’s report shows that, once again, the category of close contacts to known cases – at 116, up by 11 from last week – continues to lead all other sources for how Lake County residents contract COVID-19.
Another 54 cases are classified as “under investigation,” up by three from last week; 33 cases are listed as “other/unknown,” up by 16; 24 are from out of county contacts, up by one; seven are presumed community transmission, up by one; four are presumed occupational contact, no change; and two are in a congregate living situation, specifically, the Lake County Jail, with no change since last week.
For gender, cases in females continue to lead, with 133, up by 20 over last week, compared to 107 in males, an increase of 12 cases.
Regarding age range, the largest number of cases continues to fall into the 25 to 34 age group, with 54 cases, up by six over the previous week.
Tied for second place at 40 cases are the 13 to 24 and 35 to 44 age groups, having risen by five and four cases, respectively; followed by age 45 to 54, 33 cases, up six; age 55 to 64, 30, up by two cases; age 65 and above, 22 cases, up by one; and birth to age 12, 21 cases, up by three.
The case breakdown by supervisorial district for the week is as follows:
– District 1, Middletown and the south county along with portions of Clearlake: 32 cases, an increase of nine over the week;
– District 2, Clearlake area: 91 cases, up by 12;
– District 3, Northshore area: 42 cases, up by six;
– District 4, greater Lakeport area: 35, up by two;
– District 5, Kelseyville, Loch Lomond and Cobb: 38 cases, up by two.
– Two cases are labeled as “unknown” for location, a decrease of one since last week.
The caseload breakdown by zip code shows, with the increased number over last week in parentheses, is as follows:
– 95422, Clearlake: 90 (12);
– 95453, Lakeport: 34 (2);
– 95451, Kelseyville: 34 (2);
– 95423, Clearlake Oaks: 15 (3);
– 95457, Lower Lake: 15 (2);
– 95467, Hidden Valley Lake, 11 (2);
– 95485, Upper Lake: 9 (no change);
– 95458, Lucerne: 9 (1);
– 95461, Middletown: 6 (5);
– 95464, Nice: 8 (2);
– 95426, Cobb: 4 (no change);
– 95435, Finley: 1 (no change);
– 95424, Clearlake Park: 1 (no change);
– 95493, Witter Springs, 1 (no change).
– Unknown: 2 (1).
Public Health will release its next demographics report on Monday, Aug. 17.
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