LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – COVID-19 cases in Lake County showed another increase over the past week.
Lake County’s COVID-19 cases were up to 314 on Wednesday, up from 281 the previous week, according to county health statistics.
Of those 314 cases, 23 remain active – meaning, they are still being monitored by Public Health staff – while 288 are recovered and three have died, based on the county’s Public Health COVID-19 dashboard.
As of Wednesday, five Lake County patients were reported to be hospitalized – the highest number so far – with 24 of the patients to date needing hospitalization, Public Health reported.
Statewide, county health departments on Wednesday reported more than 687,300 COVID-19 cases and 12,551 deaths.
Lake’s neighboring counties on Wednesday reported the following caseloads: Colusa, 434 cases, six deaths; Glenn, 434 cases, three deaths; Mendocino, 656 cases, 16 deaths; Napa, 1,377 cases, 13 deaths; Sonoma, 5,422 cases, 75 deaths; and Yolo, 2,274 cases, 49 deaths.
Local health departments have reported 30,829 confirmed positive cases in health care workers and 146 deaths statewide, the state said.
To date, 9,361 Lake County residents have been tested, while the California Department of Public Health reported on Wednesday that, statewide, approximately 10,832,757 tests have been conducted in the state, an increase of 70,251 over the prior 24-hour reporting period.
On Wednesday, the California Department of Public Health said the seven-day positivity rate was at 5.8 percent, while Lake County’s seven-day positivity rate was 3.4 percent.
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Lake County’s COVID-19 cases up, hospitalizations rise
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