{"id":44198,"date":"2022-01-28T18:35:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T02:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=44198"},"modified":"2022-01-28T18:35:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T02:35:52","slug":"state-officials-announce-latest-covid-19-facts-553","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=44198","title":{"rendered":"State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19 and updates on the state\u2019s pandemic response.\u00a0The most up to date data is available on the state\u2019s\u00a0COVID-19 data dashboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Update on ICU Capacity<\/strong><\/p>\n

While statewide case rates continue to drop and hospitalization rates are stabilizing, ICUs in the San Joaquin Valley are at or near capacity activating\u00a0surge protocols<\/a>\u00a0which allows\u00a0flexibility to transfer patients to hospitals with additional ICU capacity.\u00a0Counties within the region include: Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Benito, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne.<\/p>\n

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More information about the surge protocols can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0These surge protocols have been in place since August 2021 to ensure hospitals can provide all Californians the care they need.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCalifornia has measures in place to respond to the surge and changing dynamics of the pandemic,\u201d said Dr. Mark Ghaly, Secretary of the California Health & Human Services Agency. \u201cICUs in the San Joaquin Valley, where vaccination rates are lower, are nearing capacity. Californians will get through this latest surge by continuing to follow the science, including by getting vaccinated and boosted, which is the safest way to protect yourself from the virus.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Statewide COVID-19 Data<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rates of cases, hospitalizations and deaths are highest among unvaccinated individuals and lowest among boosted individuals. This is true for all age groups.\u00a0See additional data for\u00a0unvaccinated and vaccinated cases, hospitalizations and deaths<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Vaccinations<\/strong><\/p>\n