Today’s data from Shasta County Health & Human Services.
COVID-19 INCIDENT UPDATE: September 18, 2020
Statistics from September 17, 2020
INCIDENT FACTS AND SUMMARY
Total Confirmed Cases: 668
Hospitalized in Shasta County: 2
In Isolation: 33
Active Cases:35
Confirmed Cases Thursday: 7
Currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU): 1
In Quarantine: 139
Released from Isolation to Date: 619
Negative Tests Thursday: 722
Negative Tests to Date: 41,855
Total Tests: 42,523
Deaths: 14
CURRENT SITUATION
• We had 7 new cases on Thursday. Six had symptoms, one is still under investigation, and none are hospitalized. They are:
A girl and a boy under age 13
A teenage boy
Two women in their 30s
One woman in her 50s
One woman in her 70s
• This week, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors approved the spending plan for Shasta County’s $21.9 million in Coronavirus Aid, Release and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding, which was provided to state and local governments to pay for COVID-19 pandemic response expenses. In addition to supporting the county response to this pandemic, the funds will also pay for:
– Grants for local small businesses.
– A crisis stabilization unit to help people in mental health crisis.
-ShastaCARES program run by Northern Valley Catholic Social Service, which will include counseling, job search, housing assistance, child care, food and gas assistance for people unemployed due to COVID.
– Resiliency skill building groups to assist community members in coping with anxiety and depression, and similar workshops for healthcare and education professionals to deal with stress.
– Dignity Health Connected Living’s warm line for seniors to access community services, utility assistance for seniors, and staff/vehicles for Meals on Wheels.
– Funding for One SAFE Place and Pathways to Hope for Children to reduce domestic violence and child abuse, including supportive parenting services.
Resources: Website: www.ShastaReady.org Live maps: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/us-map
Cooperating Agencies: Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, CAL FIRE/Shasta County Fire Department, City of Redding, City of Anderson, City of Shasta Lake, Mercy Medical Center Redding, Shasta Regional Medical Center, Redding Rancheria Tribal Health Center, Shasta Community Health Center, Mountain Valleys Health Centers, Mayers Memorial Hospital District, Hill Country Community Clinic, Shingletown Medical Center
