Newest numbers from Shasta County Health & Human Services.
COVID-19 INCIDENT UPDATE: March 17, 2021
Statistics from March 16, 2021
INCIDENT FACTS AND SUMMARY
Total Confirmed Cases: 11,084
Hospitalized in Shasta County: 8
In Isolation: 66 (estimate)
Active Cases: 74 (estimate)
Confirmed Cases Tuesday: 17
Currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU): 11
Available Regional ICU Capacity: 25.8%
Released from Isolation to Date: 10,816
Newly Received Negative Tests: 915
Number of Tests in the Past 14 Days (+ and -): 7,455
Total Tests: 169,405
Deaths: 194
CURRENT SITUATION
• We had 17 cases Tuesday, including 8 men and 9 women:
– 1 child under age 13
– 1 teenager
-4 people in their 20s
– 2 people in their 30s
– 2 people in their 40s
– 2 people in their 50s
– 3 people in their 60s
– 2 people in their 70s
• This report includes a weekly update to our total case numbers, as we have been conducting case
investigations to correct reported cases that were duplicates or out-of-county records.
• VACCINE CLINICS: Several first-dose clinics have been added to our website. Go to www.ShastaReady.org and click on “Vaccinations” to learn more.
• WHO CAN BE VACCINATED NOW? Eligible groups that have been added recently include food and agriculture workers and people between ages 16-64 who are considered to be most likely to get very sick from COVID-19 due to the following severe health conditions:
– Cancer, current with weakened immune system
– Chronic kidney disease, stage 4 or above
– Chronic pulmonary disease, oxygen dependent
– Down syndrome
– Solid organ transplant, leading to a weakened immune system
– Pregnancy
– Sickle cell disease
– Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies (but not
hypertension)
– Severe obesity (Body Mass Index > 40 kg/m2)
– Type 2 diabetes mellitus with hemoglobin A1c level greater than 7.5%
– You can find more information in this state fact sheet.
