Despite a stagnant COVID-19 case rate in Colusa County since February, Colusa County Public Health has reported another resident this week has died, bringing the total number of virus-related deaths to 28, mostly elderly.
As of Tuesday, Colusa County had 55 active cases of COVID-19, down four from the previous week, bringing the total number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began in 2020 to 4,772 (up 36 from the previous week). There are no individuals hospitalized.
The Colusa County Department of Public Health reports that 66.6 percent of Colusa County’s population ages 12 and up are vaccinated and 23.2 percent have been boosted.
Colusa County Public Health will host an additional series of walk-in vaccination clinics in July in an effort to prevent hospitalizations and deaths related to COVID-19.
According to Colusa County Health officials, a Pfizer clinic will be held from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM on July 20, 251 E. Webster St., Colusa, for all individuals aged 5 years of age and older, regardless of where individuals are at in their shot series: first dose, second dose, or booster shots. A Moderna clinic will be held from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM on July 27. Pre-registration is not required for these clinics, although residents are requested to complete the pre-vaccination screening form.
Health officials recommend getting the COVID-19 vaccine as a safe and effective way to reduce the severity of symptoms associated with the virus. CDC recommends a second booster of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at least four months after the first booster for adults ages 50 years and older and people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised.
While health officials stress that getting vaccinated and boosted is the best way to combat COVID-19, they say that treatments can help prevent severe illness and hospitalization, especially if treatment begins soon after symptoms begin. ■