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Solano numbers inch up in latest report
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County reports 4 new deaths attributed to novel coronavirus infection
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FAIRFIELD — Solano County maintained its hold on the spread of the novel coronavirus as some key numbers crept up Thursday with four new virus-related deaths reported. The Public Health Division reported 44 new cases from Wednesday to Thursday to take the countywide total to 30,951. There were 36 more active cases – now at 258 – as the number of hospi-
talizations related to the disease remained stable at 17. Numbers released Thursday tracked with those released the previous day. There were 42 new cases from Tuesday to Wednesday as 21 more active cases were added to the total along with two more hospitalizations. Capacity at area hospitals improved Thursday in both key measures: Available ICU capacity increased from 32% Wednesday to 35% Thursday, and available
ventilator capacity increased dayover-day from 73% to 78%, the county reports. The seven-day testing positivity rate dipped from 5.1% Wednesday to 5% Thursday. A total of 286,347 Covid-19 tests have been performed to date, an increase of 849 from the previous day. A total of 189,041 individuals have been tested – 396 more than were reported Wednesday. The number of deaths See Report, Page A8
All California adults can get vaccine next month Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — California is dramatically expanding the eligibility for Covid-19 vaccines, offering the shots to virtually all residents beginning next month, the state announced Thursday. Residents who are at least 50 years old can get vaccines starting April 1, and all California adults will be eligible starting April 15. State officials said the
dramatic move is based on expected increases in vaccine supply. “The light at the end of the tunnel continues to get brighter,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. “We remain focused on equity as we extend vaccine eligibility to those older than 50 starting April 1, and those older than 16 starting April 15. This is possible thanks to the See Adults, Page A8
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden opened the door to skirting the Senate’s filibuster rule for Democrats’ voting rights bills, acknowledged the U.S. military would not leave Afghanistan on schedule and defended his handling of migrants on the southern border during his first formal news conference since taking office. In the hourlong session Thursday, he also began to outline his “next major initiative” – ambitious plans to invest in the
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State’s top court ends cash bail for some defendants who can’t afford it Tribune Content Agency SAN FRANCISCO — In a major ruling affecting criminal justice across 58 counties, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state cannot keep criminal defendants behind bars simply because they cannot afford to post bail pending their trial. The unanimous decision by the California Supreme Court comes four months after 55% of voters refused to end cash bail at the ballot box. While a hit to the state’s bail industry, Thurs-
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day’s court ruling was not as sweeping as some expected, and a lawyer for the industry said it could live with it. Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, writing for the high court, said the state’s current bail scheme violates the Constitution. “Whether an accused person is detained pending trial often does not depend on a careful, individualized determination of the need to protect public safety, but merely – as one judge See Bail, Page A8
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President Joe Biden talks to reporters during the first news conference of his presidency in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Thursday.
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