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FAIRFIELD — There were no new Covidrelated deaths for the second straight week, but the number of Solano County residents in area hospitals with positive coronavirus tests has increased. There were 20 residents in hospitals with positive tests – about half admitted specifically because of Covid-19 symptoms – and two patients were in intensive care units with the disease. Those are up from 13 hospitalizations and one ICU patient on Oct. 6, the county
reported Thursday. The Covid-19 report showed 292 cases since the update Oct. 6. Of that number, 270 were from the actual sevenday period, Dr. Bela Matyas, the county public health officer, said in a phone interview. That puts the daily case average at 38.57, up from 38.43 a week earlier. The 10-day average rose from 41 daily cases to 42.8, the county reported. “The (daily average) has bumped up a bit. So over the past week we have seen a slight reversal of what we have See Uptick, Page A8
Solano County health officials urge residents to get flu shots Todd R. Hansen
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FAIRFIELD — Anyone 6 months or older should get a flu vaccine. That is the advice of Solano County Public Health, noting the vaccine “helps stop the spread of the flu and protects everyone’s health.” Health officials said it is difficult to predict when the flu season will begin, and because it takes two weeks for the vaccine to take full effect, residents should get their shots now.
“Getting the flu shot helps reduce the risk of catching the flu, as well as reduces the risk of being hospitalized if you do get sick,” Dr. Bela Matyas, public health officer, said in a statement. “Help keep our community safe and healthy by getting your flu shot.” The officials also noted it is important to get the shot every year because the influenza strains change and the vaccines are geared See Shots, Page A8
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but veterans in need – not so much Todd R. Hansen
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DIXON — Fifty agencies and organizations signed up to provide services to veterans in need at Wednesday’s North Bay Stand Down at the Dixon May Fair. Some of the service tables sat empty, and what had been its heyday a city unto itself, was less than expected. “Not as many veterans as we hoped, but after four years (without a stand down), we didn’t know what to expect,” event coordinator Jeff Jewell said as volunteers from Primo’s
Sue Polley, left, and Sherri Collins visit the Patient Align Care Team table during North Bay Stand Down at the Dixon May Fair, Wednesday. barber shops gave him a trim. “But we’re happy to be back.” Jewell said he hopes the reason for the low
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of homeless who are veterans has dropped from 300,000 to 30,000, in large part due to the funding the Department of Veterans Affairs has poured into its programs. “Not seeing as many homeless veterans . . . that may be a good thing,” Jewell said. In Solano County, the latest point-in-time survey showed 3% of the 1,179 homeless individuals in the county are veterans. The overall count is widely viewed as below the actual number of homeless, so it is also likely there are more
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