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Solano case rate climbs for 4 weeks Todd R. Hansen
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FAIRFIELD — The daily case rate for positive coronavirus testing increased for the fourth straight week, and hospital numbers have started to rise. “It’s consistent that we are getting into a surge . . . so this rise is not unexpected,” Dr. Bela Matyas, Solano County public health officer, MATYAS said of the rate climb from 71.84 per day on the six-day period ending Nov. 23 to 86.5 for the eight days that ended Thursday. The rate was 45.14 Nov. 10 and 57.7 Nov. 17, both marking seven-day periods. The 10-day rate for Thursday was 87.7, up from 68.6 Nov. 23, the county reported. The number of residents in area hospitals with a positive coronavirus test is up from 23 to 30 in the same eight-day period, with four patients in intensive care units with Covid-19. That is up from three patients.
Matyas said the numbers are not alarming, but it is early. “We are the beginning of the surge and we don’t know how big it is going to get at its peak,” Matyas said. There were 710 new cases reported since Nov. 23, 692 of which were from that eightday period. It takes the pandemic total for Solano to 113,186, the county reported. There were no new deaths reported. That total held at 441. Vallejo experienced 228 new cases to take its total to 34,368. Fairfield’s count went to 30,635 after 183 new cases. Vacaville is at 28,436 with 175 new cases, the county reported. Suisun City (7,912) is up 40 cases; Dixon (5,360) is up 32; Benicia (4,658) is up 35; Rio Vista (1,590) is up 15; and two more cases in the unincorporated area take that total to 227, the county reported. Matyas has previously indicated Covid-19 case See Weeks, Page A8
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Ballot count final with 1 recount requested, 2 more possible Todd R. Hansen
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FAIRFIELD — Solano County Registrar of Voters Tim Flanagan on Wednesday certified the results from the Nov. 8 general election. “The turnout was a little lower than what we expected, but from an operational perspective, it went very well,” John Gardner, the assistant registrar of voters, said in a phone interview. The county reported that 50.69% of the 260,891 registered voters in the county cast a ballot.
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“When we started the election, we thought we would be at about 65% based on historical gubernatorial election cycles,” Gardner said. The cost of the election will
be about $2 million. But all the races and issues may not be settled. Incumbent Scott Pederson, who finished 20 votes behind former Mayor Thom Bogue for the District 2 seat on the Dixon City Council, has asked for a recount, while Nora Dizon, who finished 12 votes behind K. Patrice Williams for the District 1 seat on the Fairfield City Council, said she is considering one. “I will be doing my homework on the issue starting (Thursday). See Ballot, Page A8
Suisun council candidate argues he should fill vacant post Todd R. Hansen
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SUISUN CITY — A candidate who finished a very close third in a race for two open City Council seats argues the council’s first choice to fill the vacancy created by the ascension of Alma Hernandez to mayor should come from the list of candidates in
the Nov. 8 election. “There should be some consideration for candidates who . . . ran for that position,” said Charles Lee Jr., adding, in fact, it should be the next highest vote-getter who gets that nod. That would be Lee. If not, Lee argued, the council should call for a
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special election. The next opportunity for that would be in March. Lee finished 29 votes behind Jenalee Dawson for the second council seat. The top vote-getter was Princess Washington. Sitting Councilwoman Jane Day finished fourth in that contest, 22 votes See Suisun, Page A8
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