First, COVID-19. The County saw an increase of 25 cases this past week, bringing
the total case number to 1486. While Health and Human Services’ Anna Scott described the
uptake in cases as “concerning,” the case rate increase of four to five new cases a week is
reflective of increases state-wide.
A new Public Health order goes into effect Monday for employees working in health
care or congregate settings, Scott reported. Employees have to show proof of vaccine and if
unvaccinated, will be tested weekly. Masks will be required in certain settings, including public
transit.
Inyo County will be recommending, as opposed to requiring, masks for indoor settings
regardless of vaccine status. One disconcerting piece of information: nationwide, there are
more pediatric cases, those under 17, cases with more severe symptoms. The total count of
active cases stands at 27, all of whom were not vaccinated, six of those are under 17.
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It may be that we are seeing more unvaccinated that are testing positive in our area, but it is contentious to blame it all on the unvaxxed. The Delta has the transmission rate of chickenpox and sadly the vaccine is not stopping it either. Other communities in the country are reporting 90% or more of positive tests are among the vaccinated. Vaccinated folks can also transmit this one.
Everyone needs to be diligent now. It’s not a time to place blame…let’s all work together on this go around.
We want to see the daily numbers because we know that this is spreading fast, Inyo county needs to stop messing around with the mask mandate and require masks, We know that those who are spreading the virus are those that are unvaccinated and refuse to wear a mask. This Delta Virus is dangerous. Children are getting more severe symptoms and now we are seeing more case among those who have been vaccinated, Do better Inyo County to protect the residents because we know that the honor system isn’t working and the unvaccinated who refuse to wear a mask are spreading this virus. Please wear a mask and get vaccinated
…or the next or the next.
As long as it has hosts it will continue mutating.
Need to mask up everyone, read all the cases that have gotten the delta variant that have been fully vaccinated, do research. I guess we can blame some or all, but the facts are we all need be masked and vaccinated in order to stop the spread. This really proves who cares and who doesn’t no matter how you look at it. Now all the little ones are getting it, during school outside of the city limits I saw maskless kids gathered together playing on the playground during a mandatory mask rule for K-12 this year, and yes we need revenue here but so many out of town folks no masks and still no masks in congested indoor/outdoor business operations did any authorities do anything about it, no they did not. So tell me who really cares? Gosh go figure we have more cases increasing weekly, well at least the ones they know about. Hmm I wonder what the next mutant variant will bring?