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Subject:FW: SYASL COVID-19 Update
Date:Tuesday, December 8, 2020 3:11:04 PM
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FYI. Of note here are rate increases slated for the California FAIR Plan as of January 1.
Brian Ring
Assistant Chief Administrative Officer
Administration
25 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965
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From: Paul J. Yoder and Karen Lange
Date: December 8, 2020
RE: SYASL COVID-19 Update
Please find attached our daily SYASL COVID-19 update.
-Paul and Karen
COVID-19 Updates
www.covid19.ca.gov
December 8, 2020
Newsom Administration - Resources / Mutual Aid / Executive Orders
Today, California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly hosted a video
conference to provide an update on COVID-19 in California. You may view the slides here, and
SYASL staff notes here.
Please check the California Department of Public Health website here for the latest guidance
documents.
California FAIR Plan
expensive. Now their rates are about to go even higher. The California FAIR Plan,
on January 1 to cover what it calls the heightened
risks of wildfires in parts of rural California. The decision follows heavy losses incurred this year
the most destructive wildfire season in the state
View here.
Legislative / Budget News
-19 here page for updates.
The LAO has been releasing a series of reports regarding Federal actions affecting California
related to developments around COVID-19. View here.
Dr. Ghaly Update, December 8, 2020
Dr. Ghaly
23,272 cases December 8
23,503 7-day average
8.7% 14-day positivity rate
10.1% 7-day positivity rate
Hospitalizations have increased 70.8% over the last 14 days currently 10,567
68.7% increase in ICUs
Why a regional stay at home order?
o The fact is that transmission is now so widespread across the state
Belgium imposed a nationwide closure, positivity rate fell from 21% to 8% over just 3 weeks
England imposed a 4-week national closure, included nonessential biz and limits on gatherings,
cases dropped 30% overall, hardest hit areas experienced a 50% decrease
France and the Netherlands are seeing similar drops after nationwide closure
CA should stay home statewide
Travel is explicitly restricted in areas under regional stay at hoe order
Together we can stop the surge, as the rate of transmission gets stronger, we will too
Press
For the central valley, one of the big issues is staffing what is the convo with Fresno and other
cities within SJCV re staffing?
Dr. Ghaly
We are getting a number of requests, we are fulfilling what we can but it is getting harder
We know staff is a scarce resource because of what is happening across the country with covid
As soon as we get staff we try to get it to those who needed as fast as we can
The CV is definitely one of the places in needed with low staff
Press
Why is nonessential retail still being allowed? D that send mixed messaging?
Dr. Ghaly
Yes we have heard from a number of counties questioning the region they have been put in
We leaned on something the Health Officers have used in the past with other health responses
Not everyone is experiencing the surge in the same way
We need to be able to move patients to regions where resources exist
We know that even under the most significant closures, we need to be able to meet our daily
needs, the need to not do what we did the first time, which was isolate everyone into just one
retailer caused densely populated stores out hope is that by leaving more open, there will be
less crowding
ABC 7
New 2-day training program for nurses working in ICU? We are hearing from nurses that it
would be unsafe
Dr. Ghaly
Skills are learned over the years, the 2-day training is really meant to give nurses who may find
themselves helping with covid patients more detailed training for high-quality care it is for
those who are already pitch-hitting
It will give a few lessons, maybe some refreshers so they can help as much as possible
This was never meant to certify anyone in way that denotes knowledge that already there
Press
Outbreaks in the workplace in Central Valley? What should be done to protect workers?
There has been some criticism re data of shutting down outdoor dining?
Staff getting tested at acute care hospitals?
Dr. Ghaly
Outbreaks are something we pay close attention to along with Cal-OSHA
With outdoor dining right now we are seeing such high transmission, any activity we can do
that keeps us from mixing is safer
Eateries offering takeout instead is another way to make outdoor dining lower risk
Bloomberg News
Vaccines. Gov Newsom has been talking about getting them to CA are they coming directly
from the drug companies themselves? Where are your numbers coming from?
Dr. Ghaly
McKesson is the entity in the middle that is distributing
The federal partners let us know how much we will receive and roughly when
Then we notify counties
Mercury News
Does the state have an idea of what kind of gatherings are driving the surge?
Dr. Ghaly
With todays level of transmission activities are not as low risk as they used to be
We do know there are features of an activity that increase the chance of transmitting
When masks come off, people spend an extended period of times indoors, super spreader
events
Largely it is so much more present through the communities now that people are contracting
the virus
Kaiser Health News
Can you shed light on testing?
Dr. Ghaly
We are proud at how much testing we have been able to do
We want to get below 5% positivity rate as a state, we are a ways away from that
We will continue to use isolation and quarantine tools
There are longer lines for testing because sometimes it is harder to get a test
Sac Bee
CA State offices have been seeing a rise in test results
Will prison employees be tested twice a week?
Dr. Ghaly
We are working with Cal-OSHA on guidelines
We need to determine the right level of testing and make sure we do all we can to prevent 1-2
cases from becoming large outbreaks
CalMatters
Can you talk about rising turnaround times for testing?
Reasons why?
Dr. Ghaly
In the face of a surge like this where states are reporting high positivity rate, there are delays
that impact test turnaround times
The value of the info starts to be diminished the longer the turn around time takes
Press
The trajectory of climbing ICU numbers in SoCal region? Will we need to add a surge capacity?
Court decision this morning from judge saying he needs to see data showing outdoor dining is
more risky do you have that data?
Dr. Ghaly
When you ask about trajectory and projections, we anticipate not just the ongoing slow
increase, we are worried about the rapid increase we are getting from other actions and
activities from the end of November that may contribute
When you ask about a surge facility, I will remind you because of the hard work we have done
acquiring the space and supplies, that exists, the need for a separate facility is not as apparent
as it was when we started, but we do need the staff and we are working as hard as we can to
recruit them but that is a very different need than the need for beds
I know many of you are tired of this and want to change your behavior but we are really
asking you to please reconsider doing so for all of those who are picking up the weight to keep
us safe, doctors, nurses etc.
This month will be hard and will be different but we will get there