MENDOCINO Co.,2/5/22 — On Friday, Public Health Officer Dr. Coren shared cautiously optimistic news: Mendocino County appears to be past the peak of the latest and most virulent Covid-19 surge, in which new cases outpaced all previous surges by almost three times more than the highest daily rates recorded last September. “[The] Omicron surge seems to be nearing an end, though there will be more casualties and deaths through March,” Dr. Coren noted during his regular Covid-19 update.
Covid-19 hospitalization rates have plateaued locally and cases have dropped by 5.5 percent in the last week, Dr. Coren said. Officials anticipate another 30 percent decrease in Covid-19 cases next week. Deaths from the virus, however, are rising with three new deaths reported this week making a total of 117 deaths since the pandemic began, and 12 additional deaths since the beginning of the year — which is just over 10% of all deaths from Covid-19 in the county.
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