County implements new Covid-19 data dashboard, reports one additional death, change in federal funding impacts Medi-Cal, uninsured

MENDOCINO Co., 4/6/22 — Mendocino County Public Health has implemented a new Covid-19 data dashboard as of this week, which staff outlined during the county’s regular public health press event on April 1. The new dashboard will include more details about certain kinds of data, such as vaccinations and fatalities, as well as changes such as using California’s statewide data for hospitalizations and deaths.  

Public Health Officer Dr. Andy Coren reported that there has been one additional death in Mendocino County, an 82-year-old man from the northern part of the county who was not vaccinated. He explained that a second booster shot has now received emergency authorization from the Federal Drug Administration for residents over fifty years old and/or those who are immune-compromised; Public Health recommends getting that second booster. Vaccine authorizations are pending for young children below the age of six.