COVID-19 update: Ventura County records 42 new cases, no new deaths on Tuesday

Ventura County added 42 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths on Tuesday, according to public health data.

The county now stands at 12,275 total cases and 146 deaths attributed to the virus. The doubling time for Ventura County is 118.4 days at the current rate of spread, according to county spokeswoman Ashley Bautista.

Among nonfatal cases, Ventura County currently has 744 active cases under quarantine while 11,385 have recovered from the coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19.

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 increased from 39 patients on Monday to 45 on Tuesday. Among hospitalized cases, the number receiving treatment in intensive care units fell on Tuesday from 14 cases to 12.

Tuesday's new cases were among the results of 1,374 people recently tested, bringing the total number of people tested to 177,733. Tuesday's positive cases included 12 from tests which were at least one week old, officials said.

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Since Gov. Gavin Newsom released new reopening guidelines for California counties, Ventura County has been listed in the purple or "widespread" tier, which has the greatest number of restrictions. State officials rejected Ventura County's bid to qualify for reopening using other criteria, County Executive Mike Powers said Tuesday.

Ventura County will remain on the tier for at least two more weeks. It will be able to begin lifting restrictions and move onto the next tier once its average daily new COVID-19 cases reach approximately 60 per day for two consecutive weeks. The county currently averages approximately 63 new cases per day, according to information from the California Department of Public Health.

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Public health officials tracking the spread of the virus have found 17 cases were caused during travel, 4,718 were acquired through contact with another infected person, 2,549 were transmitted in the community and 440 are under investigation. Investigators were unable to determine the cause of the virus in at least 4,551 local cases, officials said Tuesday.

Age, location of local COVID-19 cases

Oxnard, the county's largest city, continues to have the highest number of confirmed cases with 4,885 residents testing positive as of Tuesday. Simi Valley had the next highest number with 1,649 infections detected. The two cities account for over half of all cases recorded in the county.

The number of cases in other areas, listed in descending order, are: Ventura, 1,341; Thousand Oaks at 1,162 cases, including 324 in Newbury Park; Santa Paula, 819; Camarillo, 650; Fillmore, 493; Moorpark, 486; Port Hueneme, 369; Ojai, 122; Piru, 102; Oak Park, 79; Oak View, 65; Somis, 51; and Bell Canyon, two. 

Among residents ages 65 and older, the demographic deemed most at risk of fatal complications, 522 men and 655 women have tested positive.

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Among residents ages 45 to 64, 1,586 men and 1,632 women have tested positive. For residents ages 25 to 44, 2,238 men and 2,162 women have tested positive. 

Among young adults ages 18 to 24, 982 men and 955 women have tested positive. There have been 1,504 juveniles testing positive for the virus: 751 male and 753 female.

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The ages of four male cases and seven female cases were unknown as of Tuesday. Also unknown at this time are the genders of three juvenile cases, three cases from ages 18 to 24, 16 cases from ages 25 to 44, four cases from ages 45 to 64 and two cases from ages 65 and older.

For more information and resources, visit www.venturacountyrecovers.org

Map: COVID-19 by county

More than 780,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported elsewhere in California outside Ventura County.

The Star's Data Central page has an interactive map tracking confirmed COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths across the state, country and world.

The map is updated automatically and shows a closeup of each California county, or zoom out to see numbers from around the nation and the world.

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Jeremy Childs is a breaking news and public safety reporter covering the night shift for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached by calling 805-437-0208 or emailing jeremy.childs@vcstar.com. You can also find him on Twitter @Jeremy_Childs.