Latest Napa COVID-19 Case Count; County ICU Bed Availability

NAPA, CA — More than 3,800 Napa County residents were battling the coronavirus as of Thursday. The COVID-19 case count continues to rise in the city of Napa, which remains the epicenter of the county's outbreak.

Some 5,700 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Napa County since the beginning of the pandemic, including 3,479 cases in the city of Napa, according to county data. Statewide, nearly 2.3 million cases of the coronavirus have been reported.

More than 29 deaths countywide have been linked to COVID-19.

Nearly 30 patients are currently hospitalized in Napa County. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said hospital admissions appear to have plateaued across the state, "the major exception" being Southern California, where Los Angeles County has been hit hardest, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.

Though three in five Napa County hospital beds remain available, intensive care unit beds have been gobbled up. The ICU bed availability here is below that of the nine-county Bay Area plus Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, where an average of 8.5 percent of ICU beds are open.

Three in five of Napa County's ventilators were available as of Tuesday, the most recent day for which data was available Thursday.

ICU capacity is the key factor state officials consider when determining whether a county may be removed from the regional stay-at-home order, which shut down outdoor dining, bars, salons and more, and set tighter restrictions on other sectors.

The stay-at-home order is slated to end Jan. 8 in the Bay Area, at which time state officials will review ICU availability projections four weeks in advance before determining whether Napa County and others may exit the stay-at-home order and return to the four-tiered, color-coded COVID-19 risk assessment system.