A Bay Area News Group analysis shows not only are cases rising fast in much of the Golden State, they are soaring in many urban counties that boast high vaccination rates.
Five California counties have both a higher percentage of their eligible residents fully vaccinated and a higher average daily case rate than the statewide average: Los Angeles, San Diego, Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco.
The five counties with falling case rates - Modoc, Glenn, Lassen, Del Norte, San Benito - have below-average vaccination rates.
There have been mixed reports about the vaccines' effectiveness against the variant, most of which indicate they still offer broad protection, and case rates show the fully vaccinated remain well protected.
For the week of July 7-14, the average daily case rate per 100,000 among unvaccinated Californians was 13 while the rate for the vaccinated was 2, the CDPH said.
In Contra Costa County, which reports case rates by vaccination status, the average rate per 100,000 among the unvaccinated was 27.8 on July 16 - six times the 4.5 rate reported in the vaccinated population.
In Sonoma County, the rate was 15.1 among the unvaccinated, and 3.7 for the vaccinated.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/24/covid-spreading-fast-in-well-vaccinated-california-counties/
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