Daily Republic, Friday, August 5, 2022

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Jude Gutowski, of the North Wind Quilting Guild, presents a quilt to Ivana Jordovic, of the Fisher House, Wednesday.

Vacaville quilters donate quilts to Fisher House patients, families Todd R. Hansen THANSEN@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET

VACAVILLE — The Northwind Quilt Guild is a little short on members these days. What was once a group of 120 prior to the pandemic, is now a guild of 39. Still, the quilters were able to create 10 quilts to be given to the two Fisher House facilities located at Travis Air Force Base. This

giveaway comes just six months after 20 quilts were donated. “We got a lot of quilts (Wednesday) . . . but they weren’t the right size,” said Edith Gaither, who helped organize the giveaway. Those extra donated quilts will now likely find their way to one of the other four charities to which the quilters donate – Remember a Vet, Holiday Connections, Project Linus and Kaiser Oncology. The group is currently working

on a large quilt with a patriotic theme to be auctioned off to raise money for veterans needs. The guild also makes monetary donations to other causes, including $1,000 in scholarships for high school graduates from Solano and Napa counties who are majoring in an arts course of study. Fisher House lodges patients who are being treated at David See Donate, Page A7

Solano’s Covid death count rises by 1 Todd R. Hansen THANSEN@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET

FAIRFIELD — The cause of death of a woman found dead in her home in January has been determined to be Covid-19, the Solano County Public Health Division reported. The woman was in her 50s. Her prior health

condition is not known. She was vaccinated, the Public Health Division reported. It bring the number of Covid-related deaths to 430. Otherwise, the Covid case trend continues to decline in the county. There were 1,043 new cases reported since the last update July 28, of which 903 were from

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Infectious avian influenza found in Solano County Domestic poultry at high risk Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — The highly transmissible avian influenza, or HPAI, has been detected in wild birds in Solano County. The disease was detected in two American White Pelicans and one Mute Swan. The disease, which causes severe illness and can be fatal in infected birds, can spread from populations of wild waterfowl to domestic poultry, the Solano County Agriculture Commissioner’s Office reported.

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that seven-day period. That is a daily average of 129. The 10-day average dropped from 148.5 to 139.7, the county reported. Dr. Bela Matyas, the public health officer for the county, said there was an increase in the number of vaccinations among youths, and while not signif-

FAIRFIELD — The first human case this year of West Nile virus has been found in Solano County – the 17th case since records began being kept in 2003. The Public Health Division reported Thursday that the individual is from Vacaville and is recovering. There have been seven reported human cases in California as of July 29. The worst years for Solano were five human cases in 2014 and four in 2016, the state reported. “West Nile virus is most commonly transmitted to people and animals through the bite

of a mosquito infected with the virus,” Dr. Christine Wu, deputy public health officer for Solano, said in a statement. “Residents should take the necessary precautions to reduce the risk of getting an infection by using insect repellent when spending time outdoors and removing standing water sources around the home.” Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on infected birds. Four out of five individuals who are infected will show no symptoms. About one in five will develop mild flulike symptoms, including

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“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated that bird viruses do not normally affect humans. As a general precaution, whenever possible, people should avoid contact with wild birds and observe them only from a distance,” the Agriculture Commissioner’s Office said in a statement released Thursday. The disease has been detected in 42 states. However, there are no confirmed cases of HPAI See Avian, Page A7


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