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COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus)

Sacramento County Health Officer has extended
the stay at home order for all individuals living
in the County, effective as of April 7, 2020 at
11:59 PM.

Details are provided in the Public Health Order.

 Daily case counts and map of cases by zip code are provided on the Epidemiology page.

For more information on COVID-19, see the links below:

• CDC - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• CDPH - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• SCPH - COVID-19 (2019 Coronavirus)
• CDC's Coronavirus Self-Checker

Local phone lines for information about COVID-19:

• SCPH COVID-19 hotline:  (916) 875-2400
• 211:  Dial     2-1-1      OR     1-800-500-4931     OR     (916) 498-1000
           Email  info@211sacramento.org​
• 311:  Dial    3-1-1      OR      (916) 808-5011      OR     (916) 264-5011
           Email  311@cityofsacramento.org
  

Public Health Officer Featured in Magazine

Sacramento County Public Health Officer, Dr. Olivia Kasirye, has been featured in Comstock's Magazine Follow Her Lead!

Travelers' Health
Are you planning on traveling to another country? Find out what vaccines are recommended and make sure to schedule enough time to get them before traveling. Also, find out what diseases and outbreaks you should be aware of before traveling.

• Travelers' Health (CDC) 

2020 U.S. Census

Learn why participating in the Census is important.  

Flu activity is widespread in California. Protect yourself and help prevent the further spread of the flu by getting vaccinated.

• HealthMap Vaccine Finder
• What You Need to Know About the Flu

Community Health Survey

 The survey is available in multiple languages: 

 English | Hmong | Russian | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese 
 
Vaping Related Lung Illness

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued a health advisory urging everyone to refrain from vaping, no matter the substance or source, until current investigations are complete. 

• Vaping Associated Lung Injury (CDPH) 
• Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with the use of E-Cigarettes or Vaping Products (CDC) 

The County's Tobacco Education Program provides helpful cessation resources.

Be Alert: Certain Skin Creams May Contain Mercury

Mercury has been found in certain foreign brand, unlabeled, and/or homemade skin creams, causing severe disease in those using the skin cream as well as family members. Learn more about these skin creams and what you should do if you've been using them:

Mercury in Skin Creams

School Vaccines

Children are required by California law to have certain childhood vaccines in order to attend school, day care, and child care. Learn more about these required vaccines at Shots for School or contact the Sacramento County Immunization Assistance Program for more information.

• See how Sacramento County is doing:  Vaccination Status of Kindergarten Students in Sacramento County (2018-2019 School Year)​

Syphilis Is on the Rise in Sacramento

Syphilis is on the rise in Sacramento County. Learn how the HIV/STD Prevention Program can help.

Be Healthy Sacramento 

Looking for data on Sacramento County? Visit Be Healthy Sacramento for public data on a variety of topics from education to health for Sacramento County.