Health officials in San Mateo County reported 19 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, continuing a sharp upward trend in positive tests.
The number of cases countywide has more than doubled in the past week, from 64 last Tuesday to 161 this morning.
Although it wasn’t reflected in the county’s data, there were reports Tuesday morning of another death caused by the coronavirus. A number of residents at a senior-living facility in Burlingame tested positive last week, and one, described by ABC7 as an 88-year-old man, has reportedly died.
Representatives from Atria did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
San Mateo County, which reported its first coronavirus death last Sunday, could not confirm the ABC7 report.
“There is a standard process for facilities to report fatalities to public health and the coroner’s office, with a timeline to allow notification of family members before reaching out to the county, so any COVID-related deaths are not going to be immediately reflected on our website,” public information officer Preston Merchant wrote in a statement to the Bay Area News Group.
