Coronavirus cases in Contra Costa County crossed the 800 mark on Saturday as health officials reported 19 new infections. That’s three more new cases than what was reported Friday.
That brings the county’s total to 805 cases, with 25 deaths, and marks an increase of 56 cases and four deaths since Tuesday. The number of people hospitalized in the county dropped by one Saturday to 31.
Santa Clara County reported 22 new cases Saturday, bringing its total to 2,040. That was 13 fewer new cases than were was reported Friday.
One death was reported, bringing to 99 the number of people who have died in the county from the virus.
In Alameda County, 36 new cases were reported bringing the total there to 1,347. Four more deaths were also reported, bringing to 52 the number of deaths attributed to the virus in the county. Those numbers include Berkeley, one of the few cities in the state with its own health department.
In Oakland, the total of known coronavirus cases moved past 400 on Saturday, as 15 more were reported, bringing the city’s total to 407, according to the county. This news organization reported Thursday on a large outbreak in a High Street nursing home, where a total of 53 patients and staff members have contracted the virus and three have died.
On Friday, the total number of cases in the state topped 40,000.
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