The novel coronavirus outbreak in Contra Costa County continued, with the county logging 13 more positive patients.
As of 11:30 a.m. Monday, the Contra Costa Health Services Department said 552 residents had tested positive for COVID-19.
Case counts continued a second day of relatively smaller growth, up from 539 Sunday, 530 Saturday, 511 Friday and 484 Thursday. By comparison, the county count rose by over 160 cases during a six-day period following April 4.
There were no new deaths since the two logged Saturday. Health officials logged the county’s first case March 4 and first death March 20.
The number of hospitalized patients fell to 41, while the number of those tests jumped to 7,485. These and other details, including cases by gender, age group and some individual cities, appeared in a dashboard last week.
County residents with general inquiries may call 844-729-8410 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.. For more information from the county health department, visit https://coronavirus.cchealth.org.
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.
