San Mateo County and San Francisco combined to add 54 new cases of the novel coronavirus in early reports by health officials Thursday, part of a big leap in confirmed cases statewide.
The state added more than 2,000 cases, it’s biggest spike in more than two weeks.
Health officials in San Mateo County and San Francisco updated their information before 10 a.m. and the statistics were reflected through Wednesday night. Santa Clara County, Alameda County and Contra Costa County were expected to update their totals later Wednesday.
Santa Clara County entered the day with 138 deaths recorded from COVID-19, the most among the 10 Bay Area counties. Alameda County started the day with the most confirmed cases in the Bay Area with 2,560.
In all before Wednesday’s count, the Bay Area’s 10 counties had recorded 412 deaths and nearly 11,600 confirmed cases.
Statewide: Confirmed cases are rising
In state reporting Wednesday, health officials confirmed 2,224 new cases of COVID-19, the most since May 5, and the fourth-highest single-day figure since the pandemic began. Overall, the state had confirmed 85,978 cases of the virus, and they have averaged 1,855 new cases per day over the past week.
Another 89 people were added to the state’s death toll, a dip from the pandemic-high 122 that were recorded Tuesday. An average of about 75 people per day have died over the past week, and an average of about 73 were added to the death toll per day through the first 19 days of May. The first 19 days of April saw an average of about 52 cases per day.
Through Wednesday, state health officials had recorded 3,495 deaths.
San Mateo County: Confirmed cases jump
After two days with few new cases reported, health officials added 41 confirmed cases to the count Thursday — matching for the third time the largest one-day figure since April 15. The county has reported more cases on Monday’s, but those reports normally include Sunday’s totals, as well.
Overall, the county has confirmed 1,738 cases of COVID-19, the fourth-highest mark in the Bay Area. Health officials had added a combined 26 cases the previous two days.
For the second straight day, no new deaths were reported. The county reported a pandemic-high nine deaths on Tuesday, and has totaled 75 during the pandemic, the third-most in the Bay Area and only 13 behind Alameda County for second.
Health officials said 71 people were hospitalized with COVID-19, and 15 were in the intensive-care unit. Hospitals had 35% of their normal ICU beds available, along with 96% of their 298 surge beds and 95% of their 257 ventilators.
The county has tested 24,054 patients, including an average of 484 per day this month. In the first 20 days of April, it averaged 230 tests per day.
San Francisco: Lowest two-day rise in cases since pandemic started
Health officials added just 13 cases Wednesday after confirmed six more on Tuesday. The two-day total of 19 new cases is the lowest over 48 hours since the virus began to spread. Officials have added an average of 28 new cases per day over the past week.
Overall, San Francisco has confirmed 2,198 cases of the coronavirus. Of those, 43% have been HIspanic or Latino, a figure nearly three times more than the white population’s total (15%), which is second in the county. Those who are between 31 and 40 years old have been hit the hardest, with nearly one in every four patients in that age group.
San Francisco did not record a death and remains at 37 for the pandemic. Twelve people have died in May.
The city also is closing in on having conducted 50,000 tests (49,113). About 6% of those tested have been positive.
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