Coronavirus Deaths Now 14 In Contra Costa County

EL CERRITO, CA — The death toll climbed again in Contra Costa County on Wednesday, with the additional two deaths bringing the total number of fatalities to 14. The number of confirmed illnesses in the county is now 615.

Here in El Cerrito, 8 people have been diagnosed as having tested positive for the illness.

Contra Costa Health Services also reports that 44 county residents are hospitalized for complications from COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus.

Looking beyond Contra Costa County, at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Johns Hopkins University reported that California has 26,686 confirmed cases of coronavirus. The states reporting more cases than California are New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.

As for deaths, California reports 859. The county with the most deaths is Los Angeles with 405, followed by Santa Clara with 65, San Diego passed Riverside today with 53, Riverside has 50, and Alameda broke into the top 5 with 36 deaths.

Nationwide, the United States leads the world in both confirmed cases and deaths. Confirmed cases have reached 636,350, and 28,326 deaths.

Around the world, there have been 133,572 deaths and 2,056,055 confirmed cases.

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