Contra Costa Coronavirus: 23 New Cases

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — Coronavirus continues to take a toll in Conra Costa County, as health officials on Wednesday announced 23 newly confirmed infections but no new deaths.

The death toll remains at 25, while the number of confirmed cases is 862, according to Contra Costa Health Services.

Looking past Contra Costa County, California is approaching 2,000 deaths, with more than half of them in Los Angeles County, where 1,056 people have died.

At 2:30 p.m., California reports 48,111 cases, and 1,934 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The US has 1,037,526 cases, and 60,846 deaths.

Across the world, the number of cases is 3,187,919, with 226,771 deaths.

Alameda, Contra Costa and several other Bay Area counties announced modifications tot he stay-at-home order. While most of us are still restricted, all construction work, some businesses that operate mostly outdoors and some outdoor recreational facilities that had been closed under the previous order will be allowed to reopen.

The outdoor businesses allowed to reopen to customers include flea markets, landscaping, gardening, car washes and nurseries, officials said.

Outdoor recreation like golf, tennis and skate parks, which had been banned last month, can resume, but sports that require person-to-person contact or shared equipment are still banned.

Restaurants and bars must still remain closed, even if they have outdoor seating.

— Patch editor Nick Gerber contributed to this story

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