Santa Clara County Reports 1,362 New Coronavirus Cases, 17 Deaths

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — The Santa Clara County Public Health Department reported 1,362 additional coronavirus cases Thursday.

The latest report brings the countywide case count to 78,683.

The county reported 17 additional coronavirus-related fatalities Thursday, bringing its COVID-19 death toll to 815.

There were 726 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the county as of Thursday of which 161 were being were being treated in intensive care units

Elsewhere in the Bay Area and beyond, the United states set a record for coronavirus-related deaths for a second straight day, The Washington Post reports.

The nation recorded over 4,000 COVID-19 deaths Thursday, a day after 3,915 deaths were recorded.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's issued a grim forecast with the United States projected to top 400,000 deaths by the end of this month, CNN reports.

The forecast projects between 405,000 and 438,000 deaths by Jan. 30 according to the report.

California is among three states which have among the world’s highest rate of new coronavirus infections, NBC News reports.

California ranks third with 658 infections per 100,000 according to the report.

Arizona tops the list with 785 new cases per 100,000 and Rhode Island is second with 671.

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There have been 2,546,996 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 28,167 coronavirus-related deaths in California as of Thursday afternoon according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The United States had 21,538,021 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 364,691 coronavirus-related fatalities as of Thursday afternoon.

There have been 87,941,154 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,895,814 coronavirus-related deaths reported globally as of Thursday afternoon.