Santa Clara County Reports 101 New Coronavirus Cases, 1 Death

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — The Santa Clara County Public Health Department reported 101 additional coronavirus cases Thursday.

The latest report brings the countywide case count to 22,154.

The county reported one additional coronavirus-related fatality Thursday, bringing its COVID-19 death toll to 354.

There were 74 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Santa Clara County as of Thursday, of which 22 were being treated in intensive care units.

Elsewhere around the Bay Area and beyond, San Mateo County continues to see improved COVID-19 numbers as its case rate and testing positivity rate decreased for the week ending Sept. 26.

The adjusted case rate dropped from 6 to 4.3 per 100,000 and the testing positivity rate decreased from 3.7 percent to 2.6 percent, according to the state's data.

The county, however, is still in the red (substantial risk) tier of the state's Blueprint for a Safer Economy.

"I think wearing masks, social distancing, and opening up society outdoors has helped us," County Manager Mike Callagy said during a COVID-19 media briefing on Wednesday.

Callagy said the county is close to advancing to the less restrictive orange (moderate risk) tier, but it's not there yet.

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There have been 843,648 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 16,393 coronavirus-related deaths in California as of Thursday afternoon according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The United States had 7,598,289 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 212,632 coronavirus-related fatalities as of Thursday afternoon.

There have been 36,392,272 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,059,616 deaths reported globally as of Thursday afternoon.

— Bay City News contributed to this report