Santa Clara County Reports 101 New Coronavirus Cases, 3 Deaths

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

The latest announcement brings the countywide COVID-19 case count to 7,046.

The county reported three additional coronavirus-related fatalities Thursday, bringing its COVID-19 death toll to 176.

There were 145 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Santa Clara County as of Thursday, of which 54 were being treated in intensive care units.

As San Jose public schools get ready for the fall semester, nearly all school districts in the city have sent surveys to determine how parents and students want to return to school. Eleven out of the 12 school districts have asked their stakeholders, which include parents, students and other education experts, whether they prefer in-person teaching, online learning or a hybrid of the two.

Elsewhere in the Bay Area and beyond, San Francisco Unified School District's fall semester will start with distance learning, but students could return to school gradually in phases once the data shows it's safe, Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews said Wednesday.

Rep. Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, launched an online survey Wednesday, asking constituents for suggestions of federal action to support public health and the economy during the pandemic. The Coronavirus Relief and Recovery Survey can be found at huffman.house.gov/coronavirus-relief-and-recovery-survey and will be closed July 24.

Dignity Health, the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers and KNBR announced the launch of a public health initiative Thursday to donate 200,000 co-branded masks to communities across northern California. The Giants and 49ers plan to produce masks co-branded with Dignity Health's logo that will be distributed to fans of both teams as well as underserved Bay Area communities, front-line employees, hospital workers and community organizations like food banks and affordable housing advocates.

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There were 356,854 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 7,405 coronavirus-related deaths in California as of Thursday afternoon according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The United States had 3,559,889 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 138,185 coronavirus-related fatalities as of Thursday afternoon.

There have been 13,734,518 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 588,149 deaths reported globally as of Thursday afternoon.

Bay City News contributed to this report.

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