Santa Clara County Reports 141 New Coronavirus Cases, 3 Deaths

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — The Santa Clara County Public Health Department reported 141 additional coronavirus cases Monday.

The latest announcement, which covers a two-day period going back to Saturday, brings the countywide COVID-19 case count to 5,408.

The county also reported three additional coronavirus-related fatalities, bringing its COVID-19 death toll to 164.

There were 86 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Santa Clara County as of Monday. The country reported that 36 coronavirus patients were being treated in intensive care units as of Sunday.

Elsewhere around the Bay Area and beyond, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that the state has added Marin and Monterey counties to its COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic watchlist to monitor the spread of the virus.

Marin and Monterey counties joined Contra Costa and Solano counties as the Bay Area representatives on the list while Santa Clara County was removed over the weekend.

About a dozen more counties across the state like los Angeles and San Diego where cases are ballooning are also being monitored, according to Newsom.

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There were 223,982 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 5,988 coronavirus-related deaths in California as of Tuesday afternoon according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The United States had 2,922,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 130,208 coronavirus-related fatalities as of Monday afternoon.

Bay City News contributed to this report.

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