Santa Clara County Reports 185 New Coronavirus Cases, No Deaths

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — The Santa Clara County Public Health Department reported 185 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 10,794.

The county reported no additional coronavirus-related fatalities Monday, leaving its COVID-19 death toll at 191.

There were 181 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Santa Clara County as of Monday, of which 51 were being treated in intensive care units.

Elsewhere in the Bay Area and beyond, San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa plans to introduce an ordinance at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday that would impose fines for those who violate COVID-19 health orders like not wearing a face covering in high-risk settings.

Currently, those who violate the state's health order could be punished with a misdemeanor, with fines up to $1,000 and a potential jail sentence of up to 90 days.

Under Canepa's ordinance, individuals can be fined $100 as an administrative infraction, $200 for a second violation and $500 for additional violations. Businesses can be fined between $250 and $3,000 per violation depending on the gravity of the violation, prior warnings, efforts to comply or intent to profit.

State Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, and a group of public health officials expressed concern Monday about the potential for millions of renters across the state to be evicted later this month.

Statewide emergency protections for renters, intended to prevent evictions during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, are expected to end Aug.14.

Chiu and public health officials like Sonoma County Public Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase and UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations Director Dr. Margot Kushel argued that failing to extend renter protections will force millions of residents into homelessness.

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There were 516,839 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 9,441 coronavirus-related deaths in California as of Monday afternoon according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The United States had 4,710,282 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 155,331 coronavirus-related fatalities as of Monday afternoon.

There have been 18,178,736 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 691,111 deaths reported globally as of Monday afternoon.

— Bay City News contributed to this report.

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