Santa Clara County Reports 240 New Coronavirus Cases, No Deaths

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — The Santa Clara County Public Health Department reported 240 additional coronavirus cases Friday.

The latest report brings the countywide case count to 20,129.

The county reported no additional coronavirus-related fatalities Friday, leaving its COVID-19 death toll at 295.

There were 100 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Santa Clara County as of Friday, of which 36 were being treated in intensive care units.

Elsewhere around the Bay Area and beyond, Livermore's wine trolleys will again hit the streets starting in early October after being parked for six months, the owner of Livermore Wine Trolley said Thursday.

Tours on one of Brian Luke's red and green trolleys will start Oct. 3 and be adjusted to keep people safe from COVID-19. The trolley will take visitors to Concannon Vineyard, Las Positas Vineyards and Garre Vineyard and Winery as they have a lot of space for groups of people.

"We are determined to keep on going," Luke said in a statement. Livermore Wine Trolley will reopen with a tour called Sip and Savor Wine Pairing Tour, which is a seated food and wine event. Effective Aug. 28, wineries were able to open for just wine tastings. Before they had to provide food with wine.

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There have been 777,418 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 14,872 coronavirus-related deaths in California as of Friday afternoon according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The United States had 6,710,585 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 198,306 coronavirus-related fatalities as of Friday afternoon.

There have been 30,316,394 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 948,367 deaths reported globally as of Friday afternoon.

— Bay City News contributed to this report

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