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Santa Clara County Reports 7 New Coronavirus Deaths, 157 Cases
There were 169 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Santa Clara County as of Friday, of which 50 were being treated in intensive care units.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — The Santa Clara County Public Health Department reported seven additional coronavirus-related fatalities Friday.
The latest announcement brings the countywide COVID-19 death toll to 203.
The county reported 157 new COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing its case count to 11,475.
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There were 169 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Santa Clara County as of Friday, of which 50 were being treated in intensive care units.
Elsewhere in the Bay Area and beyond, following a spirited debate, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors unanimously authorized administrative enforcement of public health order violations on Thursday.
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Effective immediately, under an "urgency ordinance," county personnel may fine individuals and businesses for violations like holding a large gathering, not wearing a mask or not following physical distance guidelines in a business. ---
Recent issues with the California Department of Public Health's electronic reporting system have led in San Francisco to temporarily suspend posting some COVID-19 data online, city officials said Thursday.
Counties across the state announced underreported COVID-19 case numbers early this week due to a glitch in the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange (CalREDIE) disease reporting system.
In response, CDPH has directed all laboratories to report positive COVID test results directly to county health departments until the issue is fixed.
The San Francisco Unified School District and the United Educators of San Francisco announced Friday that they reached a tentative agreement for distance learning for the upcoming school year. The memorandum of understanding between the two parties was necessitated by the COVID-19 coronavirus that is preventing much of the state from starting fall semester classes in person.
The agreement requires students to have no less than two hours of "daily live interaction" with a "certified district employee," who will also supervise students during the school day. Teachers will be available to speak with students via computer during their normal seven hours as outlined in their contracts.
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There were 9,934 confirmed COVID-19 fatalities in California as of Friday afternoon according to data
There were 541,695 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 10,027 coronavirus-related deaths in California as of Friday afternoon according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The United States had 4,926,063 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 160,980 coronavirus-related fatalities as of Friday afternoon.
There have been 19,261,031 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 718,425 deaths reported globally as of Friday afternoon.
— Bay City News contributed to this report
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