Contra Costa Coronavirus Counts Increase: 631 Cases, 16 Deaths

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY — The coronavirus death toll increased by two in Contra Costa County on Thursday, to 16 total since the outbreak began, according to Contra Costa Health Services. The county health department also reported 18 new cases, bringing confirmed infections of COVID-19, caused by coronavirus, to 631.

Of those sickened, 37 are currently in the hospital.

The 631 cases fall into the following age groups:

• 0 - 20 years: 24 cases
• 21 - 40 years: 188 cases
• 41 - 60 years: 227 cases
• 61 - 80 years: 144 cases
• 81 - 100 years: 47 cases

The number of people who have been tested for coronavirus in Contra Costa County now tops 8,200.

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Looking beyond Contra Costa County, at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Johns Hopkins University reported that California has 27,109 confirmed cases of coronavirus. The states reporting more cases than California are New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

California reports 890 deaths. The county with the most deaths is Los Angeles with 405, followed by Santa Clara with 65, San Diego with 60, Riverside has 54, and San Bernardino has 39 deaths.

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Nationwide, the United States leads the world in both confirmed cases and deaths. Confirmed cases have reached 648,788, and 30,920 deaths.

Around the world, there have been 140,371 deaths and 2,113,226 confirmed cases.

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