Coronavirus Cases Rise In Contra Costa County: Walnut Creek

WALNUT CREEK, CA — The number of newly diagnosed cases of coronavirus in Contra Costa County increased on Monday by 140, with the total since the start of the pandemic now 11,408.

After six straight days of deaths, no new fatalities were reported on Monday. Over the previous 6 days, 18 people died bringing the county's death toll to 157.

Meanwhile, hospitalizations in the county remain below 100, at 95. Across the Bay Area, hospitalizations at 654.

Here in Walnut Creek, there have been 451 cases and 25 deaths.

Meanwhile, the University of California at San Francisco, United in Health, Oakland Frontline Healers and a group of Black advocacy organizations will hold a mass COVID-19 coronavirus testing event next weekend for Black residents in the East Bay.

The event, which will take place at Eastmont Town Center on Aug. 22 and 23, is intended to offer free coronavirus testing, personal protective equipment and food to some 2,000 Black residents.

UCSF's diagnostic laboratory, adjacent to the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub in Mission Bay, will process the test results in two to three days, according to the university. The lab has also been providing free coronavirus diagnostic testing for counties across the state.

UCSF said the two-day event would help to tackle the disproportionate number of Black people who have tested positive since the pandemic began.

UCSF will also work with Black community organizations in the Bay Area to provide follow-up care for those who test positive for the coronavirus.

— Patch editor Bea Karnes and Bay City News contributed to this story