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- 1,402 active cases of COVID-19 in Contra Costa County.
- 254 cases added to the total number of cases since yesterday in Contra Costa County.
- 11,550 people have fully recovered from COVID-19 in Contra Costa.
- 103 of the 171 deaths were in long-term care facilities.
- There are currently 35 active outbreaks of COVID-19 at Contra Costa County long-term care facilities.
- 89 of the 171 deaths have been people over the age of 81.
- 7 people under the age of 50 (two in the 31-40 age group, and five in the 41-50 age group) have died from COVID-19 in Contra Costa County.
- Nobody under the age of 12 has died from COVID-19 in the State of California.
- 2,230 tests were conducted yesterday in Contra Costa County. The seven day positive average is not available at this time, according to the county.
- There are currently 132 occupied ICU beds in Contra Costa County. 29 of those are occupied by COVID-19 patients. 61 ICU beds are currently available.
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The population of Contra Costa County is about 1.1-million.
What’s up Richmond, Pittsburgh, Antioch? Wear a mask.
Looks like the areas with the highest cases per 1000 are those with the higher incidence of impoverished people. Maybe we should all just give them masks.
Where are all my neighbors from Antioch and Pittsburg who have been affected by COVID? Time someone makes a quilt or something. Where’s all the stories? Oh thats why they don’t want us gathering. Never mind.
I wish the County would publish the average age of those whose deaths have been attributed to COVID-19. Using the data published it falls between 74 and 81 years of age. This in line with national trends. That, along with the virus’ attack on residents of long term care. As sad as these deaths are, they are not a justification for robbing the future of millennials. Businesses need to be allowed to re-open and bring our economy back for everyone, not just those like me who are retired or otherwise do not rely in-person contact to make a living.
So only deaths count? Not the people who survive and have permanent damage to their lungs, hearts and brains? Ot is more than just deaths, there is a permanent scar on our subconscious moving forward because this thing is dangerous.
So Yogurt
How many have permanent damage?
As for the scar, the only scar is the one left that I will NEVER vote for Newsom or Trump. Those two, health officials and the media have used COVID to inflate their ratings … I will never forgive them the harm they have caused to make themselves ‘look good’.
Lower income areas typically have more residents that work in lower-paying retail jobs. This puts them at a higher risk for Covid because they have more exposure to the public. In addition, they tend to live in higher density housing with more shared spaces, also resulting in higher exposure. Before you demand that people in Richmond, Pittsburg, and Antioch simply “wear a mask,” understand that most are already wearing them and living in survival mode during a very stressful time. A better solution would be to look at how well the minimum wage really works for our society and how well “essential workers” are protected at work. It would also be great if retail customers would wear masks properly indoors to minimize everyone’s exposure.
I agree with your point, 100%, there’s no tone in my post but I was actually trying to say we’re all in this together!
Who does the arithmetic?
Concord yesterday had 1663, today 1686 positive case count, but an increase of only 18. My arithmetic shows an increase of 23.
@Irving Lee – The arithmetic is accurate. people answered your question on August 22nd at https://www.claycord.com/2020/08/22/daily-update-1531-active-cases-of-covid-19-in-contra-costa-county-91-people-currently-hospitalized/