COVID-19 Daily Update From The Contra Costa County Health Dept.

Contra Costa County COVID-19 data as of Friday March 12, 2021.

All information is from the Contra Costa County Health Dept.:

• Total cases (since March) – 63,830
• Recovered cases – 62,029
• Deaths – 716
• Total active confirmed cases – 1,085
• Nursing home deaths – 307
• 9 active outbreaks in nursing homes

Contra Costa County COVID-19 Hospital Data:

• Patients currently hospitalized – 50
• Occupied ICU beds –  131
• Available ICU beds – 27

The State will move Contra Costa County to the “Red Tier” once the following three criteria have been met for two consecutive weeks:

• Case Rate: Less than 7 new cases per 100,000 residents – (currently 8.0)
• Positivity Rate: Less than 8% of tests countywide are positive – (currently 2.4%)
• Equity Metric: Less than 8% of tests for residents of the lowest quartile of the Healthy Places Index census tracts are positive – (currently 4.3%)

K-6 School Reopening:

Contra Costa County is currently in the Purple Tier. Schools may not reopen for grades 7-12 while in the Purple Tier. K-6 school may reopen for in-person instruction in the Purple Tier if the adjusted case rate has been less than 25 per 100,000 population (currently 6.7) per day for at least 5 consecutive days (schools have been able to reopen since Feb.9) and the school has an approved COVID Safety Plan. Local school officials will decide whether and when to reopen once these criteria are met.