Coronavirus In Marin County: 35 Cases In Central Marin

LARKSPUR-CORTE MADERA, CA — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases Friday in Marin County was 153, with 35 of those patients residing in the Central Marin region encompassing Larkspur, Corte Madera, Kentfield, Ross and Greenbrae.

The number of lives lost to the virus remained at 10, according to a Friday evening update on the status of coronavirus in Marin County.

"You’ll also notice a decrease in confirmed cases and hospitalizations," Marin Health and Human Services officials said in a news release. "Our epidemiology team is always analyzing data and confirming information we receive on positive patients. Today, we determined a patient was a double entry, which resulted in the reduction in confirmed cases and hospitalizations. New confirmed patient tests were received today."

As of 9:20 p.m. Friday, 28 Marin County residents were hospitalized for the virus, while 2,047 people have been tested for it.

The county also announced that data on coronavirus cases has been broken down to reflect the number of cases in six separate geographic regions: West Marin, Central Marin, Southern Marin, San Rafael, Novato and San Anselmo / Fairfax.

• West Marin (Nicasio, Inverness, Point Reyes Station, Woodacre, Forest Knolls, Lagunitas, San Geronimo, Stewart Point, Stinson Beach): Fewer than 10 cases
• Central Marin (Larkspur, Corte Madera, Kentfield, Ross, Greenbrae): 35 cases
• Southern Marin (Mill Valley, Sausalito, Strawberry Point, Marin City, Almonte, Tamalpais Valley): 38 cases
• San Rafael (Terra Linda, Marinwood, San Rafael, Santa Venetia): 37 cases
• Novato (Ignacio, Novato, Black Point, Petaluma Point, Deer Island): 28 cases
• San Anselmo / Fairfax: 10 cases

Marin County Health and Human Services' epidemiology and communicable disease teams have been working to collect and provide additional information about confirmed COVID-19 cases. As a result, the Marin HHS data website has new information about deaths, hospitalizations by age, and confirmed cases by age or gender.

The county's 10 coronavirus-related deaths have all involved residents 65 or older, the data show.

On Friday, one person in the 19-34 age group was hospitalized; three people in the 35-49 age group were hospitalized; nine patients in the 50-64 age group were hospitalized; and 15 patients in the 65 and older age group were hospitalized.

Hospital visits and respiratory illness activity are monitored by the HHS surveillance team. Information gleaned from the data provides a situational awareness of current resource needs in the community, which the county says helps advance policies to limit community spread and support health care partners' capacity to respond.