Santa Clara County Reports 155 New Coronavirus Cases, 1 Death

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — The Santa Clara County Public Health Department reported 155 additional coronavirus cases Tuesday.

The latest report brings the countywide case count to 107,769.

The county reported one additional coronavirus-related fatality Tuesday, bringing its COVID-19 death toll to 1,669.

There were 280 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the county as of Tuesday of which 91 were being treated in intensive care units.

Elsewhere in the Bay Area and beyond, the Oakland Coliseum coronavirus vaccination site opened Tuesday with the capacity to administer some 3,000 doses per day, according to state and federal officials.

The Coliseum site, operated in partnership between the state's Office of Emergency Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Defense, is part of the federal government's effort to open 100 mass vaccination sites in President Joe Biden's first 100 days in office.

State and federal officials also plan to deploy a pair of mobile vaccination clinics in addition to the Coliseum site.

By the end of the week, the site will have the capacity to administer up to 6,000 doses per day.

San Francisco city officials on Tuesday announced the opening of a new large-scale COVID-19 vaccination site in the city's Bayview District – one of the neighborhoods most impacted by the virus.

The new site at the SF Market at 901 Rankin St. will become the city's third large-scale site; ready to vaccinate as many as 10,000 people once the city can acquire enough doses.

"With this site at the SF Market, we're bringing access to the vaccine closer to people who live in the Bayview Hunters Point are and the southeast of the city," Mayor London Breed said in a statement.

"Throughout this pandemic, we've made sure our city's response to COVID-19 is equitable, and we're continuing that work by locating vaccination sites in the communities that have been hit the hardest. Supply remains very limited right now, but we're making sure that we have the infrastructure in place throughout our city."

A two-day clinic at San Francisco International Airport will provide drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations for all San Mateo County residents 65 and older, regardless of insurance.

The clinic takes place Wednesday and Friday at the SFO Long Term Parking Garage, 806 S. Airport Blvd.

Residents 65 years of age and older can sign up for an appointment here.

Appointments will be available 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday and 9 a.m. to noon on Friday.

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There have been 3,497,071 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 47,356 coronavirus-related deaths in California as of Tuesday evening according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The United States had 27,753,415 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 487,927 coronavirus-related fatalities as of Tuesday evening.

There have been 109,491,385 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2,418,543 coronavirus-related deaths reported globally as of Tuesday evening.

— Bay City News contributed to this report