Santa Clara Co. Confirms 67 New Coronavirus Cases, Totaling 263

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — Santa Clara County health officials reported a one-day, 67-person increase in novel coronavirus cases as of 5 p.m. Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the area to 263, with no additional deaths.

The increase wasn't unexpected due to "given community transmission, an increase in provider reporting and growing testing capacity through the commercial market," county health officials said in a statement.

They declined to provide anymore information on the increase Saturday.

In addition, the county will be working with the U.S. Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response to build a temporary 250-bed Federal Medical Station inside the city of Santa Clara Convention Center. The FMS provides beds, supplies and medicine for short-term, sub-acute care for individuals who don't have COVID-19 to increase capacity for hospital beds, according to county health officials.

County health officials also said Saturday the District Attorney's Office has established a new way to contact them to report a non-essential business operating in violation of the shelter-in-place order. Voicemails can be left in English, Spanish or Vietnamese at (408) 792-2300 or residents can email pubhealthreferral@dao.sccgov.org.

For more information on COVID-19 in Santa Clara County, visit http://www.sccphd.org/coronavirus, or the county health office's social media accounts at https://www.facebook.com/sccpu... and @HealthySCC on Twitter.

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