Bay Area COVID-19 Update: Cases By County

BAY AREA, CA — The latest developments around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of Tuesday afternoon include: Santa Clara County is eligible to move to the lower-risk orange tier for COVID-19-related reopenings but before that happens, it needs to maintain its case rates for at least two weeks.

That means all businesses such as restaurants or services at places of worship could resume indoors with some restrictions by Oct. 14.

"That is of course contingent on continued stability and continued progress on the state's criteria here in Santa Clara County. The trends in the last two weeks have been good," County Counsel James Williams said.

The orange tier will decrease restrictions -- allowing indoor gatherings of up to 100 people or at 25 percent capacity, whichever is fewer. Outdoor gatherings can now be up to 200 people.

California will start tracking a metric intended to determine the inequity of the coronavirus' spread, the state's two top public health officials said Tuesday.

The state's Healthy Places Index provides coronavirus test positivity data on a census tract-level with the goal of highlighting the areas of the state that are either healthier or unhealthier than others, allowing for more targeted support for communities that are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus.

Since late August, state public health officials have tracked the case rate per 100,000 residents and the test positivity rate for each of the state's 58 counties to determine how widespread the virus is and whether it is safe for a county to open certain businesses.

Starting Tuesday, the state also began tracking the HPI scores for individual counties. Those with lower scores will be able to move quicker through the state's color-coded, tiered reopening system, according to Dr. Erica Pan, the state's acting public health officer.
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As of Tuesday, at 5 p.m., officials have confirmed the following
number of cases around the greater Bay Area region:

Alameda County: 21,809 cases, 427 deaths (21,746 cases, 425 deaths on Monday) (Totals include Berkeley Health Department data.)

Contra Costa County: 17,365 cases, 218 deaths (17,322 cases, 213 deaths on Monday)

Marin County: 6,821 cases, 123 deaths (6,796 cases, 119 deaths on Monday) (Totals include San Quentin State Prison)

Monterey County: 10,433 cases, 75 deaths (10,402 cases, 75 deaths on Monday)

Napa County: 1,758 cases, 13 deaths (1,758 cases, 13 deaths on Monday)

San Francisco County: 11,505 cases, 111 deaths (11,480 cases, 108 deaths on Monday)

San Mateo County: 10,309 cases, 154 deaths (10,275 cases, 152 deaths on Monday)

Santa Clara County: 21,978 cases, 347 deaths (21,926 cases, 345 deaths on Monday)

Santa Cruz County: 2,527 cases, 14 deaths (2,519 cases, 12 deaths on Monday)

Solano County: 6,624 cases, 72 deaths (6,601 cases, 72 deaths on Monday)

Sonoma County: 7,940 cases, 122 deaths (7,861 cases, 122 deaths on Monday)

Statewide: 828,461 cases, 16,177 deaths (826,784 cases, 16,149 deaths on Monday)

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