The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in some Bay Area counties grew modestly Wednesday, and there was only two deaths added to the overall total.
One of those came in Santa Clara County, which has recorded 144 deaths since the pandemic began, the most of any county in Northern California. The other came in Contra Costa County, which brought its total back to 38.
Health officials in Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Alameda and San Mateo counties updated their daily statistics before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, as did officials in San Francisco. The totals are reflected through Tuesday night.
Alameda County has confirmed 3,548 cases of the coronavirus, the highest number among all Northern California counties and sixth in the state.
State: Another 95 deaths recorded
California recorded 95 new deaths, and is creeping toward the 4,500 figure, according to data compiled by this news organization. Of the 4,314 deaths, more than 2,440 (56%) have been in Los Angeles County.
Another 2,309 positive cases of COVID-19 were added to the ledger, bringing that total 117,344. The seven-day average for new cases per day is at 2,515 for the past week. Exactly one month ago, the state had a seven-day average of 1,607 new cases per day.
The state reported that it conducted 49,657 tests Tuesday, and it has tested more than 1.5 million people statewide. The number of positive cases has gone up as expected because of the increased testing, health officials have said.
Santa Clara County: Only Bay Area county with triple-digit deaths
Health officials have recorded at least one death on each day of June after recording 30 deaths in May. They are the only county in the Bay Area to have recorded triple-digit deaths, and it’s the first time since May 12-15 they’ve recorded deaths on three consecutive days.
Only 13 new cases were confirmed in the county, bringing the total to 2,832. Health officials said those cases have been split evenly among men and women and that 51% of those infected are between 31 and 60 years old. The Hispanic population accounts for 41% of the cases despite comprising only 26% of the population, while the Asian population comprises 19% of the cases while making up 36% of the population.
There were 46 people hospitalized, and 11 were in the intensive-care unit. The county has all 1,231 of its beds set aside for a COVID-19 surge available.
Contra Costa County: One death, but few new cases
The total number of deaths (38) is the same as it was Monday before going down by one Tuesday. Health officials said they previously had added a death to the total that had occurred in another county. Twenty-two of the victims (58%) have been over 80 years old.
The county added only seven new cases to its count, bringing the ledger to 1,513. The county hadn’t added fewer than nine new cases in a day since reporting no new cases on May 11.
Thirteen people were hospitalized with the coronavirus.
Alameda County: Confirmed cases show decrease
Health officials added 33 new cases to the Bay Area’s leading total, bringing it to 3,548 since the pandemic began. They have confirmed 716 more cases than Santa Clara County. Of the overall cases, 2,070 of the positive tests (58%) have been to individuals between 18 and 50 years old.
The 33 cases added were the fewest in a single day since May 25, when 27 were added. Over the next eight days before Tuesday, the county added an average of about 80 new cases per day.
The county’s death toll remained at 97. Health officials said 27 of the victims have been white, 25 have been of Hispanic or Latin descent, 22 have been African-American and 18 have been Asian.
There were 92 people in hospitals with the coronavirus in Alameda County, including 33 in the intensive care unit.
San Mateo County: Two straight days of reduced cases
The 24 cases added to the county’s ledger Wednesday brought the overall number to 2,212 and were only one more than the county added on Tuesday. The 47 added over back-to-back days mark the fewest in a two-day stretch since a total of 26 were added on May 19 and 20.
The county also has gone five straight days without reporting a death, the longest run without one since a six-day stretch in early May. Eighty-four people in the county have died from COVID-19. Overall, 54 of the dead (64%) were white, and another 16 (19%) were Asian.
Forty-six people were in county hospitals with the virus, but only 11 were in the ICU — down from a reported number of 27 in the ICU on Monday.
San Francisco: Average of 20.3 new cases over past four days
The 26 new cases added brought the city’s total to 2,613, but the rate of new diagnoses has slowed over the past four days. Health officials have confirmed 81 new cases since Sunday, an average of 20.3 per day. That followed a one-day total of 51 on Saturday.
The Hispanic/Latin population has been hit hard, comprising 47.6% of the cases. Another 12% of those diagnosed have been Asian; 60% have been between 18 and 50 years old, and 60% have been males.
There were no new deaths for the second straight day, and that total remains at 43. There were also 43 people in the hospital and 19 in the ICU. There were 51 people in the hospital in the last report from county health officials Monday, including 18 in the ICU.