Santa Clara County has recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, as the state continues to resist a wave of holidays that does not appear to have peaked yet.
In addition to increasing the capacity of hospital beds, Kaiser is planning to hire travel nurses to help with above-average winter hospitalizations. days after reaching the two million box mark. Officials across the state say 52,309 new cases of the virus were reported on Saturday for a total of 2,099,494, while 239 new deaths raised the grand total to 24,221 dead.
While public health officials in the most populous county in the Bay Area recorded 2,212 new cases of the virus for a total of 63,302 cases, Alameda County – number two in terms of population – recorded the second highest number of cases since the pandemic began. with 1,651 new cases for a total of 48,234.
The recent milestones serve as a grim reminder of the pandemic’s relentless attack on Bay Area residents, while shipments of the new vaccine reach hard-hit hospitals.
These hospitals are also facing extreme conditions, with many of them reporting low ICU bed counts. Kaiser Permanente announced on Saturday that it would postpone “elective and non-urgent surgeries and procedures” until Jan. 4 at its northern California hospitals as hospitalizations increase.
With a tight team, Kaiser also plans to hire travel nurses to help with above-average winter hospitalizations.
The Bay Area in general recorded 2,430 new cases by Saturday, for a total of 243,718 cases of the virus, while an additional 15 people died of the virus the day after Christmas, totaling 2,430 deaths from coronavirus.
All the people who died in the bay area on Saturday were in the counties with the most infections, with Alameda County counting six dead and Santa Clara County counting nine dead.
In Contra Costa County, authorities reported 528 new cases of coronavirus and no new deaths for a total of 38,138 cases and 321 deaths. Although no one was registered as dead, county officials said 13 people died at Christmas.
In the four counties of North Bay – which includes Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Marin counties – officials have reported 377 new cases of the virus and a new death. The area is approaching the milestone of 50,000 cases soon and has recorded 439 deaths.
San Francisco recorded 266 new cases and no new deaths for a total of 21,975 cases and 181 deaths. San Mateo County has reported no new cases and no new deaths, and the count remains at 22,241 cases of coronavirus and 212 virus-related deaths.