Police officer writing ticket Santa Clara County tallied a record 512 COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour period the day before Thanksgiving, and wasted no time cracking down on businesses violating health orders. As of Nov. 27, Santa Clara County had 32,985 COVID-19 cases and 476 deaths.
In addition, 222 people were hospitalized with the virus. Of these, 68 were in intensive care units and 193 out of 624 ventilators were in use. The soaring case rate raised alarm among health officials as hospitals braced to admit more patients.
“We are really, really concerned,” said COVID-19 Testing Officer Dr. Marty Fenstersheib. “All of the metrics that we have been following that have done well in previous months have gone up very steeply.” In July, amid a previous surge, the highest case rate the county recorded was 385 cases in a single day.
“We do not want to be in a place where we see the kinds of challenges in our hospitals that unfortunately some communities elsewhere in the United States and around the world have had to deal with,” said County Counsel James Williams. Officials imposed immediate fines to businesses over Thanksgiving weekend for violating the health order. The county […]
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