Health officials in Santa Clara County urged people to remain vigilant in view of the alarming increase in COVID-19 cases and the increase in hospital admissions.
Santa Clara County Public Health Dr. Fischer Dr. “What’s significant about the increase in the case we’re seeing now is that it’s different from the slow growth we saw in October,” said Sarah Cody. “Over the last week, we’ve seen a more sharp rise like the boom, and it worries me and it worries us all because it could mean we’re up for a big boom that will be hard to control.”
Health officials said they ranked 358 new COVID-19 cases reported on November 8, second only to 385 cases reported on July 15, and the infection is mainly with children aged 18 to 34.
“It’s not the flow anymore and our cases are growing,” Cody said.
He added that as of November 8, local hospitals were caring for more than 100 infected people. Cody also urged residents to get their flu shots to reduce hospital congestion.
“Acute therapy is a worrying sign of what will happen in our hospitals,” he said.
On Nov. 8, 24,490 positive covid-19 cases and 430 deaths in Santa Clara County were related to the disease.
Cody said he could not elaborate on the exact cause of the recent surge but said Halloween gatherings and “epidemic fatigue” have contributed to the surge.
County Councilman James Williams and head of the Business Engagement Unit, Michael Beat Liet, said Santa Clara County continues to enforce its health order.
Biet Liett said the county has issued 79 notices of violations and fines of ,000 600,000 to businesses that continue to defy COVID-19 restrictions. So far, the county has received more than 1,850 reports of Covid-19 concerns at various businesses and establishments, of which 1,307 have been resolved, Biet Liet said.
Williams added that Calvary Chapel is the only establishment for which the county sought a court order to stop violations of the ongoing health order. Church leaders there have hosted indoor church services with 600 people without masks or social distance, despite warnings from the county.
Cindy Chavez, president of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, urged people to be careful and not to bring their bodyguards around people, friends and family outside their homes.
“We sometimes think that if we recognize someone, they can’t give us covid,” Chavez said. “I don’t know why humans think that but when I see people they do this where they don’t know anyone and they are more willing to put on their masks. But when they see someone, even if they haven’t seen them for a long time, they touch them, they embrace them. They believe about homes that everyone I know. It’s not your home. “
Health officials warn people to avoid unavoidable travel, such as visiting family gatherings at multiple homes or visiting families outside the bay area. They recommended that people not travel outside the Bay Area for the holidays.
Cody said if families choose to gather, they should wear masks, keep their distance and stay out of the house.
“Cases are on the rise across the country, and as Santa Clara County is on the rise, we should all come together and continue our efforts to reduce transmission,” Cody said. Cody said. “When people living in different houses or ments apartments are together in the same space, the risk of spreading Covid-19 increases even if people are relatives or friends.”
Vicente Vera contributed to this report.
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