Santa Clara County Marks 1 Million COVID-19 Tests Amid Sharp Decline In New Cases

CBSLOCAL San Francisco ^ | November 2, 2020 | Yo no se

[Vendome]

Santa Clara County has surpassed 1 million tests for the novel coronavirus since the pandemic began in March, the county’s testing officer said Monday.

County COVID-19 testing officer Dr. Marty Fenstersheib said between 7,000 and 8,000 tests are being conducted per day in Santa Clara County.

“The more testing we do, yes we may find and we do find more cases, but then we are able to educate those people that are infected and to keep them safe and others around them safe until they are no longer infectious,” he said.

As of Sunday, 25,139 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the county, including 406 deaths. The county’s rate of new cases per day, however, has decreased sharply in recent weeks as testing availability has expanded.

Santa Clara County’s rate of new cases per day per 100,000 residents — one of the metrics state officials use to determine which businesses counties can reopen — has fallen from an adjusted 8.6 in late August to 3.4 as of last week.

The drop has allowed the county to move into the “orange tier” of the state’s color-coded reopening system, meaning businesses like restaurants and gyms can increase their indoor capacities and offices, bowling alleys and climbing gyms can reopen.

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[EC Washington]

Are they retesting the same Government workers day after day? Where do they find 8000 people a day to show up for anything?

[libertylover]

I don’t think they know who’s on first in Santa Clara County. Two FReeper articles ago said there was a great surge in Covid cases.

[Svartalfiar]

Are they retesting the same Government workers day after day? Where do they find 8000 people a day to show up for anything?

I dunno. When I was sent to take a test for Guard, the drive-through place we went had a crazy long line. At least 50-60 cars there while we were there, and they run that all day long. Can't believe that many people were seriously trying to get tested...