LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County’s COVID-19 cases have continued to climb in recent days, reaching 100 on Wednesday.
Lake County Public Health posted the latest numbers on its COVID-19 dashboard.
Of those 100 confirmed cases in Lake County, 18 are active and 81 have recovered. On Friday, Lake County Public Health reported one death attributed to the virus.
As of Wednesday, two patients were hospitalized. So far, Public Health said nine people have been hospitalized during the course of treatment.
County public health departments statewide reported more than 290,000 COVID-19 cases and more than 6,700 deaths as of Wednesday night.
Case totals for neighboring counties are Colusa, 98; Glenn, 153; Mendocino, 107; Napa, 453; Sonoma, 1,519; and Yolo, 760.
Public Health said 5,272 tests have so far been conducted in Lake County.
Overall in California, 4,996,175 tests have been conducted in California, the California Department of Public Health said on Wednesday. That represents an increase of 99,805 tests over the prior 24-hour reporting period.
As testing capacity continues to increase across the state, an increase in the number of positive cases has been expected, increasing the importance of positivity rates to find signs of community spread, state officials said.
The state said local health departments have reported 16,629 confirmed positive cases in health care workers and 95 deaths statewide to date.
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Lake County’s COVID-19 cases reach 100
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