LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – On Monday, the Lake County Public Health Department reported that ongoing testing has confirmed five new COVID-19 cases in Lake County.
The new cases bring the county’s total to 40, Public Health reported.
Six of those cases are active, 34 are recovered and Public Health said there are no hospitalizations currently.
“We definitely had a bump in cases this weekend,” Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace told Lake County News.
“Most were related to previously identified cases, so are part of two different clusters and connected through contact tracing. All are at home and stable at this point. One was a possible community transmission, we are getting more information,” Pace said.
As of Monday, approximately 4,047 tests of Lake County residents have been conducted, with the results of 250 of those tests pending, according to the Public Health COVID-19 dashboard.
Pace said he plans to start posting demographics once Lake County hits the threshold of 50 confirmed cases.
He said that information will include general location, age and gender, and there also may be information included about where they contracted the virus.
By Monday night, Public Health departments statewide were reporting more than 184,000 COVID-19 cases in California and approximately 5,565 deaths.
Case totals for neighboring counties are Colusa, seven; Glenn, 42; Mendocino, 62; Napa, 239; Sonoma, 935; and Yolo, 347.
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Public Health confirms five new COVID-19 cases in Lake County
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