San Mateo County Reports 74 New Coronavirus Cases, 1 Death

Gideon Rubin
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SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — San Mateo County Health reported 74 additional coronavirus cases Tuesday.

The latest report brings the countywide case count to 5,198.

The county reported one additional coronavirus-related fatalities Tuesday, bringing its COVID-19 death toll to 118.

There were 82 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in San Mateo County as of Tuesday, of which 17 were being treated in intensive care units.

Here is a breakdown of cases by city as of Tuesday:

  • Atherton: 26 cases

  • Belmont: 76 cases

  • Brisbane: 12 cases

  • Broadmoor: <10 cases

  • Burlingame: 109 cases

  • Colma: 11 cases

  • Daly City: 728 cases

  • East Palo Alto: 488 cases

  • El Granada: 18 cases

  • Emerald Hills: 14 cases

  • Foster City: 67 cases

  • Half Moon Bay: 87 cases

  • Hillsborough: 31 cases

  • La Honda: <10 cases

  • Ladera: <10 cases

  • Loma Mar: <10 cases

  • Menlo Park: 208 cases

  • Millbrae: 154 cases

  • Montara: <10 cases

  • Moss Beach: 16 cases

  • North Fair Oaks: <10 cases

  • Pacifica: 100 cases

  • Pescadero: <10 cases

  • Portola Valley: 24 cases

  • Princeton: <10 cases

  • Redwood City: 1019 cases

  • San Bruno: 224 cases

  • San Carlos: 69 cases

  • San Mateo: 895 cases

  • South San Francisco: 488 cases

  • West Menlo Park: <10 cases

  • Woodside: 23 cases

Elsewhere around the Bay Area and beyond, another San Quentin State Prison death row inmate died from what may have been complications from COVID-19, state corrections officials said Sunday. Johnny Avila Jr., 62, was pronounced dead Sunday morning at a hospital outside the prison, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The coroner will determine the exact cause of death, CDCR officials said.

Santa Cruz County has been placed on the state's monitoring list for counties experiencing an increased spread of COVID-19, county officials said Monday. The list stipulates that certain sectors of the economy must close or modify their operations as soon as 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Places that must modify their operations include gyms and fitness centers, personal care services, places of worship and cultural ceremonies, indoor shopping malls and offices for infrastructure sectors that aren't critical.

Councilmembers in Daly City Monday evening voted unanimously to put a measure on the November ballot to help residents and businesses recover from the pandemic, city officials said. The one-half-cent sales tax, if approved, will help maintain emergency equipment and apparatus, paramedic services and 911 emergency response, clean streets and the city's financial stability.

There were 467,649 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 8,604 coronavirus-related deaths in California as of Tuesday afternoon according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The United States had 4,342,498 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 149,085 coronavirus-related fatalities as of Tuesday afternoon.

There have been 16,607,203 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 657,686 deaths reported globally as of Tuesday afternoon.

— Bay City News contributed to this report.

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This article originally appeared on the San Mateo Patch