04-22-2020, 05:34 AM
The source press release is https://www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/Pag...early.aspx
The prior information about the earliest cases was
So, the two deaths on Feb 6 & 17 were before the Jan 31 case had been released.
The Feb. 6 death would have been exposed before SCC knew of the Feb. 2 case.
A Feb. 2 death suggests a mid or early January exposure, presumably in China.
Quote:The [Santa Clara County] Medical Examiner-Coroner performed autopsies on two individuals who died at home on February 6, 2020 and February 17, 2020. Samples from the two individuals were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Today, the Medical Examiner-Coroner received confirmation from the CDC that tissue samples from both cases are positive for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19).
Additionally, the Medical Examiner-Coroner has also confirmed that an individual who died in the county on March 6 died of COVID-19.
The prior information about the earliest cases was
Quote:Information about our COVID-19 cases in Santa Clara County:
On January 31, 2020 we announced the first case of COVID-19 in Santa Clara County. On February 20, this case was released from isolation, fully recovered. He was never hospitalized.
On February 2, we announced the second case, who remains in home isolation, and has never been hospitalized.
On February 28, we announced a third case who is hospitalized.
On February 29, we announced the fourth case of COVID-19 in Santa Clara county, who is isolated at home.
So, the two deaths on Feb 6 & 17 were before the Jan 31 case had been released.
The Feb. 6 death would have been exposed before SCC knew of the Feb. 2 case.
A Feb. 2 death suggests a mid or early January exposure, presumably in China.