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As I said in another thread, SCC will be on the monitoring list on Wednesday for the 3rd day, so the restrictions will kick in.  (144 hospitalized on Tuesday seals the deal, I believe).  UNLESS the state recognizes & the county can document that the county's use of its beds has not gone up that much, and that  the data is from usage by residents of other counties.

After the 321 new case zinger, the next two days have been 253 and 192.  Delayed reporting or July 4 surge?  If we have another peak in another 5 days, it was July 4, I believe.  It would be nice to be wrong.

The state's analysis of SCC status is on this page.

Drivers of increased hospitalization of COVID+ patients may include: 1) increased transmission in the community; 2) patient transfers from outside the county; 3) patient transfers from long term care facilities; 4) /or increased transmission among residents or individuals from neighboring counties who seek care in hospitals in Santa Clara County. Although the percentage change in hospitalizations shows an increase, the increase in the absolute number of patients hospitalized is still low relative to the size of the population in Santa Clara County and is low relative to the number of hospital beds available in the County. Key actions to address the increase include: 1) coordination and communication between the local health department and hospitals in the county experiencing increases to identify underlying causes; 2) data collection from hospitals that serve large proportions of out-of- jurisdiction patients to identify county of residence; 3) coordination and communication between the local health department and long term care facilities to support these facilities with outbreak detection and control as well as care for residents with confirmed COVID-19 when appropriate to avoid transfer to the hospital; and 4) increased public messaging, in multiple languages, on harm reduction, including the importance of social distancing, consistent use of face coverings and the risks involved with mass gatherings.

Those interested should look at SCC's variance. 
Teejers, it may be a one-time posting, but the availability of beds at the hospitals is included, for early July.  One hospital at 32%, one at 59%; all the others 60+% unoccupied.  With surge capacity, there were 2545 beds available (not occupied). Current hospitalization of 144 hardly dents that number.  Likewise, there were 646 ICU beds unoccupied.

There's also a mention of 741 staff currently working on contact tracing, with an intent for 1000 more (500 of which would be from the state)

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As I said in another thread, SCC will be on the monitoring list on Wednesday for the 3rd day, so the restrictions will kick in.  (144 hospitalized on Tuesday seals the deal, I believe).  UNLESS the state recognizes & the county can document that the county's use of its beds has not gone up that much, and that  the data is from usage by residents of other counties.

After the 321 new case zinger, the next two days have been 253 and 192.  Delayed reporting or July 4 surge?  If we have another peak in another 5 days, it was July 4, I believe.  It would be nice to be wrong.

The state's analysis of SCC status is on this page.

Drivers of increased hospitalization of COVID+ patients may include: 1) increased transmission in the community; 2) patient transfers from outside the county; 3) patient transfers from long term care facilities; 4) /or increased transmission among residents or individuals from neighboring counties who seek care in hospitals in Santa Clara County. Although the percentage change in hospitalizations shows an increase, the increase in the absolute number of patients hospitalized is still low relative to the size of the population in Santa Clara County and is low relative to the number of hospital beds available in the County. Key actions to address the increase include: 1) coordination and communication between the local health department and hospitals in the county experiencing increases to identify underlying causes; 2) data collection from hospitals that serve large proportions of out-of- jurisdiction patients to identify county of residence; 3) coordination and communication between the local health department and long term care facilities to support these facilities with outbreak detection and control as well as care for residents with confirmed COVID-19 when appropriate to avoid transfer to the hospital; and 4) increased public messaging, in multiple languages, on harm reduction, including the importance of social distancing, consistent use of face coverings and the risks involved with mass gatherings.

Those interested should look at SCC's variance. 
Teejers, it may be a one-time posting, but the availability of beds at the hospitals is included, for early July.  One hospital at 32%, one at 59%; all the others 60+% unoccupied.  With surge capacity, there were 2545 beds available (not occupied). Current hospitalization of 144 hardly dents that number.  Likewise, there were 646 ICU beds unoccupied.

There's also a mention of 741 staff currently working on contact tracing, with an intent for 1000 more (500 of which would be from the state)