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There have been 3,106,494 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 35,866 coronavirus-related deaths in California as of Friday afternoon according to data from Johns Hopkins University. (Shutterstock)
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA The Santa Clara County Public Health Department reported 409 additional coronavirus cases Friday.
The latest report brings the countywide case count to 96,340.
The county reported 23 additional coronavirus-related fatalities Friday, bringing its COVID-19 death toll to 1,181.
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There were 585 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the county as of Friday of which 142 were being treated in intensive care units.
Elsewhere around the Bay Area and beyond, the new U.K. coronavirus variant thought to be more contagious may also be more deadly, BBC reports, citing a statement from Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
UpdatedMon, Jan 25, 2021 at 10:20 am CT
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Over the course of six months last year, a fraudster posing as employees of a district contractor scammed North Shore School District 112 staff, according to district officials. (Shutterstock/Fluid Shutter)
HIGHLAND PARK, IL A hacker who attempted to steal $2.4 million from North Shore District 112 was thwarted last summer with the help of Highland Park police and the FBI, district officials said.
Superintendent Mike Lubelfeld said District 112 was targeted by one or more scammers posing as employees of a district contractor a year ago.
In July 2020, a phony contractor convinced district staff to make a large payment to a fraudulent bank account in New York, Lubelfeld said.
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Health care workers are currently prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccine in Santa Cruz County. (AZP Worldwide/Shutterstock.com)
WATSONVILLE, CA Santa Cruz County is ramping up its efforts to vaccinate high-priority residents.
This comes as the county s case rate hit an all-time high this week at 71 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents per day, said county Health Officer Gail Newel during a Friday news conference. By comparison, Santa Cruz County s daily case rate was seven cases per 100,000 when it returned to the purple tier in November.
Newel s message now is the same as it was then, albeit more urgent: stay home.
UpdatedTue, Jan 26, 2021 at 11:52 am PT
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