Crime & Safety
Coronavirus: Homeless Man Among Latest Santa Clara County Deaths
County officials said Monday two more people have died from the new coronavirus, bringing the county's COVID-19 death count to four.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA - The Santa Clara County Department of Public Health announced Monday afternoon that two more people in the county have died after contracting the novel coronavirus.
The victims, both men, bring the total death count from Covid-19 in the county to four.
One man was in his 80s and the other was in his 50s, per county health officials.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a video streamed on his Facebook page Monday evening that one of the men was homeless, but didn't identify them.
County officials didn't specify or offer additional details on which victim was homeless. As of 5 p.m. Monday, there were 138 cases of Covid-19 in the county and 52 people have been hospitalized.
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