County of Santa Clara Public Health Officer Issues New Health Order Establishing Long-Term Risk-Reduction Strategies to Protect the Community as the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 2, 2020

Santa Clara County, CA – Today, the County of Santa Clara Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody announced a new order that puts in place long-term risk reduction measures. The order allows certain additional activities to resume, but also puts in place significant additional containment measures to control the spread of COVID-19. Santa Clara County currently has fewer cases of COVID-19 per hundred thousand residents than any county in the Bay Area, and far fewer than many urban regions across the country. However, case counts in the County are rising, and the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is also increasing.