Speakers: No Name Given; Caller 6770.
New cases of Covid-19 in Contra Costa County have dropped to 103 per day, a 33% decline from last week. Hospitalization is down to 61, a 25% decrease from last week. For comparison hospitalizations one month ago were at 235. Sadly, 96 patients passed away in January and 71 in February. The Omicron wave proved to more deadly than the Delta wave. More people had died during this past wave because so many people got Covid at the same time.
Masking requirements were relaxed in February in the County, in alignment with state guidelines. As of March 11, 2022, masking will no longer be required indoors at K-12 schools.
Director Roth notes in regard to the callers questions about C.28 C.30 and C.31, nursing contracts: all the nurses are licensed and credentialed in the United States. These items are all agency contracts, with today's action being an update to reflect rate increases. There is no change in the payment limit on them.
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