Agenda

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D.1

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Monica Nino, County Administrator
Date:	March 8, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Update on COVID -19

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/08/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Monica Nino

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 8, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ACCEPT update on COVID 19 and PROVIDE direction to staff.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Administrative Reports with no specific fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

The Health Services Department has established a website dedicated to COVID-19, including daily updates. The site is located at: https://www.coronavirus.cchealth.org/

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

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. .