Coronavirus Update - May 1, 2020
What's New This Week?
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Numbers in Contra Costa County
Total Cases, Deaths
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County Health Services COVID-19 Call Center: 844-729-8410 between 8AM - 5PM
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Dashboard Update - Check out New Links
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The County’s COVID-19 Dashboard is updated daily, and this week new statistics and data have been added, including:
- Deaths by Age Group
- Deaths by Ethnicity
- Deaths by Race
- Percent of Cases by Ethnicity
- Percent of Cases by Race
- New Cases Reported by Day - now includes 7 day moving average
- Cases by Age Group - categories were expanded
- New Tests by Day - now includes 7 day moving average
- Total in Hospital by Day - now includes 7 day moving average
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ReCap of the New Health Order Going into Effect on Monday
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The Public Health Officers of the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara as well as the City of Berkeley issued revised shelter-in-place orders that extended the Shelter in Place order through May 31. However, the new order includes some easing of specific restrictions for a small number of lower-risk activities.
If you still have questions about the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Order,
Call 844-729-8410
between the hours of
8am-5pm.
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Supervisor Andersen to Participate in Lafayette Facebook Live Broadcast About the Newest Heath Officer Order
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Lafayette Mayor Mike Anderson will be joined by Supervisor Andersen for a Facebook Live event on Wednesday, May 6, at 11:00 a.m. Also on the broadcast will be an official from the Contra Costa Health Department, Lafayette City Manager Niroop Srivatsa, and Lafayette Police Chief Ben Alldritt to provide answers to questions about the new Public Health Order. Please send questions to Lafayette’s Communication Analyst, Jeff Heyman, at
jheyman@ci.lafayette.ca.us
. You can also post questions live on Facebook during the event. Tune in to this special broadcast on the City of Lafayette’s Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/lovelafayette
.
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Community Groups Coming Together for Contra Costa County
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Moraga Kiwanis Fundraiser
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Moraga Kiwanis Club is holding a Fundraiser with the objective of raising at least $60,000, $30,000 of which coming from their club, to three nonprofit food providers.
When it comes to putting food on the table for children, adults and the elderly in need of assistance, three organizations, and others as well, are fortunately there to help and have a long running track record of battling hunger: Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County
foodbankccs
,
Monument Crisis Center
monumentcrisiscenter
in Concord and Meals on Wheels of CC County
mealsonwheelsofcontracosta
. They are experiencing an unprecedented demand for food and support and they need help to avoid turning away those in need.
The Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley Foundation is asking those of means to help those in need. They will match your donation to these three agencies up to a maximum of $30,000, and accept non-matching donations beyond this amount, during their fundraiser from April 30 to May 21. All donations will be distributed, equally to these three outstanding nonprofit agencies.
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Moraga Rotary Makes 1000 Face Shields for East Bay Hospitals and Medical Facilities
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One thousand plastic face shields to help protect medical staff are being constructed and delivered by Moraga Rotary Club to local and regional medical service providers and essential workers. These plastic shields are used in addition to face masks and provide additional protection to medical professionals who are battling this pandemic day in & day out. It was Rotary’s way to give back to the medical professionals by making something that would help protect them as they help protect us.
Danville, San Ramon and Alamo Students Project to Produce PPE
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Danville Fighting Covid is a student-led initiative founded by high schoolers in Danville, San Ramon, and Alamo in order to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Their goal is to rally the local maker community to produce PPE for hospitals in the Bay Area. To learn more about this project go to
danville.Danville-Spirit
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Lafayette Strong Campaign
Under the present circumstance, Lafayette local nonprofit organizations are now in desperate need of assistance themselves. The Lafayette Community Foundation is holding a Covid-19 community matching fund campaign. You can help out local treasures by donating online
lafayettecf.org/donate.
Join Acalanes High School families and the Lafayette community in
A Community Can’t Be Canceled
campaign highlighting how we can use this time apart to come together, to learn more go to
lafsd.k12.ca.us.
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Orinda Rotary Fundraiser
Rotary International invites you to participate in a COVID-19 "Rotary Responds" one-hour Telethon on Saturday, May 2, to raise critical funds for disaster response. This Facebook Live event will be simulcast on the
Rotary International Facebook page
. The goal is to raise more than $1 million dollars.
Rotary’s 1.2 million members across the globe have taken swift action to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than $3.4 million in Rotary Disaster Response Grants have already been put into action on the front lines to battle COVID-19. Additionally, millions more have been raised by their clubs - they have responded quickly and are truly saving lives. Now, we need to do more and the need for additional funding is a priority. To learn more go to
orindarotary.org.
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National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse Art Contest
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Due to the school shutdowns due to COVID-19, the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse (NCAPDA) has extended the deadline for their 'My Natural High' themed art contest for Alameda and Contra Costa County high school students from March 27 to May 27, 2020. Rules and application guidelines can be found on NCAPDA's website
art4action2020.
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