https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/06/coronavirus-santa-clara-county-covid-19-death-toll-surpasses-40-case-total-above-1200/ > Santa Clara County public health officials are reporting 1,224 people have now tested positive for the novel coronavirus as new data released by the Public Health Department on Monday confirmed 17 new cases and three additional COVID-19-related deaths. > The countywide COVID-19 death toll has reached 42. More than 50 percent of the deaths (22 of 42) have occurred in the last 10 days.