https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/02/santa-clara-countys-covid-19-deaths-fall-by-nearly-a-quarter-with-new-methodology/ > Santa Clara County’s COVID-19 fatalities dropped by nearly a quarter Friday as the county recast its methodology for counting deaths throughout the pandemic. > The downward correction follows a similar move in Alameda County in early June and brings the overall number of COVID-19 fatalities to 1,698 people, down from 2,201, county officials said Friday.