Socioeconomics and Covid. . . .

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Contra Costa has had a huge spike in cases over the last month since reopening. Below is a table of cumulative cases by city/town. Socioeconomics appear to be an important factor in where the current outbreaks are occurring.

As Newsom’s mandates are by county, it will be interesting to see what, if any, discussion takes place regarding the root causes of such disparity, especially as all the kids in the county will be staying home in the fall.

 

<colgroup> <col width=”65″ /> <col width=”106″ /> <col width=”119″ /> <col width=”150″ /></colgroup> Positive Case Count Population Cases per 100,000 San Pablo 493 31,413 1569 Bay Point 246 22,639 1087 Richmond 1178 111,217 1059 El Sobrante 95 12,669 750 Pacheco 24 3,685 651 Pittsburg 468 74,321 630 Antioch 648 112,520 576 Total 5378 1,057,215 509 Concord 617 130,143 474 Pinole 89 19,505 456 Rodeo 38 8,679 438 Alamo 56 14,750 380 Orinda 72 19,009 379 Hercules 96 25,530 376 Oakley 158 42,461 372 Walnut Creek 237 70,860 334 Discovery Bay 44 13,352 330 Brentwood 199 65,118 306 Pleasant Hill 99 34,267 289 Martinez 98 37,106 264 Danville 97 43,876 221 Lafayette 55 25,604 215 Clayton 17 11,337 150 San Ramon 124 83,118 149 Moraga 25 16,946 148 El Cerrito 36 24,953 144 Bethel Island 2 2,137 94

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