The first case of monkeypox was confirmed in Contra Costa County Tuesday, and COVID-19 transmission is back on the rise countywide, health officials said.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY -- The first case of monkeypox was confirmed in Contra Costa County Tuesday, and COVID-19 transmission is back on the rise countywide, health officials told the Board of Supervisors.
County hospitalizations have risen steadily since July 4. They hit 100 on Friday for the first time since July 2. As of Tuesday, there were 102 people in the hospital, 12 of them in the ICU. Nearly 83 percent of county residents have been vaccinated, with 56.1 percent boosted. "It's still a powerful preventative, and our most powerful prevention remains the vaccination," Roth told the board."Just a couple data points: if you are unvaccinated, you are 2 to 2.5 times more likely to be hospitalized."