Contra Costa County health officials say COVID-19 numbers have been declining, with deaths, case numbers and presence of the virus in county wastewater dropping in recent weeks.
No COVID-19 related deaths have been reported yet in September, down from 22 in August, according to the county's COVID-19 data summary on the Contra Costa Health Services website.
County tests the past two weeks are turning up 6.82% positive. That number was 8.64% in the previous two weeks. Contra Costa Health Services officials told the county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday it's adjusting its COVID-19 response, beginning Oct. 1, when it will stop testing at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium, though vaccinations will continue at the site. The county will also close its San Ramon testing site Oct. 1.
He said with the new vaccination, it doesn't matter whether you previously had the Pfizer or Moderna shot.
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