SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — Santa Clara County will be using the city of Santa Clara's convention center as a federal medical station where patients infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus can be treated, county officials said Tuesday.

The space will be outfitted with medical supplies, medicine and beds for up to 250 people. Patients at the facility will be "less-acute" cases of the COVID-19 infection, according to the county.

The federal medical station, managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, can support between 50 and 250 people for up to three days before resupply is needed, according to the CDC.