CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — As of 1 p.m. Saturday, Contra Costa County had reported 168 confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases, and three deaths, according to the Contra Costa Health Services website.

Those numbers are up from 151 cases and two deaths reported at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. It wasn't immediately known Saturday night the degree to which increased testing played a part in the higher number of cases.

Two of the three reported deaths have come since Friday morning. Contra Costa County health officials have announced plans to prepare parts of at least two facilities — the former Los Medanos Community Hospital in Pittsburg and Alhambra High School in Martinez— for treatment of some county patients as a surge of COVID-19 patients is expected.