Coronavirus updates: California deaths now over 600

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LATEST, April 12, 9:20 a.m.: Coronavirus-linked deaths in California now number more than 600, according to the Johns Hopkins database.

Six hundred and thirty-four Californians have died after contracting COVID-19 as of Sunday morning. The state has over 22,000 confirmed cases, although that number is likely higher in reality due to the state's limited testing capabilities.

For comparison, the same database has New York at 8,650 deaths, New Jersey at 2,183 and Louisiana at 806.

April 11, 5:20 p.m. Santa Clara County announced 82 additional coronavirus cases and one death Saturday afternoon, according to the county's coronavirus website.

That brings the total number of coronavirus cases in the county to 1,566, the most in the Bay Area's nine-county region, and the total number of COVID-19-related deaths to 51, also the highest in the Bay Area.

April 11, noon The COVID-19 death toll in Contra Costa County reached double-digits when two additional deaths were reported Saturday morning.

There are now 530 confirmed cases and 11 total deaths in the county. Elsehwere in the East Bay, Alameda County reported 40 new cases and one additional death. The county now has 770 cases and 20 deaths.

April 11, 9:10 a.m. New cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in San Francisco and San Mateo counties Saturday morning, but no new deaths were reported in either county.

60 new cases were reported in San Francisco and 14 new cases were reported in San Mateo. San Francisco's case total is now 857 with a death toll of 13, and San Mateo has a case total of 652 with a death toll of 21.

April 11, 7:50 a.m. The number of total confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients in Bay Area hospitals decreased again Friday, giving the region a third straight day of reduction.

According to figures dated April 10 and released by the state Saturday morning, there were 718 confirmed and suspected COVID-19 hospitalizations in the nine counties that make up the San Francisco Bay Area, with 256 patients in intensive care units. The state does not release data on new admissions or net hospitalizations.

The Friday total hospitalization figure is a nine percent decrease from Thursday, and the ICU figure is a two percent decrease. The number of Bay Area coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization was at the lowest it has been since the state started recording hospital data by county on April 1.

Click here to read more on what we can learn the Bay Area's hospitalization data.

Cumulative cases in the greater Bay Area (due to limited testing these numbers reflect only a small portion of likely cases):

ALAMEDA COUNTY: 770 confirmed cases, 20 deaths*

For more information on Alameda County cases, visit the public health department website.

*Number excludes infected patients in city of Berkeley, which has its own health department and 36 cases and 1 death.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY: 530 confirmed cases, 11 deaths

For more information on Contra Costa County cases, visit the public health department website.

LAKE COUNTY: 4 confirmed cases

For information on Lake County and coronavirus, visit the public health department website.

MARIN COUNTY: 153 confirmed cases, 10 deaths

Fore more information on Marin County cases, visit the public health department website.

MONTEREY COUNTY: 82 confirmed cases, 3 deaths

For more information on Monterey County cases, visit the public health department website.

NAPA COUNTY: 34 cases, 2 deaths

For more information on Napa County cases, visit the public health department website.

SAN BENITO COUNTY: 35 confirmed cases, 2 deaths

For more information on San Benito County cases, visit the public health department website.

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY: 872 confirmed cases, 14 deaths

For more information on San Francisco County cases, visit the public health department website.

SAN MATEO COUNTY: 652 confirmed cases, 21 deaths

For more information on San Mateo County cases, visit the public health department website.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY: 1,566 confirmed cases, 51 deaths

Fore more information on Santa Clara County cases, visit the public health department website.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY: 82 confirmed cases, 1 death

For more information on Santa Cruz County cases, visit the public health department website.

SOLANO COUNTY: 121 confirmed cases, 2 deaths

For more information on Solano County cases, visit the public health department website.

SONOMA COUNTY: 145 confirmed cases, 2 deaths

For more information on Sonoma County cases, visit the public health department website.

In California, 634 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported, according to Johns Hopkins University. For comparison, New York has 8,650, New Jersey 2,183 and Louisiana 806.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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