This dashboard showed new cases of COVID over time among individuals living in Santa Clara County. It included demographic information such as age, gender and race/ethnicity. A case is considered someone who tests positive for COVID using viral testing performed in a lab. It is reported by the date that a sample was collected for COVID testing.
One of the core areas of work in the Public Health Department is ensuring racial and health equity, understanding the social determinants of health, and how they impact health and health outcomes. Providing detailed demographic breakdowns enabled the Public Health Department to determine appropriate actions to better prevent, control and slow the spread of COVID.
