The COVID-19 death toll is shocking to some.
“That s crazy,” said James Britt of Redding. “I didn t know that many people could die that quick over just the virus.”
As cases go up, Shasta County continues to track down COVID-19 cases through its contact tracing process.
“The purpose of contact tracing is to quickly identify cases,” said Schuette.
People in the community are still taking extra precautions to prevent the virus from spreading.
“It does scare me but it scares me into the direction of doing what s needed,” said Jackie Morganfield of Shasta County. “We have to be extremely careful with making sure that we have our face masks and as much distancing as possible.”