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Being that Alameda County (and neighboring Santa Clara County) have the highest number of COVID cases in the Bay Area[1], I would argue that their response was not overblown and likely had numbers to back why they were being aggressive.

[1] https://abc7news.com/bay-area-coronavirus-update-california-...

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<100 deaths & <3k cases total in a county with 1.66 million people is noise compared to the usual suspects.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/california/califor...

So now your argument is that Alameda County's health measures worked and we should listen to medical experts when it comes to infectious disease management. Seems like you're trying to have it both ways.

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