Authorities are seeking information after two Contra Costa County Fair employees were robbed at gunpoint while attempting to deposit fair money at a bank in Antioch. (Glenn Gehlke/Bay City News)

The Contra Costa County Fairgrounds in Antioch will be converted into a site to care for patients diagnosed with new coronavirus should the need arise, county health officials said.

The site, also known as the Contra Costa Event Center, can handle up to 43 patients who test positive for COVID-19 and need medical care short of hospitalization, according to Contra Costa Health Services.

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