In the bay area specifically, there were more than 24,000 cases and 574 deaths. Hospitalizations across california also continue to rise. 100,000 new covid cases a day in the u. S. , more than double our average right now. That is the prediction from dr. Anthony fauci, is telling us we have to do more. Sara zendehnam joins us live with more on his testimony. Good afternoon. Reporter good afternoon, mike. The focus on the Senate Committee hearing was post how to safely reopen schools and businesses and they did talk about that. They gave us an update with alarming new numbers. Dr. Anthony fauci was joined by the heads for the center for Disease Control and convention. The. The fda and the department of health and Human Services on capitol hill for this three hour long hearing. Talty testified he would not be surprised if the country seas 100,000 coronavirus per day. There are 40,000 new cases per day per 10030 counties across the country with coronavirus hotspots. California is one stat
Testing. We believe weve made progress. As we see cases rising, that we still have work to do. Vice president pence plans to travel to and meet with the governors of arizona and texas next week to talk about the cases if the states and whats next. Back to you. Thank you. The Trump Administration is taking aim at the Affordable Care act. An 82page brief was filed arguing the law is unconstitutional after congress ended the tax penalty for not buying health insurance. Joe biden took aim at the president for the suit. Donald trumps twin legacies, his failure to protect the American People from the coronavirus and to take healthcare protections away from american families. A study from the center for American Progress estimates 23 million americans would lose healthcare plans if the act is repealed. A Supreme Court decision probably wont come until 2021. An Oakland Mcdonald is to stay closed. The restaurant on telegraph avenue has been closed since may 26th when workers went on strike. Las
Day. He said he expects the testing will increase to 25,000 per day very shortly. We have more on the covenants announcement today. Reporter today in an hour plus News Conference very much lacking in specifics, the governor laid out scenarios to reopen in california and vowed he will not be pressure into premature anything. Politics will not drive our decisionmaking, political pressure will not drive our decisionmaking. The science, the data, Public Health will drive our decision making. Reporter the governor says theres been a lot of progress on testing and tracking therapeutic medicines, vulnerable populations, homeless, healthcare surge capacity, appropriate personnel and personal protective gear. The state held officers showed a very encouraging sign. Smacked the total number of hospitalizations from covid19 and the total of number of admissions and icus from covid 19 have remained stable. Reporter a specific as newsom would get on anything was suggesting, not approving, reopening
Are glimmers of hope and positivity at the family run this is whose tagline is just like family. Even if it is complete devastation around us, it is like an island, like there is a big tornado in the swirling around us. Reporter at least the residents have died at excel Healthcare Center on high street, at least 36 of the residents and 17 Staff Members are infected. Excel has a history of Violations Including in december, when inspectors at the facility failed to follow a doctors order for oxygen administration. Longterm care advocates say they are almost certainly more cases that Nursing Homes that have yet to be publicized. It is not a surprise. Tip of the iceberg is right. In fact, the reported numbers are likely just a fraction of the real number of cases that are already out there. They say that information can be scattershot, some counties have declined to provide information, instead referring to a state database that does not offer specific numbers. The data that is being colle
Refurbished for exactly the purpose they are assigned and again our hearts and prayers go out to everybody as it relates to meeting this very difficult week had on and making sure that we have all of the appropriate personnel and the appropriate sites as well as equipment, particularly ventilators, to support those most in need. I want to make an argument for the state of californias efforts putting in person active the work being done, not just here that over the course of many months, by reminding everybody that we started on this journey in january with repatriation flights that came back into the United States through the state of california for people in mainland china, american citizens, we brought them onto air force bases here in the state of california and began the formal partnership with the federal government, the cdc and their respective agencies. Of course that generated a lot of attention and obviously raised the alarm bells for the state of california that we needed to