Coronavirus cases in most area counties, which prompted the question, why . One possibility for the increase in numbers is that more people are being tested, but that may not tell the whole story. We are also seeing increased number of hospitalizations, so just suggesting that this is not only due to the increased number of testing. Because testing should not affect the number of people who get hospitalized is because dr. Lee riley, purpose of epidemiology and Infectious Diseases at uc berkeley thinks that the states reopening non phase 2 is the most important factor kris pickel almeda county made the news because it surpassed Seneca County as the county with the highest number of cases in the bay area. Mike those numbers from the health around showing 840 increase in covid19 cases from the week before. We did have a larger loosening of restrictions of her shoulders order around may 4th, the lot for construction, more outdoor activities. Reporter there are now 450 new cases in Alameda