Area residents good evening. Everybody thank you for joining us tonight on kron 4 news at 8 im pam moore and im ken wayne until now wearing face wear in public was an option but that will no longer be the case in 6 bay area county says ride these new directives com as the number of covid19 cases here in the bay area continues to rise. There are now more than 6,000 confirmed cases and 196 people have lost their lives on your screen you can see how the numbers break down county by county. Santa clara county still leading the bay area with 73 deaths and more than 1800 cases Alameda County has seen 40 deaths there are 28 dance in San Mateo County 20 and San Francisco county Health Officials have been encouraging the use of Face Coverings to try to prevent the spread of covid19 San Francisco, san Mateo Alameda contra costa marin and sonoma are now taking action to ensure everyone is following suit. Kron fours dan kerman has our top story tonight more and more weve seen people who venture ou