State of california. Now its 6 in the past 24 hours, 68 people have died from covid19 in california. The governor says thats the highest death rate the state has seen so far and the pandemic is growing deadlier in the bay area now reaching another nursing home in the east bay. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us tonight at 6 im Justine Waldman governor newsome gave more details today on the states plan to bring in hundreds of millions of masks on a monthly basis. Capitol Bureau Reporter Ashley Zavala explains the latest update. California set to spend about one billion to open up a massive flow of personal protective equipment into the state the governor confirming 200 Million Masks most of which are and 95 zuill come from several sources in vendors but will be shipped from china do so in a way that secant a secure um the anxiety that many of us have not just of the Health Care Workers in the state of california within the Hospital Systems in our Community Clinics and our
Respirators. Surgical masks, face shields and other pp as well. About 90 of it has been distributed to state and local governments. The remaining 10 is being held in reserve for federal workers. Chopper 5 over the grand Princess Cruises ship as it crossed under the Golden Gate Bridge heading out to see just moments ago. Docked at San Franciscos lie it is unclear where the ship will end up. The crew completed a two week quarantine on saturday except for one crew member who will be isolated working with governme get untries. To their home also right now on the kpix 5 news and streaming , a deadly outbreak at east bay nursing home, 6 seniors have now died. Good evening. I am elizabeth cook. Joe is outside that location in hayward tonight. Health officials now report six people in this nursing home here behind me have died. Residence here at the gateway care and rehab center come officials report a total of 59 people here have been infected with covid19. 35 residents and 24 Staff Members.
Death rate. The state has seen so far. And the pandemic is growing deadlier here in the bay area now reaching another nursing home in the east bay tonight Health Officials have been far more than 4,000 cases of coronavirus in the bay area here are the latest numbers by county Santa Clara County still has the most cases and deaths with 46 people losing their lives so far San Mateo County has 21 deaths 10 people have died from covid19 in San Francisco there have been 7 deaths in Contra Costa County 16 in Alameda County 10 in moran 2 deaths in napa and solano counties are one death in Sonoma County breaking news tonight in the east basics of 35 residents who tested positive for covid19 at gateway care and rehab center in hayward. Have died an additional 24 Staff Members. Theyre also tested positive for the virus in tonight. Were learning more about another east bay senior care facility with dozens of cases kron fours taylor purse aqi joins us live now at gateway care and rehab cent haywar
York and about the same number of cases. While california now has more than 17,000 infections, new york has 8 times that many kron fours gayle ong talks with that ucsf doctor about californias aggressive steps to flatten the curve. From the grand princess cruise ship docked in the bay carrying copa 19 patients last month. To facebook canceling its conference in february for signals to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously people are looking at california as a Success Story and seeing what it is that we did that seem to have work we spoke with doctor bob wachter chair of ucsf department of medicine who has been vocal about california showing early signs of flattening the curve everybody took it seriously and said even though. We havent seen many cases here we believe that we believe the science were going to stay at home and do the right thing its been almost 3 weeks since governor Gavin Newsome issued the first statewide stay at home and 8 in the country in his Daily Briefing governo
And im pam moore and there are also more deaths tonight here in the bay area 6 residents at the gateway care and rehab center in hayward died today, they were among 35 residents and 24 Staff Members there who tested positive for the virus kron fours tale of the second joins us live now at the gateway care and rehab center with the latest on what happened there. Taylor. The up him earlier today i saw 2 people possibly from the mortuary dressed head to toe in personal Protection Equipment. Theyre on their way leaving the facility now again the Public Health Department Confirms that 59 people tested positive here for the virus. The Alameda County Public Health department and staff at gate we care and rehab center in hayward in full defense mode trying to control the spread of the coronavirus within this facility, 35 residents and 24 staff here tested positive for the coronavirus 6 of those residents have since passed away in addition, were learning more about cases and hes bay postacute c