Number of positive cases and hospitalizations and icu patients and the like. We talked about the imperative of taking personal responsibility to wear a face mask and practice physical distancing and social distancing and we dont know how to mitigate the worst effects of this virus and we have to work our way through this first phase. We have reinforced that we are still in the first wave of this pandemic. We are not in the second wave. We have been successful in the state of california of bending that curve and i will get to that in a moment but we have stretched it out and elongated. Thats what we are experiencing here today. The purpose is to update you on our daily tallies as well and give you the latest numbers. As you can see from the slide and the id this slide represtivity rate and the of people you see on the side 41. 8 and 5. 1 represent the first four ddeeco heard positivity. Most of the people in the middle of this pandemic that went to seek testing were symptomatic so its n
Is sunday, a cloudy one. 155 people have died in the county which is the highest of good morning. I am claudine long claudine any bay area county. The number of deaths reported weekly has been declining. Wong. I want to bring in the death rate that used to rosemary to talk about how cold be in double digits every week it was last night. Is now down to very low single that wind was going, and that digits. Cold was writing. The last two weeks, we have been able to come here on saturday, as much as we mourn the deaths, and we are sorry biting. Good morning, claudine and frank. For the families, we still have to say that two deaths per week the wind makes a difference. I was in an area close the is a much better indicator than a couple dozen. Distance and beach earlier in the day. It was cloudy and cool, but there was no breeze. Right now, there are 70 then i get back to the east bay people hospitalize with the and it was breezy. I needed the jacket. Coronavirus in Santa Clara County. Toda
Inland areas, although a touch cooler still going to get out 50s and 60s for your current temperatures a word in concord at 61. Alameda, its bird double in concord also in the 60s currently later today, one triple digit left on the map thats for you in antioch well conquered livermore san jose all in the 90s. Tomorrow is when the big changes occur thats going to take us from the 90s inland so the 70s for your warmest highs through friday saturday and sunday ive got the breakdown on what exactly do expect this weekend. Still ahead back to you in studio. All right. Thank you very much john as the nation continues to come together to mourn the death of george floyd and call for an end to Police Brutality. Heres a look at what the protest looked like yesterday across the bay area. Peaceful for the most part as you can see demonstrators in San Francisco, oakland, san mateo gathering in the streets unifying their voices. And this was the scene as protesters rolled through the streets of San
Coronavirus cases continues to rise even here at home kron fours gayle ong joins us live in galle he talked to invent Infectious Disease expert who says that these numbers that hard to understand exactly what they mean. Yeah i can among the experts weve been hearing from a lot saying that these cases and deaths are under reported and thats due to limited testing early on and asymptomatic people. Testing capacity has grown in the bay area and beyond to perhaps the reason why were seeing a rise in covid19 cases and deaths that the case counts are going in the right direction that is down thats good that theyre going up. Well maybe its because were casting but more likely theyre going up because the acres have changed in more people have gotten on wednesday. John Hopkins University reports the nations death toll surpassed 100,000 people since the first u. S. Recorded death from covid19 less than 4 months ago 100 thousands are real watermark this epidemic in the country doctor George Ruthe
Remain cool with San Francisco at 75 oakland a little cooler than yesterday you had a record breaking 88 yesterday today only 80 degrees she had to ignore those upper 90s all occurred of livermore and even the triple digits, tilting yacht in antioch from today into tomorrow though is when the relief really sets it our daytime highs are going to fall the titans on average and went to leave the 70s by tomorrow afternoon. So looking at some really just around the corner. Im talking more about it still ahead back to you guys a shot so the nation as weve seen is coming together to mourn the death of george floyd calling for an end to Police Brutality. This is a look at the of peaceful protests that we saw all around the bay area yesterday from San Francisco to oakland to san mateo and again the great news is. It was all peaceful. And here we take it down on the streets of San Francisco where people walked through the neighborhood there. In a march in show against Police Brutality. The San F