Distancing and staying at home, tonight, the coronavirus pandemic is worse than it has ever been in the u. S. In just 24 hours, the country has added more than 50,000 new cases, leading the head of the administrations Testing Program to Tell Congress today that the e. S. Is not flattening the curve and that the nationwide surge of the virus is real. Infections are now up in 37 states as more and more people who get screened are testing positive. Avere beginning of june, cases a day. Averaging about 600 new cases a day. Today, there were 10,000 new infections. With i. C. U. Beds reaching capacity and lines for testing wiretching for blocks, mayors and goors nation abringing back july at home. Texas governor, who has spent weeks pushing back on the idea of mandating masks, just issued of mandating masks, just issued an executive order requiring them in Public Places across most of the state. Tonight, the virus has killed more than 128,000 people in the u. S. , and there are more than 2.
Mix out by the mid Morning Hours and off to a sunny day today warming up a little bit more so looks like tomorrow temperatures on the board right now we got 64 open 57 for concords 56 for can 62 for redwood city. We have to have a little section here was a little cooler looks like even off towards the delta bit but then warming up by comparison sake along the peninsula and portions of the east bay today 61 at 09 00am 75 by 12, again looking for warmer temperatures tomorrow, but dropping again by the time we get into sunday off little, but look closer look at all this coming up in a bit marty all right dave thanks a lot of us get right to our top story this friday morning. Bay Area Health Officials are encouraging everyone to stay home this 4th of july weekend now this comes as the state and the bay area continue to see an increase in coronavirus cases. Kron 4 Sarah Stinson live in Contra Costa County in the east bay this morning. She has all the details sarah. Marty this 4th of july wa
Lets get right to our top story this friday morning. Bay Area Health Officials encouraging everyone to stay home this 4th of july weekend. Now this comes as the state and the bay area continue to see a rise in coronavirus cases kron 4 Sarah Stinson live in Contra Costa County this morning. She has all the details sarah good morning. And theyre good morning marty i live here in Contra Costa County one of counties in the bay area that seeing a major surge in cases terrible time they cant believe were heading into the 4th of july weekend and were seeing a spike in cases when we were doing so well and now were seeing that resurgence. So officials are asking us to stay home and be safe. Why lets take a look at the increases that were seeing across the bay area in all of our take a look at your screen there are quite a lot of numbers but just to name a few Contra Costa County is seeing a 129 increase in cases in a 111 increase in deaths from may 31st until yesterday that the county saw a 207
Spike happening in prepare for real summer as well see a lot of 90s on the board marty. All right dave thanks a lot. Well get right to our top story this morning Bay Area Health officials are encouraging everyone to stay home this 4th of july weekend. Now this comes as the state and the bay area continue to see an increase. In coronavirus cases kron 4 Sarah Stinson standing by live in Contra Costa County this morning. She has more on this sarah good morning. Marty i wish it was a good morning, were heading into a 4th of july weekend it falls on a saturday could be better but were also at a point with the coronavirus were seeing a resurgence which means we have to take it as seriously as we did before we flatten the curve and now Health Officials are telling everyone please stay home this 4th of july something we never thought wed here before but why take a look at the numbers, the numbers speak for themselves and that is what our Bay Area Health officers go off of you can see the perce
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