Officials caution that those next steps must be Done Gradually thats right and tonight there are nearly 8,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus here in the bay area and 280 people have died from the virus. Alameda and Santa Clara County both reported new deaths today. Santa clara continues to lead the bay area with more than 2000 covid19 cases and 107 deaths today, the shelterinplace order that affects most of the bay area was officially extended through may 31st. The new order largely keeps the existing order in place but there are some changes to be aware of kron fours Justine Waltman live for us in the newsroom with the details on what those changes are justine well can the next month of shelter in place is going to look. A little bit different for Santa Clara Alameda contra costa, san Mateo San Francisco and marin counties. Thats because Health Officials are easing some restrictions and letting some businesses return to work most construction will now be allowed as long as physical di
8th state to reach the 1000 mark following new york, new jersey michigan, louisiana, massachusetts, illinois and connecticut, 29,198 people are infected in the United States more than 37,000 deaths with close to 702,000 cases and across the globe more than 154,000 people have lost their lives and more than 2 Million People have the virus here in the bay area there are more than 6,000 cases and a 196 reported deaths and are you stream you can see how the numbers break down county by county Santa Clara County still leads the bay area with 73 deaths. And more than 1800 cases. Alameda county has 40 deaths 28 deaths in San Mateo County 20 in San Francisco. Back to our top story tonight, a daly city fathers out of the hospital after battling covid19 for almost a month. His Community Came together today to celebrate his victory. Kron fours dan thorn was there for the event. Showered with applause ken lewis taking in the fresh air while taking his first steps out of the hospital. Its the end o
Us. Im can why im palmore Governor Newsome today outlined a 4 phase process to returning from the stay at home order adding that the first steps are just weeks away. This as coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed a milestone today, the 1 million mark on april the 10th there were 500,000 cases that number has doubled in the past 18 days across the nation. The virus has also killed more than 58,000 people across the country thousands more americans are projected to die because some states are starting to reopen some think too early. A new model project 74,000 americans will lose their lives to the virus by august. That projection is by the university of washington and it shows an increase in deaths because people in some states are going out again and spreading the virus. Thats also causing longer peaks of the virus deaths in some states. Last week this model projected 67,000 deaths so the project a death toll has gone up by 7,000 here in california there are more than 46,000 c
County says there are 44 new cases of coronavirus the complete list of cases broken down by county can be found on our website kron 4 dot com to do stay at home order goes into effect at midnight and heres a look at the activities and the businesses which can resume they include construction projects, real estate transactions Child Care Centers outdoor businesses such as nurseries and Landscaping Services as well as recreational spots such as golf courses, skate parks and the athletic field. Certain car washes will also be allowed to reopen most of the businesses listed here will be allowed to resume, but there will be limitations and social distancing is still required but outdoor restaurants and cafes and bars are not allowed to reopen under this revised order. These changes apply to alameda contra costa moran, San Francisco, san mateo and santa clara counties, the bay area shelterinplace order may have been extended through the end of this month, but some changes begin tomorrow, the
Month for health care and frontline workers were dealing at a time where we need to go bold late and we need to meet this moment without playing small ball any longer in Los Angeles County authorities are lifting the restrictions on coronavirus testing. And beginning friday. The city will require residents to wear a mask or covering in supermarkets and other essential businesses and if youre not covering your face. By friday morning in the Central Business can refuse you service it follows a series of aggressive moves throughout the state beginning in midmarch that Health Experts say appear to show. The california is bending the curve these measures will be disruptive to day to day life. But there is no need to panic on march 16th, San Francisco became the first city in the country to issue a stay at home order. Bustling neighborhoods quickly became ghost towns 3 days later on march 19th newsome issued a stay at home order for the entire state, california got it right medical experts s