The once hardest hit county in the bay area is noticing a worrisome rise in covid19 cases. The covid cases at san quinten prison continue to surge. How it happened and what it means for the marin county hospitals. The 49ers are now flying a black lives matter flag at levi stadium. Some say weve come a long way, others say its not good enough. Temperatures on the rise tomorrow. Ill show you who will feel the heat. Abc7 news at 11 00 starting right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Tonight, the coronavirus outbreak at san quinten prison is showing no signs of slowing. Right now, more than 10 of the prison population is infected. Kate larson spoke with officials who say they warned this could happen. Kate . Reporter dan, ama, over the weekend, there were about 100 cases at the prison. Then yesterday, more than 300 covid cases. And now today, according to data on the cdc website, 407 inmates and 47 Staff Members are infected, bringing the case
Particularly as our local Hospital Systems are threatened by being overwhelmed. Reporter mark lavigne represents marin county. There are 4,000 staff and inmates at san quinten, and the covid outbreak will likely top 800 people. If the Corrections Department planned ahead of time, if they had listened to Public Health protocols, we wouldnt be in this situation. I am concerned that Health Professionals dont have Decision Making authority at cdcr. Those that do may have mad bad decisions. Prisons are a setup for outbreaks off the bat. You have large numbers of people, very close confine sent. Reporter dr. Matt will sis the Public County Health officer. As soon as the pandemic began, one of the first concerns was reaching out to san quinten. We were told very clearly that this is not part of our jurisdiction. Reporter according to the department of corrections, san quentin was virus free until late may. Willis says the surge started after inmates were transferred from chino to san quinten
States. So were talking about italy, france, germany, all the places we want to go. Amy hollyfield is live at sfo this morning with the reasoning behind the move and what you should know if you have a trip planned. Reporter europe doesnt want us because of all our coronavirus cases. And from the looks of things, International Travel is pretty much on ice anyway here at sfo. Look at the empty International Terminal that we saw this morning. And it sounds like it will continue to look this way. Europe banned us from visiting in mid march when it all started, but now were planning that europe is planning to reopen its borders july 1 but not to us. The word is that the ban on americans will be extended, they consider us too risky. Elippinesce the lockdown, he just landed here and he couldnt believe what we told him. From what i heard about us handling the coronavirus, from what ive been able to read and see from trump, weve handled it much better than anybody else. Granted some our states
It or not. Im frank. Good morning. Good morning. Yes, good morning, everyone. Thanks for joining us. Frank, good morning and thank you for watering my plants this morning. I just got it. He gave my plants love. Ive been worried about them. I was going to say he must be talking about the plant on your desk. I know he didnt drive by your house. Oh, you do. Good to know. Hi, frank. Hi claude i cant. Happy saturday to all of you. Starting out with another round of june gloom. Were going to cool it down getting into your bay area weekend in and around the bay area this morning. The low clouds and fog. Takes a look. Cant see the Golden Gate Bridge this morning. Ill have better details on what you can expect for your extended neighborhood and the extended forecast in a bit. Thanks. Governor new . Worried about a growth in coronavirus cases. Santa clara county on the watch list because theyre being flagged for surges in transmission or hospitalization rates. Each county is listed on the map on
Increase of 2 1 2 . There is some positive news. 20 deaths reported after five days in which they ranged from 64 to 87 per day. The total death toll is now more than 5500. Governor newsom gave a briefing and said hospital spaces were up 16 and those in need of intensive care up 11 . Ktvus tom vacar with more on the uptick of casings. Reporter were not a dispersed wave. Were not into the second wave. Were not out of the first wave. Since all this began as of june 20th, california has had almost 174,000 coronavirus pandemic cases up 450 okays, plus from the previous day. The largest increase since april. Those that suggest were out of the woods, those that suggest that somehow it is going to dis appear, these numbers tell a very, very different and sobering story. The cases are essentially balanced between male and female. 95,500 are in the 18 to 49 age group with all other anyone groups accounting for 78,000 cases. In all, 5500 californians have died with males dying more frequently tha