Because theres an increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations throughout the county and its gotten so bad that the numbers are showing that almena county has most ksat of any county in the bay area and that has caused major concern for Public Health officials theyve been deciding what to do in terms of reopening or not county Public Health Officials Say the number of cases has risen in the last week from 63 to 71 per 100,000 people before this though they were seeing a decline in numbers so officials thought it was time to move forward with the states case for reopening by applying for variance attestation putting the county officially in stage 2 thats where a lot of counties are in our state. But now the Health Department and other officials dont believe its safe to do so since every day the numbers are now going up at last check theres been 5700 cases of coronavirus here in Alameda County was 133 deaths now we heard earlier from the Alameda County Health Director whos describe
Reopen as coronavirus cases spiked across the country and we have Team Coverage this morning on the plans to scale back or reopening kron fours will tran is live in Contra Costa County. Lets start off with kron 4 Sarah Stinson who is live in Marion County which is allowing some businesses to reopen this morning but not as many as originally planned sarah. Thats right robin im live here in court amid are at the town park where one thing will be reopening just in time 4th of july and those picnic barbecue areas here you can see they still have the orange tarps all over the tables in the barbecued areas theyre going to take those off because starting today. These picnic barbecue areas are allowed to reopen including other businesses to spite a spike in coronavirus cases in ring county Health Officer halting the reopening of some business in places and activities while reopening a few types of places and businesses take a look at your screen you can see the places that can move forward wit
Get into that coming up marty back took a date thanks a lot. In taking a step back several counties in california including right here in the bay area are making changes to their plans to reopen as the coronavirus cases spiked across the country and we have Team Coverage for you this morning on the plans to scale back the reopening kron fours will tran in Contra Costa County this morning. But were going to start in the north bay with kron 4 Sarah Stinson live in marin county which is allowing some businesses to reopen this morning. But not as many as originally planned. Sarah. Marty thats exactly right and live here Larkspur Landing Area Shopping Center where theres tons of businesses and now its with a mixed bag. Whos going logan whos not going to be able to open will lay that out for you this morning, including the fact that right here 24 hour they are closed down as all are all gyms and Fitness Studios across Marion County that did not make the cut but lets start with the good news.
They key grand were here at historic murphy avenue where a lot of businesses here at the shutter its doors because of the pandemic know well the new order begins tomorrow. We spoke to one business owner, who got permission from the city of sunnyvale to get a head start with reopening. Customers stop by lees favorite books and Downtown Sunnyvale to pick up orders thursday afternoon. Lee odom is the owner shes been relying on delivery the past 2 months to keep or store float. Odom says she spoke to sonny bill city officials who gave her the green light to offer Curbside Pickup early weve really had change our system and completely change the way we do business changes like shifting online for doing everything from updating our website helping customers by email sometimes video you know facebook pose curating selections for customers Santa Clara County was ground 0 of copa 19 but county Public Health Officials Say theres been significant progress in controlling the spread of the virus on
Allowing them to see customers outside using maybe the sidewalk and alley or other outdoor areas may be easily been shut down the street to allow more space otherwise restaurants would be extremely limited with how many people they could safely seat. It was a distance away inside and that would hurt them that would make cars and to not be able to pay the rent. Perfect timing with the summer weather hitting us in the coming months, you can enjoy a nice dinner outside once this gets going in san jose. The plan will also help other businesses using outdoor space to serve customers like hair salons thank goodness good to hear gyms yoga studios and retail stores. So assist the Small Businesses and making sure that they comply with social distance guidelines set by the state in the city but doing so will restrict some traffic in some some Street Parking something that you know youre sacrificing a little to get a lot more helping these businesses stick it out during this pandemic and now i di