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
Than 4 months ago on february 6th and since then an average of almost 900 americans. Have lost their battle with the virus every single day. The new number may not be complete because some victims may have died without ever being tested and therefore were not counted. The death toll from coronavirus is higher than our military losses in the vietnam. And korean wars combined. We passed another unfortunate milestone on the global scale as well today the number of reported deaths from covid19 has surpassed 350,000 worldwide and theyre now. 5. 6 million cases overall in the u. S. There are nearly 1. 7 million cases and in california there are now more than 100,000 cases and over 3800 people have died. After keeping the state largely lockdown since march 19th the governor newsome has quickly allowed as many as 47 counties to move further into the reopening faces and one local Health Official says that he could be moving too fast. Santa clara county Public Health director doctor sara cody to
Million cases in this country. Meanwhile, california now has more than 101,000 cases and more than 3800 people have died Santa Clara County has pretty much led the bay area in covid 9 cases since the pandemic started not every step but just about but now as restrictions are beginning to ease the county Health Officer is calling for caution santa clara, public Health Officer doctor sara cody told the board of supervisors tuesday. The state could be moving too fast at reopening she expressed concern that the latest 8 modifications are being made without a full understanding of the consequences of the previous around. Doctor cody was the first public Health Officer in the country to issue a shelterinplace order. In tonights virtual town hall representatives touched on the local state and federal response to coronavirus and they answered questions submitted online by viewers kron 4 small bellow joins us now live with the big take aways noel. And can the main thing that was repeated by most
Passed another unfortunate milestone on the global scale as well the number of reported deaths from covid19 has surpassed 350,000 worldwide. And there are now more than 5. 6 million confirmed cases overall in the u. S. There are nearly 1. 7 million cases and in california there are now more than 100,000 cases and over 3800 people have died. Today governor Gavin Newsome told leaders in the gym and Fitness Industries that that new guidelines on reopening gyms and Fitness Centers in california will be coming soon. Those comments came during a round table he held via zoom. The governor did not give a specific timeline and said he is not even ready to have gyms reopen as soon as next week, but that the guidelines could be out by that. Now we hope to put out in the very very near future and i say very near future because i dont want to say next week but but with in a week or so we believe will be in a position make public the in your sector. This comes a day after the governor announced the
The coronavirus outbreak of the north bay nursing facility is getting worse 11 patients are now dead at the Windsor Vallejo care center. And now in total 127 people mostly residents of this nursing home. Have been infected in the last 2 weeks. Kron fours Maureen Kelly spoke with the family one of the recent victims who says she wants the facility shut down. Piece because that his s a suffering is over thats the aunt of william bennett, the 3rd who died wednesday night at Sutter Solano hospital, the 31 yearold stroke victim was the 11th resident of the winds are blue care center. To die related to covid19 so far 96 residents and 31 Staff Members there have tested positive for the virus. Bennets aunt says shes been trying to move the father of 2 out of the care center even before the virus took hold because of the conditions theyre personally consider to be to be shut down. Are rare because after down the hallway patients are sitting outside in so so nasty and so somber and mailed right,