It is the only bay area county allowed to have hair and nail salons open, gyms too. But that could change just as it did in santa cruz over the weekend. The governor today also points 0 you a new hot spot hes concerned about, but there is also encouraging news. Nbc bay areas ian cull has the very latest. Reporter tonight, new numbers have San Mateo County Health Officials expecting it will be put on the governors monitoring list soon, specifically because of one of the indicators. The average cases per 100,000 people is now 127 over the last 14 days. It needs to be below 100. Supervisor david canepa worries it will be devastating to many businesses. Do i want to be on the watch list . But remember we started this pandemic, its about saving lives. Reporter 93 of the states population now lives in the county on the list. Thats 37 counties, including santa cruz, which starting tomorrow also has to shut down indoor operations of hair and nail salons, indoor malls, places of worship, and gy
Parishes. Pastors do. The pastors office at saints peter and paul church declined to comment. One parishioner called this a perfect example of why the covid19 numbers are spiking. Without leadership thats going to put everybody in the same place at the same time on the same page, doing the same preventions, were going to keep repeating this. Reporter the Public Health department would not comment on this specific case but said Contact Tracing is typical in these kind of situations. We left a message with the bride but did not hear back. In a statement, the City Attorney said he hopes in part that this incident will shock the archdiocese into taking responsibility for whats happening in its churches. In San Francisco, robert handa, nbc bay area news. Thanks, robert. Californias Central Valley is a new area of concern for covid19. Governor newsom says while at first Health Experts were concerned about big cities, covid19 is now spreading at record levels across the states agricultural re
All the bay area counties stand right now. As you can see, San Mateo County is the only one not on the states watch list. As part of our effort to build a better bay area, were focusing on the economy especially during the pandemic. Be on hair salons and gyms. Abc7 News Reporter Julian Glover to show us how some owners are already pivoting. Julian. Yeah, hi, yes, good morning, reggie. Here in santa cruz yet another blow for Business Owners either forced to use outdoor space if down completely. As you mentioned, it has already been a tough summer for many of these businesses that really rely on tourism thanks to a rising number of coronavirus cases in Santa Cruz County and nail salons, barbershops and shopping malls and places of worship and nonessential offices and gyms will have to shut down before those numbers go back down. We were preparing, some of them were preparing for the inevitable. Santa cruz power fitness. Theyre taking their work outdoors now. We were preparing for this. W
As advertised. Some of those really arrested over the weekend. Atmosphere looks to be primed for it. San jose had some low clouds and then they pretty much disappeared so its pretty much clear. Also over livermore it is clear. Theres a little bit of a breeze at fairfield at 26, but not much. Generally it is the overcast. Temperatures 60s, 70s, anywhere near the water and then 70s and 80s if you get a little inlet and then after that you can find 90s but temperatures are pretty close to seasonal averages and i dont think theyre changing anytime soon. We saw little backup at the bay bridge toll plaza, do you want to start there or somewhere else . Well we have to start near American Canyon. There is a grass fire on jamison canyon road and that is blocking access on highway 12 westbound as you head over towards the highway 1229 junction. I wouldnt head west on there right now. I would had to the American Canyon a different way. Chp is doing a traffic break for a grass fire right here wher
Hotspots. And so we have been preparing for that. All right. More on that in just a moment. But new at 6 00, an indepth look at vulnerable places. Skilled nursing facilities. There are thousands of them across the state and a number of them are waging their own battles against the spread of coronavirus. Today Governor Newsom announced the state has trained and is deploying 600 nurses in that effort. Nbc 7s Melanie Woodrow woodroww more. Reporter 41 residents tested positive for covid19. 25 Staff Members and nine deaths according to Alameda County Health Officials. Family members are worried for their loved ones. I didnt know people had been dying here. Last i had heard, there was one person who tested positive. Reporter Health Officials say the spread of these types of facilities is to be expected because of the congregant setting. This is a very vulnerable population. They have a lot of medical conditions. Reporter dr. Erica ponce says the county is recommending universal masking and