Christien kafton. Reporter city leaders say they see an increase in the infection and hospitality hospital rates. They said to do that they need to help of every resident. Despite early success in flattening the curve. They now find the curves trending in the wrong direction. The Public Health Department Said it took 38 days to go from 2000 to 3000 infections and 13 to go fr 5000 cases diagnosed every day. Dr. Colfax said the city could be seeing a crisis like what unfolded last month on the east coast. We talk about the curve. Its implausible that we could get in a situation like in new york. Reporter is a part of the way forward is expanded testing. Ordering medical providers to step up testing. In total we will have an additional 1400 testing slots per day. Thats a 45 increase over what we are averaging over the past week. Reporter the mayor discussed a topic, what school will look like with the distance learning. The mayor said that they are working on opening learning hubs to prov
City officials are working to make that happen. Plus commitment to change the sierra club saying sorry for its white supremacist history, particularly that of its founder john new york. Good evening. Thank you so much for joining us here tonight on kron 4 news at 8 im Justine Waldman in for pam moore tonight and im ken wayne thanks for joining us at 8. Our top story tonight, california has surpassed new york for the most confirmed covid19 cases in the country. There are now more than 415,000 cases in our state thats after a singleday record of 12,807 new cases yesterday. According to Johns Hopkins University Data that total is roughly 6,000 more cases than in new york which had the most cases in the country before now, but new yorks death toll is still 4 times that here of california for comparison california has about 40 million residents just shy of 40 million 1 new york has about half that amount. Governor Gavin Newsome announcing the state is extending its mask deal with the chines
Now at 11 00, california now has the most coronavirus cases in the nation, and tonight a stunning new prediction from one Bay Area Health expert. There will never be a vaccine that will be effective. A veom gthave stalleeric before george floyd,e ario woods. Ve year later, the moment that changed policing in San Francisco. He just shouted. Weve still got a long way to go. At 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a new coronavirus record for california. More than 13,000 new cases in a single day. Good evening, im can bested up. And im elizabeth cook. Bay area expert is making a stunning prediction. Heres kpix 5s andrea nakano. Reporter dr. Jeff smith has made some grim predictions in the past and so far hes been right. Two weeks ago he predicted the virus what spiral out of control, and now hes even more concerned about the fall. Were not even near the end of the problem. Reporter dr. Jeff smith is the executive officer in santa clara county. Today, he made an announcement that he knew
A worker at the Veterans Home of california has now died of covid19. Her death is the first at that facility. 62yearold Gwen Robinson was a beloved employee at the nations largest Veterans Home, where she worked for 12 years. New tonight, we talked to her children. They dont think that she got the virus that work. Reporter no direct link and only one other employee has tested positive and they are in a different department. For gwen, in just days, it proved fatal. She was just here, just right here. Loved her crafts room and her niners room, shandra has been big fans. My mom and dad loved the 49ers. Reporter now daughter ebony is quarantined, alone in their vallejo home. Her brother brings food and comfort, both of them reeling at their moms abrupt death and their dad now in intensive care. Her purse is still in the house. Her shoes, every part of her is still there. Reporter 62yearold gwen worked at the Veterans Home where a shut down and strict screening has kept covid at bay. It aft
A stunning new prediction from one Bay Area Health expert. There will never be a vaccine that will be effective. Take a live look mac from washington war talks have stalled over critical relief for millions of americans. Before george floyd, there is mario woods. Five years later, the moment that changed policing in San Francisco. He just shouted. Weve still got a long way to go. At 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a new coronavirus record for california. More than 13,000 new cases in a single day. Good evening, im can bested up. And im elizabeth cook. Bay area expert is making a stunning prediction. Heres kpix 5s andrea nakano. Reporter dr. Jeff smith has made some grim predictions in the past and so far hes been right. Two weeks ago he predicted the virus what spiral out of control, and now hes even more concerned about the fall. Were not even near the end ofe reporr dr. Jeff smith is the executive officer in santa clara county. Today, he made an announcement that he knew he wou