Dr. Coal fox expects San Francisco could move to purple by then. A curfew would have to be implemented within 48 hours of that announcement. By the look of the citys latest case counts, we technically already qualify to be in that category. The third surge, there is no question. Its not a matter of if it will happen. It is happening. A stern warning from dr. Coal f colfax as covid is surging. What is really important is that curve, that steep slope of increasing cases. The 14day average of cases increased 152 since november 1st. Thats one of the highest spikes in the bay area. To put it in perspective, 217 new covid cases were reported in mid october. Nearly a month later, that number is 768. This rate of increase is higher than we experienced during our summer surge. On monday, San Francisco was safely in the red zone but todays data indicates the citys cases per capita is far past the threshold to be in purple. A surge that could overwhelm hospitals across the city that are already r
Needed if we cant flatten the curve quickly. We know and have seen in the past covid goes from zero to 60 Miles Per Hour quickly that were in a place today but that can rapidly change. Maybe not statewide, maybe just in the hand full of counties but further restrictions is what we open to avoid. We hope todays actions, our collective coming together and resolve to, you know, keep our protective behaviors up will help us stem the tide and bring the surging numbers down. Now, the states 14day Positivity Rate is 5 . Two weeks ago, it was just 3. 3 . Dr. Galley says cases have risen higher and faster because of a combination of factors like colder weather, more mixing, more reopening and greater travel. It is still unclear how the limited stayathome order will be enforced but dr. Galley is asking residents for their compliance and try to stay home between 10 00 p. M. And 5 00 a. M. Live in the newsroom, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. Thank you, here is look where the coronavirus cases stand
Typical turkey. Theyre bringing in a bunch of the smaller breasts, right . Which are fantastic. Thats what my wife and enjoy getting from time to time. Reporter to limit overcrowding next week and relieve panic buying, the ceo of California Grocers Association is urging shoppers buy your nonperishable items asap. Your gravy, stuffing, baking goods, get all that stuff this week so you can avoid the tuesday and wednesday before thanksgiving. I got a few pies, and i got my little herb seasoning pacts. Plan your trips accordingly. Social distance. Be smart. Be aware. Be courteous and kind to other people. That was melissa colorado reporting for us. Not Just Grocery Stores being packed, sadly more people are showing up at food banks as well. Our Damon Trujillo tweeted this video this afternoon. This is from Team Ministries in san jose. That line is stretching for blocks. Coming up in ten minutes, well show you how you can help people in need this holiday season. The dangerous covid surge co
Any that might be there. Well bring updates when we learn more. Back to the other fire, you can see how close it came to homes as firefighters worked hard to get the fire under control and take a look at this video just how intense the flames were at times. That fire was reported just before noon at the South San Francisco hillside sign. Cornell bernard joins us live with the very latest. Cornell . Reporter dion, so many neighbors breathing a huge sigh of relief that fire got way too close to homes, burning up to a few backdoors. Thats where it happened burning across the famous sign hill. Luckily, firefighters stopped it just in time. It took off in seconds flat. Reporter neighbors living near sign hill in San Francisco had moments to react. A fastmoving fivealarm grass fire took off through trees. I ran down to the end because this hill is full of trees and brush and being city owned and i was concerned there would be fire here and sure enough, there was. Reporter neighbors on ridge
Gate bridge with mainly clear skies. Temperatures are in the 50s this morning. As we head through the day, looking at mid70s and San Francisco. 80 degrees for oakland. Upper 80s for concord , santa rosa as well as livermore. We will talk about that strong ridge of High Pressure and those northeasterly winds. With that offshore wind flow, that high fire danger. Your way near 29th street. Ts that is there an overnight fatal crash. There is some activity off to the side. Not for from there, some roadwork that was scheduled overnight. You have lights on northbound 880. Use 580 in the meantime. Things are slightly improving by the minute. We are keeping a close eye on the Altamont Pass commute. We are already starting to see some slower speeds and our drive times are reflecting that. Westbound 580 from 205 to 680. Our bridges look pretty good. A deadly overnight shooting in san jose. Police found a man who had been shot and killed at story and king road. Investigators do not have any sort o