The state reported more than 15,000 new coronavirus cases is. The Positivity Rate over the last 14 days is that 5. 4 . As of tonight, the number of people hospitalized for covered stands at more than 5700. A live look tonight at dublin, oakland and san jose. Exactly 5 hours from now a curfew will go into effect for much of the bay area because of the surge in cases. Here are the counties impacted, every bay area county except for marin, San Francisco and san mateo but that could change. The stayathome water will be in effect from 10 pm until 5 am. What is allowed . You can buy groceries, pick up restaurant takeout orders, walk your dog, visit Healthcare Providers and other essential services. I dont think it will be very effective. Im going to comply because that is what i have been doing all year. It doesnt make sense to me necessarily. Covid is around 24 hours a day. But yes, i will comply. I feel fine about it. I think it is important. Things are spiking because people arent paying
Thats going help our temperatures out. But as of right now we cold livermore at 36 dublin at 34. Definitely more mild right along the bay with alameda at 48 oakland at 43 santa rosa you are spot below freezing this morning at 31 degrees. All that but not too far away from freezing at 34. Im talking the nice afternoon that we still have to expect in your forecast. Robin has had a couple of issues on the roadways this morning. It looks like the bay bridge has gotten pretty packed pretty quickly and no fun sitting in this the backup is growing for sure it started off with a little stall at the toll plaza could have crash there was a van that was sitting there. With the damage bumper. We didnt see the accident happened. It was just that one vehicle that caltrans rolled out they pushed it out of the way and that sort of kicked off our back up at the bay bridge toll plaza so started traffic started stocking up behind that and then now we have the usual early commuters coming in so you put it
Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Taking a live look outside right now where things appear to be pretty calm. But those winds will start picking up this evening. Tonight, parts of the bay area are under a very rare december red flag warning. With that we say good evening and thank you for joining us. Im dion lim. Well get to that weather warning in just a moment. But first the new covid lockdown happening tonight in San Francisco. Abc7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard joins us live now from north beach where diners are enjoying a last outdoor meal for a while. Lots of these restaurants seemed pretty busy today, but employees are worried about paying their bills. Reporter yeah, dion, it is a tough time. So much worry and uncertainty. The countdown is on. Our stayathome ordre starts in just a few hours. Outdoor diners enjoying a last meal here on grant avenue. But many restaurant workers tell me tonight that theyre not show when theyll be back at wo
Health director doctor grant colfax says that San Francisco will run out of icu beds in the coming weeks. Right now icu bed capacity here in the bay area is around 24 . A number of Health Leaders across the bay area say they dont want to take any chances. So stay at home orders will also go into effect tonight for people who live in the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California because those regions have already fallen below the 15 icu bed capacity in less than an hour the stay at home order will go into effect for 3 bay area counties. Those are San Francisco contra costa and santa clara. Today, restaurants and hair salons and east bay took advantage of a last minute rush of customers before they are forced to shut down. Kron fours dan thorn talked with some of those businesses and some of the customers he is joining us live now from walnut creek good evening. Dan. Well johnson and justine has you mentioned this is the unfortunate reality that these businesses are going to have to dea
Reporter at the moment, four out of five regions of the state of california are near that 15 Tipping Points pick of the bay area, however, maybe 2 to 3 weeks away from that happening. Lives will be lost unless we do more than weve ever done. Reporter metchie to determine if the region goes back to a full shelter in place order is icu capacity. If it dips below 15 , a regional move into a minimum three week long shut down nearly 4 times the rate of transmission going on in our state that we had just six weeks ago. It is time that we actually limit our movement, and really get this transmission down so that is what this is about. Reporter of course, wineries, personal services, hair salons and barbershops must close. Article infrastructure will remain open, along the schools with waivers, retail at 20 occupancy, and restaurants can only serve meals via takeout and delivery. After three weeks the state will look at transmission rates at that moment, and ice you projections for the month a