There are more than 33,000 coronavirus cases in california, sadly 1225 people have died across our state. Here in the bay area almost 6000 confirmed cases 211 people have died. More than 30 Skilled Nursing facilities at the bay area have never cases of coronavirus concerned number is only going to grow. Cristina rendon own houses about efforts to keep track of nursing home outbreaks, on the state and federal level. Reporter telephoned the department of Public Health says out of more than 1200 Skilled Nursing facilities, at least 258 are dealing with coronavirus cases. Santa clara county leads the bay area with coronavirus cases at 11 Nursing Homes. Most notable Canyon Springs post acute with 26 staffers 45 patients testing positive for covid19. Alameda county has nine nursing about bricks, most notable there gateway care and rehab with 33 staffers, and 69 positive patients. That is outbreaks six facilities in San Francisco. At least two in san mateo county, one outbreak and Nursing Hom
Hours after the tragic high of 115 yesterday. Hospitalizations were flat, and the icu numbers were up just 1 . The Governor Also Announced a new meal program, working with fema, and local cities and counties. They will partner with restaurants to prepare and deliver three meals a day. We told you how many food banks and local organizations have strained to fill the need. Under this new program, restaurants will be reimbursed for providing three meals a day, seven days a week. Fema is picking up 75 of the cost, with the state paying most of the rest. The governor said that there are guidelines for which seniors will be eligible. They must either high risk covid19, must be in a position where their economics are below 600 of federal poverty. Must have already been impacted or exposed directly to covid19 or more broadly, have compromised immune systems. Gov. Newsom said the counties will help identify seniors who may be eligible for seniors can also call 211 or go online to covid19. Ca. G
Are glimmers of hope and positivity at the family run this is whose tagline is just like family. Even if it is complete devastation around us, it is like an island, like there is a big tornado in the swirling around us. Reporter at least the residents have died at excel Healthcare Center on high street, at least 36 of the residents and 17 Staff Members are infected. Excel has a history of Violations Including in december, when inspectors at the facility failed to follow a doctors order for oxygen administration. Longterm care advocates say they are almost certainly more cases that Nursing Homes that have yet to be publicized. It is not a surprise. Tip of the iceberg is right. In fact, the reported numbers are likely just a fraction of the real number of cases that are already out there. They say that information can be scattershot, some counties have declined to provide information, instead referring to a state database that does not offer specific numbers. The data that is being colle
President trump says it is his decision and he will be calling the shots. Thank you for joining us tonight. Im andre senior, and for frank somerville. Im julie haener. President trump pushing to reopen the country sooner rather than later but he may get some resistance as gov. Newsom and others plan to chart their own course. Live coverage from deborah, she joins us live with that question of timing. Reporter the president has hinted at may 1 as a target date to restart the economy in a but he may face a power struggle with governors who want to go slower. Surviving on a shoestring, this restaurant central suffers home. Get the owner is nervous about lifting restrictions. I care about my community, i want to be sure they are safe 100 before we reopen, even if we get through this tough time. They should open up certain areas. People are dying. You know, financially. We need to get back to work. We are close to putting a plan to open our country. Hopefully even ahead of schedule. Reporte
Treat those with coronavirus. We are going to reroute our medical Health Experts and people, our nurses, and other Health Support to help manage and maintain and support the people who have tested positive. Reporter for weeks, supervisors have been pushing the mayor to move the homeless into the largely vacant hotel rooms. They say the outbreak was tragically predictable. Nobody should be living in those environments, and so, what i am saying is, move these people now, and we should have moved them a month ago, and the people that you could not move, for whatever reason, should have been sleeping 6 feet apart, should have had temperature checks, should have had masks and gloves. They did not do that, and so now we have an outbreak. Reporter that can house up to 340 people at a time, the supervisor says many of the residents inside the shelter are waiting on the results of coronavirus tests for themselves. Live in San Francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. As we get further out,