To 15 , yet they are still opting to shut down. On the other hand, Santa Clara County is down to 15 , which equals 31 empty icu beds remaining in the south bay. Marianne favro is in san jose to see how hospitals are handling the covid surge. Reporter Regional Medical center of san jose is now at capacity, but it continues to accept new patients here in the emergency department. There are at least 66 Covid Patients at Regional Medical center, and the surge is straining hospital resources. We are at capacity. Theres essentially no more beds in the hospital to rapidly put the patients into their inpatient unit. Reporter the hospital continues to perform surgery and accept emergency patients. But elective surgeries have been put on hold. The Medical Center is also using beds in the postacute care unit to accommodate additional patients. But it wont be using the pandemic tents set up in the parking lot back in april. We think its going to be better to circle the wagon, have our Team Togethe
Americans to actually get the vaccine. When they have the chance to do so and joining us now is doctor George Rutherford with ucsf thank you for being with us. Doctor rutherford. I have a friend a nurse. She says she would the first in line to get the pfizer or the moderna but not so much astrazeneca is that theory steeped in science or knowledge and well regular people who live here in the bay area be able to choose the manufacture of their covid vaccine. I think its i think the answer steeped in timing. The astors and a comeback see it is is couple of months off i would guess. I dont think side and i think youre either going to get youre going to get whats what but your provider has if youre a kaiser member for instance, its going to be what kaiser has well just have to go from there. Here in person you are first in line. I understand to get what would you be reticent at all to get the jab. No not i now believe it. Its 68 i i dont have that that much live in left, but i want to make
Sacramento, northern sacramento from 17 valley, and Southern California are hovering around 20 . Greg lee tells us how soon the bay area could see the order take effect. If we do not act now our Hospital System will be overwhelmed. If we do not act now we will continue to see a death rate climbed. Reporter saying sharp increases in cases, hospitalization, and deaths, Governor Newsom issued a regional stayathome order with strict new rules. Back to back days with 113 deaths just in the last 14 days, close to 1000 californians have lost their lives due to covid19. Reporter as of now, all nonessential travel is temporarily restricted statewide. Stayathome order breaks the state into 5 regions, instead of individual counties. Honor and celebrate county is included in the bay region. The trigger is when the icu capacity drops to 15 or less. Projections will go into place for at least three digit weeks. Newsom expects four of the five will in the coming days. The bay area will be in the mid
Dips below 15 as of right now the icu capacity in the bay area is at 25. 4 . At this rate, the stay at home order could go into effect by the end of the month delay to stay at home order will last 3 weeks in closed several businesses, including bars which are pretty much already closed. Wineries hair salons and barbershops retail can remain open. But at 20 capacity. Restaurants are only allowed to offer takeout yeah, this is owners they are sounding off on the possibility of another shutdown we spoke today with the manager of a day spa. In downtown lafayette. She says the governors announcement is already confusing her clients. A lot of our clients by canceling theyre trying to get in sooner before the closure happens. Businesses like this day spa were forced to close for the first several months of the pandemic Restaurant Owners in San Francisco are on edge about the fate of Outdoor Dining some restaurants are apparently getting calls tonight that. Suggests Outdoor Dining could be shu
Down his restaurant to Outdoor Dining the owner of says that it is not fair to force restaurants to close when retail, especially large chains are allowed to operate. But for some reason was in danville tonight, she spoke with the owner of crimes and has more to reset. And good evening here in danville the owner of crum says that he is not a rule breaker and that this was not an easy step to take, but he said these are very uneasy times and they require a unique steps taken. On tuesday people sent crumbs restaurant in danville eating even though they were not supposed to and Contra Costa County Outdoor Dining is now not allowed anymore. The county making that decision along with other Bay Area Public Health departments to try and deal with they say the rapid rise in covid cases. But owner jimmy heliopolis says that he didnt feel that closing was the right step to take right now. No this is survival this is not. Or we can just handle this now we can get through no, i dont know when were