Reporter groups of bikers are going over or in some cases the locked gates, drivers are still coming up and forced to turn around. Just trying to do something to pass the time. Reporter all 280 state parks are closed to vehicles. It is all in an effort to stop people from overcrowding the state parks during the stayat home order. I have never seen so many people on the mountains before. Reporter he has been riding for 20 years and he says a few people were not following social distancing recommendations. So he understands why the state parks are making it harder for people to use the trails. I have plenty of choices. For the most part the people we walked by have tried to keep a 6foot distance between us. Reporter they say they are being selective in where they walk. And staying off the narrow trails. We are limiting where we are going to paths like this that allow us to keep our distance. Reporter people on bikes are asking each other to do the same. We are going out of our way to tal
Confirmed cases of coronavirus in the bay area, a full third of them this Santa Clara County alone. 48 patients have died. Today, Santa Cruz County announced its first fatal case. A man in his 70s with Underlying Health issues. Kiet do tells us they will be used to shelter the homeless as part of a broader effort to curtail the number of coronavirus cases. Reporter if you are homeless and test positive for the coronavirus, theres a good chance this is where you will end up. Youre looking at 15 trailers given to Santa Clara County from the state of california. Theyre relatively new and look to be in good shape, but need a little bit of work on the inside. These trailers are the latest weapon to flatten the curve and prepare for a wave of coronavirus patients, in particular those who are rolls. Its important for those who think you have the virus or if you do have the virus that youre doing self isolating. Reporter oftentimes in homeless shelters, residents are in close quarters, within
The president s initial 15 day period of social distancing expires tomorrow. Hes now extended the voluntary worse Case Scenario when it comes to the National Shutdown by 30 days. Good evening, everyone. Im Frank Somerville working from home tonight. Coronavirus pandemic. Im julie haener. Many state leaders are calling on the government to provide his recommendations come as more medical equipment. California is ramping up its they say they desperately need efforts to fight the virus. The u. S. Navy hospital ship mercy has docked in los angeles more medical equipment, but those requests at least right and is now taking its first now are not being granted. Patients. The ship is taking reporter as the number of noncoronavirus patients so Coronavirus Infections surges other nearby hospitals can nationwide, hospitals are handle the increase in covid19 facing a desperate shortage of medical supplies and equipment. Among the most critical, patients. The usns mercy has 1,000 beds, ventilators.
Slow the spread confirmed cases of covid 19 keep climbing and Health Officials say people need to maintain a safe distance from one another we feel that the mitigation that were doing right now is having an effect to extend. This mitigation process until the end of april i think was a wise and prudent decision the corona virus has already killed more than 2400 people in the us. President trump says modeling shows the countrys death rate from a peak of about 2 weeks. If we can hold that down. As was saying to a 100,000 its a horrible number. Maybe even less that 200,000 so we have between a 10200,000. We all together of done a very good to the us has the most confirmed cases worldwide with more than 139,000 as of sunday night. Hospitals in some parts of the country expect to run out of beds within 2 weeks as more patients arrive, we really have to have a new mentality a new culture. Hospitals working with one another this is going to be all hands on deck. This is everybody helping every
Clara county which has the most cases at 646 along with 25 deaths, San Francisco county has 5 deaths and 340 cases in San Mateo County there are 277 doubts with 6 cases. Alameda county has 254 deaths and 754 cases rather in 7 deaths and there are 175 cases in Contra Costa County with 3 deaths moving to marine county there are 93 cases and one death. And one death in 58 cases in Sonoma County Solano County has 34 cases napa county has 14 cases. And Santa Cruz County just saw its first car a coronavirus death over the weekend. A 70 yearold man had Underlying Health conditions and was admitted to the hospital back on march 19th with symptoms. Health Officials Say he did not recently traveled and had no known contact with anyone who was exposed. Santa cruz county has 41 confirmed cases. There are over 722,000 cases worldwide with nearly 34,000 deaths here in the us we have more than 142,000 cases and over 2400 deaths and in california we currently have more than 6200 cases and 130 deaths.