You know that can be difficult we dont spend a long time. Its a critical moment. Right now at 3 stay home covid cases have hit a record and to stop the momentum of this deadly virus Health Officials are pleading with the public to avoid gatherings and non essential travel. This thanksgiving holiday. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 3 im Justine Waldman Santa Clara County recorded its highest number of coronavirus cases on tuesday thats 512 new cases of covid19. Its a number of covid hospitalizations thats also concerning because that is also at a new high and officials are warning that theyre now running low on hospital beds. Kron 4 tahernia joins us live now in the newsroom with more on the warnings officials are sending. Good afternoon sun os. Hi just saying hello everyone so as covid19 cases surge here in the bay area Santa Clara County Health Officials are urging residents to stay home and avoid gathering and traveling ahead of the thanksgiving holiday that c
261,000 americans of lost their lives due to the virus. Almost 13 million cases have been recorded in the country california just saw the biggest singleday increase in covid cases since the beginning of the pandemic in the last 24 hours, california has appointed more than 18,000 new cases. The States Health Department Says hospitalizations are up 88 over the last 2 weeks and icu admissions are up 57 over the last 2 weeks in total there are more than a million recorded cases in california and nearly 19,000 related deaths as cases continue to surge across california and the Latin X Community has become the hardest hit from the virus today Santa Clara County leaders issued a desperate plea for the Latin Community in particular to avoid large gatherings this thanksgiving well for Jonathan Mccall is here he has more on this story Jonathan Demme can heres something to keep in mind 26 of the population in Santa Clara County hispanic. They now make up nearly 60 of all the covid19 cases their l
Warnings from those Health Experts people are still packing airports. Kron fours terisa stasio has been monitoring the scene and open airports, tonights joins us now now. Whats going on out there theresa. Why cant am so travel here at Oakland International airport down about 60 but that still meant about 7,008 1000 people came in and out of this airport and Health Officials are now saying that we could see a fallout from that. Im going to virginia were going to land in seattle for thanksgiving, choosing to fly this thanksgiving, travelers heading off for the upcoming holiday. Despite recommendations from the cdc to stay home to slow the spread with covid cases also taking off flying past levels set in the spring when the pandemic first hit Health Experts warn about a turbulent future would expect seeing increased cases and continue to increase and haas lies asians Infectious Disease expert doctor, peter, chinhong with ucsf says if cases soar. We could be looking at more austere measure
Friends who wanted to visit on thanksgiving, they were out of town and looking for a place to stay and. I work with children so you can the around to meet people i guess its what Public Health officials have been pleading for people to stay home and take precautions this Holiday Season Record Number of air travelers already took to the skies calculating their risk area, san miguel of concord is not planning to travel by air or cause any of them its scary, i think everybody to be safe. But im looking forward to seeing family weve been getting says pretty often so were on the same page about things 95 of travelers are expected to be driving this Holiday Season, according to aaa officer brandon korea with the california Highway Patrol says while overall the roads in the bay area have been slow during the pandemic. Speeding has been a problems like speeding down that is a completely avoidable part of the crash is your speed you can control that right to encourage safe travel officers will
Outcome of the election now hinges on 4 states where mainly postal votes are being tallied. In other news the u. N. Calls for an immediate deescalation intentions ethiopias Prime Minister calls in troops into the tikrit province following in attack on a military base. Welcome to the program democratic candidate joe biden is now just 6 Electoral College votes away from the u. S. Presidency after flipping michigan and wisconsin which donald trump now really won 4 years ago biden now has a total of 264 Electoral College votes while donald trump has 214 now remember the magic number to become president is 270 here in yellow you can see the state still in play nevada in the western georgia and North Carolina in the south and up there in the northeast as pennsylvania powers lot of legal action in several states over the votes still being counted well lets look at Georgia State stream really close race there doldrums initial lead has been steadily falling most of the remaining votes are from