Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads Across California
The Overall Updates in California:
California – the total number of infected individuals is 94257, as yesterday had 1718 more confirmed cases based on media reports and official stats. The pandemic has claimed the lives of 3756 people statewide, after 18 patients passed away yesterday; while 15822 patients are recovered (3220 new). The current count of cases in the United States is 1,681,265, citing different sources; with 1,680,492 cases officially confirmed.
New Cases Breakdown:
*Based on Media Reports*
- Los Angeles County: 913 new cases, 45034 in total, 16 new deaths
- San Diego County: 142 new cases, 6701 in total
- Orange County: 179 new cases, 5336 in total, 1 new death
- San Bernardino County: 50 new cases, 4365 in total
- Alameda County: 87 new cases, 2847 in total, 1 new death
- Santa Clara County: 46 new cases, 2617 in total
- San Francisco County: 17 new cases, 2367 in total
- Kern County: 67 new cases, 1824 in total
- Fresno County: 65 new cases, 1482 in total
- Contra Costa County: 25 new cases, 1321 in total
- Sacramento County: 4 new cases, 1293 in total
- Stanislaus County: 25 new cases, 646 in total
- Kings County: 11 new cases, 517 in total
- Sonoma County: 15 new cases, 482 in total
- Marin County: 34 new cases, 403 in total
- Monterey County: 32 new cases, 403 in total
- Yolo County: 4 new cases, 194 in total
- Madera County: 2 new cases, 84 in total
- San Benito County: 1 new case, 70 in total
News Worth Following:
- Walters: California unwittingly experimenting with a parliamentary system: For the past decade, California has been a case study in one-party rule. Democrats hold every statewide office and enjoy overwhelming majorities in the congressional delegation and both legislative houses. Republicans, due largely to their own failures, are irrelevant.
- Opinion: East San Jose needs grassroots COVID-19 outreach now: We are living in unprecedented times. For the first time in five generations, the world is fighting a global pandemic that has grossly exposed how unprepared this nation is to handle a biological disaster of this magnitude.
- San Diego County Coronavirus Developments on Sunday, May 24: Here is a list of the major developments in the coronavirus epidemic facing San Diego County, updated at 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 24. There have been 6,701 cases and 249 deaths among San Diego County residents as of Sunday afternoon.
Official Hotlines:
- Project Baseline by Verily: COVID-19 Screening and Testing Support in California
- Department of Public Health: 916-558-1784
- Orange County: 800-564-8448
- Santa Clara County: 408-885-3980
From News Break Editors:
- From CDC: steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 if you are sick.
- To all the people working in the “essential businesses and services”, including doctors, nurses, truckers and couriers, we thank you for keeping our local community rolling!
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— Last updated at 11:59 pm May 23, 2020 —
The Overall Updates in California:
California – based on media reports, total cases have risen to 92539 (all officially confirmed), after 1911 new patients were identified yesterday. The total number of deaths has reached 3738, after 66 patients passed away yesterday; while 12602 patients are recovered. The number of known coronavirus cases in the United States continues to rise. As of Saturday evening, 1,660,568 people have tested positive for coronavirus (1,660,030 of them being officially confirmed).
New Cases Breakdown:
*Based on Media Reports*
- Los Angeles County: 1036 new cases, 44121 in total, 39 new deaths
- San Diego County: 125 new cases, 6559 in total, 7 new deaths
- Orange County: 216 new cases, 5157 in total, 12 new deaths
- San Bernardino County: 169 new cases, 4315 in total, 3 new deaths
- Alameda County: 52 new cases, 2760 in total, 2 new deaths
- Santa Clara County: 25 new cases, 2571 in total, 1 new death
- San Francisco County: 30 new cases, 2350 in total
- San Mateo County: 50 new cases, 1833 in total
- Kern County: 62 new cases, 1757 in total, 2 new deaths
- Contra Costa County: 37 new cases, 1296 in total
- Sacramento County: 17 new cases, 1289 in total
- Kings County: 18 new cases, 506 in total
- Sonoma County: 23 new cases, 467 in total
- Monterey County: 9 new cases, 371 in total
- Marin County: 17 new cases, 369 in total
- San Luis Obispo County: 6 new cases, 259 in total
- Santa Cruz County: 6 new cases, 192 in total
- Yolo County: 2 new cases, 190 in total
- Placer County: 1 new case, 185 in total
- Napa County: 5 new cases, 101 in total
- Humboldt County: 2 new cases, 93 in total
- Shasta County: 2 new cases, 36 in total
- Lassen County: 2 new cases, 2 in total
News Worth Following:
- California just made it easier for bars, wineries, distilleries to offer to-go drinks: More California establishments are now allowed to sell alcoholic beverages to go, a response to the state temporarily relaxing another rule in a bid to help businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
- They’ve survived earthquakes and Prohibition, but can Bay Area bars survive coronavirus?: Heinold’s First and Last Chance Saloon has only closed twice since 1884, once when the 1906 earthquake leveled much of the Bay Area, and in 1929 when then-owner Johnny Heinold had surgery.
- Saturday update on COVID-19 in the Bay Area: The latest developments around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of Saturday afternoon include:. A virtual graduation ceremony held Friday afternoon for the class of 2020 at Skyline High School in Oakland featured a video message from Oscar-winning actor and 1974 Titan alumnus Tom Hanks.
— Last updated at 11:59 pm May 22, 2020 —
The Overall Updates in California:
California – the total number of infected individuals is 90628, as yesterday had 2148 more confirmed cases based on media reports and official stats. The pandemic has claimed the lives of 3672 people statewide, after 68 patients passed away yesterday; while 12602 patients are recovered (33 new). The current count of cases in the United States is 1,639,121, citing different sources; with 1,638,488 cases officially confirmed.
New Cases Breakdown:
*Based on Media Reports*
- Los Angeles County: 947 new cases, 43085 in total, 32 new deaths
- Riverside County: 121 new cases, 6464 in total, 6 new deaths
- San Diego County: 119 new cases, 6434 in total, 1 new death
- Orange County: 100 new cases, 4941 in total, 6 new deaths
- San Bernardino County: 162 new cases, 4146 in total, 9 new deaths
- Alameda County: 99 new cases, 2708 in total
- Santa Clara County: 54 new cases, 2546 in total
- San Francisco County: 122 new cases, 2320 in total, 3 new deaths
- San Mateo County: 45 new cases, 1783 in total, 1 new death
- Kern County: 51 new cases, 1695 in total, 2 new deaths
- Tulare County: 38 new cases, 1641 in total, 1 new death
- Santa Barbara County: 11 new cases, 1551 in total, 1 new death
- Fresno County: 45 new cases, 1417 in total
- Sacramento County: 6 new cases, 1272 in total
- Contra Costa County: 25 new cases, 1259 in total
- Imperial County: 69 new cases, 1145 in total, 2 new deaths
- Ventura County: 29 new cases, 912 in total, 1 new death
- San Joaquin County: 19 new cases, 752 in total
- Stanislaus County: 10 new cases, 621 in total
- Solano County: 6 new cases, 455 in total, 1 new death
- San Luis Obispo County: 2 new cases, 253 in total
- Merced County: 17 new cases, 251 in total
- Yolo County: 2 new cases, 188 in total
- Santa Cruz County: 12 new cases, 186 in total
- Placer County: 8 new cases, 184 in total, 1 new death
- Napa County: 1 new case, 96 in total
- Humboldt County: 3 new cases, 91 in total
- El Dorado County: 7 new cases, 74 in total
- San Benito County: 3 new cases, 69 in total
- Butte County: 3 new cases, 34 in total
- Del Norte County: 3 new cases, 23 in total
- Mendocino County: 6 new cases, 21 in total
- Siskiyou County: 1 new death, 6 confirmed cases in total
- Colusa County: 1 new case, 5 in total
- Tehama County: 1 new case, 3 in total
- Sierra County: 1 new case, 1 in total
News Worth Following:
- Newsom: California will spend an extra $1.8 billion to respond to the coronavirus: California lawmakers delivered a stern rebuke to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday for his cornoavirus spending, saying he is sidestepping the Legislature in his decision to take an extra $1.8 billion from the state’s dwindling coffers.
- ‘COVID-19 Park Ambassadors’ Hand Out Free Masks at Oakland’s Lake Merritt: A holiday weekend and warm weather are conspiring to test the limits of social distancing at Oakland’s Lake Merritt. Da Lin reports. (5-22-20)
- Coronavirus: Oakland modifies ‘Safe Streets’ program: The city is expanding its “Slow Streets” program to include ways to make it safer for pedestrians to walk to essential services such as grocery stores. Called Slow Streets: Essential Places, the campaign was launched Friday at Bancroft and Avenal avenues near the Shop Rite Supermarket in East Oakland.