Coronavirus: Santa Clara County Reports 40 New Cases, 4 Deaths

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — Santa Clara County’s Public Health Department reported 40 additional cases of the new coronavirus Wednesday, bringing the countywide total of those who tested positive for COVID-19 to 1,833.

The county also announced four new COVID-19-related fatalities, bringing the death toll to 69.

Here is a breakdown of cases by city as of Monday:

· Campbell: 28

· Cupertino: 21

· Gilroy: 35

· Los Altos: 21

· Los Altos Hills: 21

· Los Gatos: 23

· Milpitas: 59

· Monte Sereno: Less than 10

· Morgan Hill: 31

· Mountain View: 40

· Palo Alto: 63

· San Jose: 1,202

· Santa Clara: 83

· Saratoga: 10

· Sunnyvale: 99

· Other/Unknown: 106

Around the Bay Area, San Francisco Human Services Agency Director Trent Rhorer said so far, the city has secured 2,151 hotel rooms across 14 hotels to protect homeless individuals against the coronavirus. A total of 874 homeless residents belonging to the vulnerable population have been placed as of Wednesday, Rhorer said.

San Francisco police Chief Bill Scott on Wednesday warned anyone coming to Golden Gate Park on Monday for the marijuana-related holiday Four Twenty that they could be cited, as the event has been canceled along with several other large gatherings due to the coronavirus. More than 15,000 people usually flock to the annual event held on April 20 at the park's Robin Williams Meadow, also known as Hippie Hill, as the day has become a counterculture holiday celebrating marijuana.

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Fremont officials issued an executive order on Thursday requiring people to use face coverings at certain essential places of business to protect workers and the public and to prevent the community spread of the new coronavirus.

Santa Cruz County is reopening its beaches, parks, open spaces and the Santa Cruz Wharf to the public effective Thursday at midnight after they were closed in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic last week. The Department of County Parks, Open Spaces and Cultural Services said on their website that all social distancing guidelines must be maintained for those who visit the parks.

Statewide, hospitalizations for COVID-19 have grown modestly in recent days, and intensive care unit admissions slightly declined Tuesday, Newsom said. Still, the overall number of cases continues to grow steadily, and health experts have warned repeatedly that easing up on social distancing could cause a dramatic resurgence in cases.

There were more than 658,263 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the United States and 28,326 deaths as of Thursday afternoon, according to Johns Hopkins University. 953 of those deaths were in California. The U.S. has the most confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths in the world.

Immigrants and undocumented workers struggling during California's coronavirus crisis will receive $125 million in disaster relief aid through a new public-private partnership, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday.

The measures are part of a set of worker relief programs the state rolled out Wednesday. Newsom also announced expanded call center hours and increased staffing for the state's unemployment office, which will now be open 7 days a week.

Newsom's highly anticipated announcement about the state's plans did not include a timeline for when restrictions may be lifted. But Newsom said he was "optimistic" that the state avoided a worst-case scenario, thanks to social distancing measures.