Coronavirus: San Mateo County Reports 30 New Cases, No Deaths

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — San Mateo County Health reported an additional 30 cases of the new coronavirus Friday, bringing the countywide total of those who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 to 797.

The county announced no new coronavirus-related fatalities, leaving its death toll at 28.

bringing the countywide total to 28.

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Johns Hopkins University reported that California has 28,888 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of 1:45 p.m. on Friday. The states reporting more cases than California are New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

California reports 1,021 deaths. The county with the most deaths is Los Angeles with 495, followed by Santa Clara with 69, San Diego has 63, Riverside has 59, and San Bernardino has 47.

Nationwide, the United States leads the world in both confirmed cases and deaths. Confirmed cases have reached 686,991, and 34,575 deaths.

Around the world, there have been 153,177 deaths and 2,218,332 confirmed cases.

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In other news on COVID-19 around the Bay Area, Stanford University Provost Persis Drell said the next academic year could start in the winter, The Stanford Daily reports.

The city of San Francisco and the counties of Marin and Contra Costa are now requiring residents to wear face coverings while not at home in order to further prevent the spread of coronavirus. The order extends to all residents, including anyone going to essential businesses and public facilities, performing essential work, or riding public transit.

Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase Thursday issued a new health order that requires staff and visitors at group care homes and emergency first responders to wear medical grade masks and be checked for symptoms of the COVID-19 disease before starting work.

Berkeley Public Health Officer Dr. Lisa Hernandez issued an order on Thursday mandating masks, temperature screenings and symptom checks for workers and visitors at skilled nursing and residential care facilities to control the spread of the coronavirus.

In order to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus in its cities' homeless population, Contra Costa County is delivering sanitation stations to encampments this week.

Patch editors Gideon Rubin and Bea Karnes, and Bay City News contributed to this report.