Marin County Coronavirus Cases Total 25

MARIN COUNTY, CA — Ten additional cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed Thursday in Marin County — the largest one-day increase since Marin's first case was reported on March 4.

The new cases bring the county's total to 25.

"This is the biggest one-day increase we've seen," said Dr. Matt Willis, the county's public health officer. "This doesn't come as a surprise. It tracks with surges throughout the region. We need to see this as a sign of how important it is to be sheltering at home."

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On Tuesday, a shelter-in-place order went into effect in Marin and in other Bay Area jurisdictions in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. The shelter-in-place order will last until at least April 7.

By Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom placed all Californians under a stay-at-home order due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.

"This is not a permanent state — this is a moment in time," Newsom said. "We will meet this moment together, and we will look back at these kinds of decisions as pivotal decisions."

The order went into effect immediately and is in place until further notice. Californians may still leave their homes to obtain essential goods and services.

Read more here: California Issues 'Stay-At-Home Order': Coronavirus

In Marin, about 10 percent of the tests conducted at the county's drive-through testing facility are positive, coming from within the community, Willis said. Two people are hospitalized.

There have been no deaths in the county.

The Marin County Board of Supervisors plans to consider a resolution on March 24 that would prevent residents and business owners from being evicted because of a sudden loss of income due to the coronavirus pandemic. The moratorium would last until May 31.

In addition, to help support health care workers, the county has worked with multiple entities throughout Marin to develop pop-up childcare locations for health care workers and first responders.

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