Bay Area Sees Rise In COVID-19 Cases; 1 County Reinstates Mask Rules

BAY AREA, CA — The latest developments around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of Friday evening include:

• Alameda County health officials announced Thursday that they are reinstating the county's indoor mask mandate as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase locally and across the Bay Area.
• The mandate will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday and will apply to most indoor public settings, including grocery stores and gyms.
• Students and staff at K-12 schools will not be required to wear masks under the order through the end of the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, but they will be required in all other settings for children including summer school and youth programs.
• The order will not apply to the city of Berkeley, which operates as its own local health jurisdiction.

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As of Friday, at 5:30 p.m., officials have confirmed the following number of cases around the greater Bay Area region:

Alameda County: 287,566 cases, 1,886 deaths (282,879 cases, 1,861 deaths on Wednesday) (Totals include Berkeley Health Department data)

Contra Costa County: 210,273 cases, 1,310 deaths (208,992 cases, 1,310 deaths on Wednesday)

Marin County: 37,897 cases, 278 deaths (37,684 cases, 277 deaths on Wednesday) (Totals include San Quentin State Prison)

Monterey County: 83,089 cases, 748 deaths (82,804 cases, 746 deaths on Wednesday)

Napa County: 27,760 cases, 137 deaths (27,656 cases, 137 deaths on Wednesday)

San Francisco County: 143,173 cases, 884 deaths (141,581 cases, 879 deaths on Wednesday)

San Joaquin County: 173,339 cases, 2,237 deaths (173,020 cases, 2,237 deaths on Wednesday)

San Mateo County: 140,702 cases, 762 deaths (139,512 cases, 758 deaths on Wednesday)

Santa Clara County: 349,628 cases, 2,297 deaths (347,037 cases, 2,292 deaths on Wednesday)

Santa Cruz County: 52487 cases, 262 deaths (52,352 cases, 262 deaths on Wednesday)

Solano County: 91,490 cases, 426 deaths (90,315 cases, 425 deaths on Wednesday)

Sonoma County: 91,779 cases, 493 deaths (91,551 cases, 493 deaths on Wednesday)

Statewide: 8,989,279 cases, 90,815 deaths (8,955,662 cases, 90,719 deaths on Wednesday)

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