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Here are the latest developments in respiratory disease in the US:
February 14, 2021
11:45 am
The 7-day positivity rate in California at 3.7%, the lowest since November last year
California’s 7-day COVID-19 positivity rate fell to 3.7% on Sunday, the lowest since November. The total number of hospital admissions is now under 9,000 statewide.
New cases: 8,842 (3,399,878 in total)
7-day average: 9,136
14-day mean: 11,181
Deaths: 408 (46,843 in total)
7-day average: 414
14-day average: 439
7-day positivity rate: 3.7%
14-day positivity rate: 4.6%
Hospital admissions: 8,996
In the ICU: 2,632
February 13, 2021
12 o’clock
7 days of positivity, 14 days of positivity in CA below five percent for the first time this year
For the first time in several months, the seven- and fourteen-day positivity rates in California are below five percent. Hospital admissions are down more than 50% compared to the beginning of January, when we had more than 20,000.
The death toll remains high due to the wave that lasted well into the second week of January. Overall, however, the picture continues to improve for the state.
New cases: 9,421 (3,391,036 in total)
7-day average: 10,025
14-day average: 11,904
7-day positivity rate: 4.1% (was 4.3% as of Friday)
14 day positivity rate: 4.9%
Deaths: 433 (46,435 total)
7-day average: 398
14-day average: 444
Hospitalization: 9,444 (less than 458 as of Friday)
In ICU: 2,731 (below 118)
February 12, 2021
3 pm
Vaccine eligibility in California is extended to ages 16-64 with underlying health conditions
California is expanding the list of people who are eligible for the coronavirus vaccine by an additional 4 to 6 million people. State Health Director Dr. Mark Ghaly said on Friday that starting March 15, people between the ages of 16-64 who are severely disabled, and those with health problems that put them at high risk, can queue for shots. Click here for more details.
8:20 am
San Mateo Co. to expand the suitability of the vaccine
San Mateo County ensures that people who work in essential jobs are more eligible for vaccines in just over a week. As of February 22, teachers, childcare providers, counselors and people working in the food and agriculture sector will be eligible. These workers are included in Phase 1-B of the California vaccine framework. Supply problems have prevented Bay Area counties from expanding vaccinations to more groups.
February 11, 2021
7:30 am
Fully vaccinated people can skip COVID quarantines if exposed to someone infected, says CDC
People who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus – currently that means two doses of the Pfizer / BioNTech or Moderna vaccine – can skip quarantine if exposed to someone infected with the virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. said Wednesday. Learn more about the updated guidelines here.
Fauci says that “just about anyone” could get COVID-19 vaccines in April
Dr. Anthony Fauci predicts it will be an “open season” for vaccinations in the US by April as supply grows, allowing most people to receive injections to protect against COVID-19. Read the full story here.
6.15 am
California high school athletes to petition Gov. Newsom
Today, 100 high school athletes, some from the Bay Area, will hand over 10,000 signatures to Governor Gavin Newsom to immediately bring the sport back. On Tuesday, Newsom said at Levi’s Stadium that “we’re making real progress” in restarting sports, but didn’t specify further. Only low-risk sports are allowed in the purple layer. Many families say that losing a sports season seriously hurts a student’s future.
February 10, 2021
12:25 pm
2 cases of South African COVID-19 variant found in Bay Area
Two cases of the South African COVID-19 variant have been found in the Bay Area. According to Governor Gavin Newsom, one of the cases was found in Alameda County and the other in Santa Clara County.
8 in the morning
SJ approves Heroes Payments, but it may take a while
There is an update on the drive to get hero payments for grocery store employees in San Jose. The city council approved a salary increase of $ 3 per hour. It may take some time for the regulation to take effect. It took eight votes to get started immediately, but the board voted 7-3. This means it has to go through the city’s normal approval process, which can take up to two months.
February 9, 2021
4.30 am
San Mateo Union High School District to restart personal classes
San Mateo Union High School District says they will restart in-person classes. The Teachers’ Association and the school board have agreed on a phased reopening that will begin when San Mateo County moves to the Red Tier. Schools will begin specialized programs for students with disabilities. Ultimately, students who choose personal instruction will revert to a hybrid system – switching between personal and virtual.
February 8, 2021
12 o’clock
SF moves to the next vaccine level in 2 weeks
San Francisco will soon move to the next phase of vaccine distribution, Mayor London Breed announced Tuesday. The city will move to Phase 1B starting Feb. 24, Breed said. That means that teachers, childcare workers, food and grocery workers, and counselors (including police officers) are all eligible for the vaccine. Click here for more details.
7:25 am
Santa Clara Co. limits indoor capacity to 20%
Santa Clara County has given the green light to keep worship in. The province limits the number of attendees to 20 percent of the capacity. This comes after a temporary injunction from a U.S. district court, which says the county has not been exempt from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Friday that lifted California’s back office ban.
February 8, 2021
half past eleven
Gov. Newsom speaks at San Diego mass vaccination site
Gavin Newsom spoke Monday at San Diego’s Petco Park, which has turned into a mass vaccination site. He said the state is constantly accelerating the pace of vaccine distribution as it sees COVID-19 cases decline.
“Everything there should be is gone,” said the governor. “Everything that should go down has gone down as it relates to the number of cases, positivity rates, people being hospitalized, people in our ICU. That’s encouraging news indeed. (But with) vaccinations we can’t. go fast enough. “
Newsom said California received about 1 million doses of vaccine from the federal government last week – a figure that everyone from “the president down to” acknowledges is too low.
7.15 am
Protest planned outside Palo Alto School District
Parents plan to protest outside the Palo Alto School District today for not reopening schools for older students. The district reopened hybrid learning primary schools in October and plans to bring back sixth graders in March. There are no plans to bring back older students until this fall – leaving many parents filling the gap with private schools. Today’s protest will be from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Palo Alto Unified School District Offices in Churchill and El Camino.
February 7, 2021
8 in the morning
Agreement to reopen schools in San Francisco reached by district, teachers, union says
The union representing teachers in the San Francisco Unified School District says they have reached a preliminary agreement on the reopening of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the union, the agreement allows schools to return to personal learning once the city is located on the Red Low and staff and teachers are vaccinated on site. If vaccinations are not available, the agreement says classrooms can reopen once the city is in the orange layer, once COVID-19 spread is considered moderate.
NEW: Unions representing the San Francisco Unified teachers and workers say they have reached an agreement to allow for the reopening of schools.
The agreement says that in-person classes can resume at the red level * if * vaccines are given. Classes can be resumed at the orange level without vaccines. pic.twitter.com/dpbW1GrZ5s
– Liz Kreutz (@ABCLiz) February 7, 2021
February 6, 2021
8 pm
CA revises indoor church guidelines after Supreme Court ruling, but Santa Clara Co. continues to prohibit indoor gatherings
The office of California Governor Gavin Newsom issued revised guidelines for indoor church services after the Supreme Court lifted the state’s ban on indoor worship during the coronavirus pandemic, but enforced restrictions on singing and singing. But not all places of worship plan to reopen immediately. In a statement, Santa Clara County health officials said: “ We recognize that many in our diverse Santa Clara County faith community are eager to return to indoor worship services and some have been able to partially block last night’s decision of the US Supreme Court. Places of worship indoors. But at this pivotal time with still very high levels of COVID-19 transmission, amid the initial hopeful introduction of vaccines, it remains critical to avoid potential superspreader events, including in-house meetings. All types of gatherings indoors remain prohibited in Santa Clara County. Read the full story here.
12 o’clock
California reports new cases, deaths
California reported another 12,394 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, and a total of 623 people died from the virus. More than 12,000 remain in the hospital, with 3,391 statewide in the ICU. California has reported a total of 3,320,862 cases of COVID-19 to date.
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