COVID: Santa Clara County Facing Steepest Surge With Only 50 ICU Beds Left
Health officials in Santa Clara County says it is facing the steepest, greatest surge yet. They are urging residents to stay at home and avoid anything that is not essential.
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Health officials in Santa Clara County says it is facing the steepest, greatest surge yet. They are urging residents to stay at home and avoid anything that is not essential.
The latest pandemic restrictions in the Bay Area are under heavy criticism from some who don't believe health officials are adequately following the science.
With less than 24 hours before Marin County joins the Bay Area shut down, many parents made their last trip of 2020 to the playground with their children on Monday. Some worry this latest lockdown is going too far.
As new stay-at-home orders went into effect in several Bay Area counties, San Mateo County's health officer explained why it is following the state's guidelines instead.
California is rolling out a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people if they spent time near someone who tests positive for the coronavirus as cases and hospitalizations soar throughout the state.
The economic disaster of COVID-19 has been a struggle for many but some African American business owners in Oakland are showing what resilience looks like.
For South Bay shoppers and business owners, the latest shelter-in-place order felt like deja vu: people rushing to finish last-minute shopping and get services done.
President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration's coronavirus response.
Any number of things can drive the ebb and flow of ICU numbers on any given day. Coronavirus is just part of the demand on a system that has limits but that demand is now threatening to shut down California's economy.
San Francisco Bay Area rent prices have fallen to levels that haven't been seen since the last recession.
On Friday, Contra Costa County shocked its business community by announcing new restrictions to begin ahead of the state stay-at-home order.
Faced with a dire shortage of hospital beds, health officials announced Saturday the vast region of Southern California and a large swath of the Central Valley will be placed under a sweeping new lockdown in an urgent attempt to slow the rapid rise of coronavirus cases.
The stay-home order imposed by five Bay Area counties means a tough year for many local businesses is going to get even tougher.
Many East Bay restaurant owners told KPIX that take-out and delivery alone will not be financially sustainable after the latest stay-at-home order goes into effect.
A new COVID-19 shutdown order will go into effect in five Bay Area counties next week, but four counties, including San Mateo and Santa Clara, will remain open. South Bay health officials say they are prepared for a surge.
