Last week was the deadliest yet in California and the Bay Area since the coronavirus crisis took hold. The state reported more than 100 deaths on two separate days, and the death toll swelled by nearly 75%.Will that be where this state peaks, or is there worse to come? A model from the University of Washington likes what it sees out of California, but reporting delays over the weekend could result in a spike in cases and deaths reported Monday.There were 20 new deaths and 757 newly reported cases Sunday, but the day before was the state’s deadliest yet — 106 new fatalities — and many...…Last week was the deadliest yet in California and the Bay Area since the coronavirus crisis took hold. The state reported more than 100 deaths on two separate days, and the death toll swelled by nearly 75%.Will that be where this state peaks, or is there worse to come? A model from the University of Washington likes what it sees out of California, but reporting delays over the weekend could result in a spike in cases and deaths reported Monday.There were 20 new deaths and 757 newly reported cases Sunday, but the day before was the state’s deadliest yet — 106 new fatalities — and many...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupAfter weeks of consistent improvement, cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. rebounded slightly to begin this week. In California, however, the decline in cases has continued unabated.On Tuesday, county health departments across California combined to report 6,247 new cases of COVID-19, according to . While that doesn’t quite match the state’s recent , it did lower California’s daily average to about 5,815 cases per day over the past week, its lowest point since the first week of November and 87% below its peak last month.Nationwide the past two days, the country has...…By | | Bay Area News GroupAfter weeks of consistent improvement, cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. rebounded slightly to begin this week. In California, however, the decline in cases has continued unabated.On Tuesday, county health departments across California combined to report 6,247 new cases of COVID-19, according to . While that doesn’t quite match the state’s recent , it did lower California’s daily average to about 5,815 cases per day over the past week, its lowest point since the first week of November and 87% below its peak last month.Nationwide the past two days, the country has...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupAs the second week of February comes to an end, so too has the second straight week of consistent declines in all of California’s COVID-19 metrics, according to . However, cases, hospitalizations and deaths all remain at higher levels than any time prior to this winter.On Thursday, there were another 10,401 new cases and 541 fatalities from COVID-19 across California, both still substantial tallies but lower than the week before, while its active hospitalizations fell by a net of another 400 patients, and the total number of patients being treated in intensive care...…By | | Bay Area News GroupAs the second week of February comes to an end, so too has the second straight week of consistent declines in all of California’s COVID-19 metrics, according to . However, cases, hospitalizations and deaths all remain at higher levels than any time prior to this winter.On Thursday, there were another 10,401 new cases and 541 fatalities from COVID-19 across California, both still substantial tallies but lower than the week before, while its active hospitalizations fell by a net of another 400 patients, and the total number of patients being treated in intensive care...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupIt has been well over a month since California’s cases of COVID-19, positivity rate and hospitalizations were all as low as they reached Thursday. Deaths, however, continued in large numbers.Of all the tests in California over the past week, 7.5% have come back positive for COVID-19, for an average of approximately 22,150 per day, both figures at their lowest points since the first week of December, according to . Meanwhile, fewer Californians are hospitalized with COVID-19 than any point since the third week of December, representing the estimated two-week lag...…By | | Bay Area News GroupIt has been well over a month since California’s cases of COVID-19, positivity rate and hospitalizations were all as low as they reached Thursday. Deaths, however, continued in large numbers.Of all the tests in California over the past week, 7.5% have come back positive for COVID-19, for an average of approximately 22,150 per day, both figures at their lowest points since the first week of December, according to . Meanwhile, fewer Californians are hospitalized with COVID-19 than any point since the third week of December, representing the estimated two-week lag...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupCalifornia’s cases of COVID-19 continued their descent Wednesday, but even after being halved from their peak, remained well above any point of the pandemic prior to the current winter wave. Still, every region in the state has seen a substantial decrease in transmission in recent weeks.On Wednesday, California’s daily average of new cases dropped even lower, to approximately 23,000 per day over the past week, according to , its lowest point in nearly two months and a 47% decrease from two weeks ago. Deaths, however, lag behind the drop in cases and are still...…By | | Bay Area News GroupCalifornia’s cases of COVID-19 continued their descent Wednesday, but even after being halved from their peak, remained well above any point of the pandemic prior to the current winter wave. Still, every region in the state has seen a substantial decrease in transmission in recent weeks.On Wednesday, California’s daily average of new cases dropped even lower, to approximately 23,000 per day over the past week, according to , its lowest point in nearly two months and a 47% decrease from two weeks ago. Deaths, however, lag behind the drop in cases and are still...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupWith medical facilities already strained in parts of California, there were still no signs Monday that the current surge of COVID-19 was slowing down. Statewide and locally, the start to the new week brought record numbers of new cases and hospitalizations from the virus.County health departments around California combined to report 34,136 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, according to , a staggering total that obliterated the previous single-day record by more than 10,000. The Bay Area also shattered its previous daily high with 4,380 new cases, including all-time...…By | | Bay Area News GroupWith medical facilities already strained in parts of California, there were still no signs Monday that the current surge of COVID-19 was slowing down. Statewide and locally, the start to the new week brought record numbers of new cases and hospitalizations from the virus.County health departments around California combined to report 34,136 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, according to , a staggering total that obliterated the previous single-day record by more than 10,000. The Bay Area also shattered its previous daily high with 4,380 new cases, including all-time...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupA couple weeks before Thanksgiving, a San Francisco-based grocery delivery start-up of securing 3,700 turkeys, which would eventually arrive on its customers’ doorsteps and make their way to festive dinner tables around the Bay Area.One problem: Few of those birds, along with their accompanying side dishes, made it out of the warehouse in time for Thursday evening’s meal.Customers who ordered their Thanksgiving feasts from Good Eggs, which advertises “absurdly fresh groceries, delivered,” were forced to go empty-handed or fend for themselves when the company’s...…By | | Bay Area News GroupA couple weeks before Thanksgiving, a San Francisco-based grocery delivery start-up of securing 3,700 turkeys, which would eventually arrive on its customers’ doorsteps and make their way to festive dinner tables around the Bay Area.One problem: Few of those birds, along with their accompanying side dishes, made it out of the warehouse in time for Thursday evening’s meal.Customers who ordered their Thanksgiving feasts from Good Eggs, which advertises “absurdly fresh groceries, delivered,” were forced to go empty-handed or fend for themselves when the company’s...WW…

GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS.XBy | | Bay Area News GroupAs a new surge of COVID-19 mounts across the country, Bay Area health officials are returning to their lockstep strategy in hopes of heading off the virus.On Friday, with hours left for restaurants in San Francisco to cease indoor operations under an order announced earlier this week, Santa Clara, Contra Costa and Marin counties joined in the ban on indoor dining, in addition other new local restrictions.People gathering indoors, often from different households, and removing their facial...…GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS.XBy | | Bay Area News GroupAs a new surge of COVID-19 mounts across the country, Bay Area health officials are returning to their lockstep strategy in hopes of heading off the virus.On Friday, with hours left for restaurants in San Francisco to cease indoor operations under an order announced earlier this week, Santa Clara, Contra Costa and Marin counties joined in the ban on indoor dining, in addition other new local restrictions.People gathering indoors, often from different households, and removing their facial...WW…

GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS.XBy | | Bay Area News GroupThe number of cases of COVID-19 in California ballooned over the weekend as the nation’s largest county continued to sort through a significant backlog of tests.In total, there were over 60% more cases reported around the state Saturday and Sunday — a total of 6,159, according to — than the previous weekend, which sent the seven-day average soaring to 4,335 cases per day — an increase of 47% in a week.Since Thursday, thousands of reported cases in Los Angeles County have been a product of...…GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS.XBy | | Bay Area News GroupThe number of cases of COVID-19 in California ballooned over the weekend as the nation’s largest county continued to sort through a significant backlog of tests.In total, there were over 60% more cases reported around the state Saturday and Sunday — a total of 6,159, according to — than the previous weekend, which sent the seven-day average soaring to 4,335 cases per day — an increase of 47% in a week.Since Thursday, thousands of reported cases in Los Angeles County have been a product of...WW…

Even as California experienced its deadliest week of the COVID-19 pandemic, the statewide rate of new cases showed signs of slowing and the number of patients hospitalized with the virus was in the midst of a precipitous drop off.By Saturday, there were 800 fewer patients in hospital beds around the state than there were at its peak on July 21, according to , a decrease of 11.3% in 11 days, to 6,362 patients currently hospitalized as of Saturday, the most recent day for which data was available.Over the weekend, California added another 11,504 new cases and 173 deaths to its totals,...…Even as California experienced its deadliest week of the COVID-19 pandemic, the statewide rate of new cases showed signs of slowing and the number of patients hospitalized with the virus was in the midst of a precipitous drop off.By Saturday, there were 800 fewer patients in hospital beds around the state than there were at its peak on July 21, according to , a decrease of 11.3% in 11 days, to 6,362 patients currently hospitalized as of Saturday, the most recent day for which data was available.Over the weekend, California added another 11,504 new cases and 173 deaths to its totals,...WW…