Eden Health District COVID-19 Bulletin
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The Eden Health District is committed to ensuring that policy makers and community members receive accurate and timely information to help make the best policy and personal choices to meet and overcome the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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We are proud to partner with the
East Bay Community Foundation
to publish this COVID-19 Bulletin for the residents of the Eden Area and East Bay.
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Alameda County:
178
Contra Costa County:
131
California:
4,202
U.S.:
92,932
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Alameda County:
4
Contra Costa County:
1
California:
85
U.S.:
1,380
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Press Release, March 26, 2020
Fifty-four of 207 people who were tested on the first day of operation of the City of Hayward’s new COVID-19 Testing Center on Monday had positive test results for the infection. In most cases, people who test positive through the Hayward Center receive the results in six hours or by the next day.
Alameda County Board of Supervisors, March 24, 2020
The Board of Supervisors adopted an emergency ordinance sponsored by Supervisor Wilma Chan imposing a 30-day moratorium on evictions in the Unincorporated Areas of Alameda County for renters and homeowners due to lost income, increased medical expenses or child care needs as a direct result of COVID-19. “Given these extraordinary circumstances, as well as the homelessness crisis our County has already been facing, we must take every appropriate step to ensure that our residents remain housed, healthy, and secure throughout this pandemic,” Supervisor Chan stated.
Press Release, March 26, 2020
The City of Hayward announced today a new grant program to provide $5000 a piece to local small businesses to support operations and help avert layoffs during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The COVID-19 Small Business Resiliency Grant Program is open to Hayward small businesses with 25 or fewer employees and restaurants of any employee-size that are independently owned.
East Bay Times, March 26, 2020
Contra Costa County and Martinez school district officials said Thursday that they are coordinating use the gymnasium at Alhambra High School as a temporary care site during an expected surge of COVID-19 cases. The school is one block from the Contra Costa County Regional Medical Center.
SF Chronicle, March 27, 2020
Before this crisis, it took nine months, on average, to hire a single city employee. That timeline has long infuriated department heads who need nurses, case managers and bus drivers immediately. But as of Monday, the city had hired 82 new nurses in the previous two weeks.
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East Bay Times, March 27, 2020
Late Thursday night, California’s COVID-19 case count inched over 4,000, making it the second consecutive day the state has crossed a thousand-case marker. When the day began, there were just over 3,000 people who had taken tests that had come back positive, having crossed that threshold Wednesday. With late-reporting counties, like Marin, counted at 10 p.m.Thursday, the latest statewide count sits at 4,040.
LA Times, March 27, 2020
Faced with a major jump in both coronavirus deaths and cases in California over the last two days, officials warned of significantly worsening conditions over the coming weeks as the virus spreads dramatically and hospitals fill up. The number of coronavirus cases in California topped 4,000, but that number is expected to skyrocket as testing expands. Of the people in Los Angeles County who tested positive, 253 — or roughly 1 in 5 — were hospitalized at some point, said Barbara Ferrer, director of the L.A. County Department of Public Health.
SF Chronicle, March 26, 2020
The most important lesson from New York may also be the most difficult, said Shannon Bennett, chief of science at the California Academy of Sciences: Sheltering in place works, and Californians need to stick with it to avoid the East Coast fate. “New York might not have flattened the curve soon enough, if at all,” Bennett said. “That’s the lesson, and it’s absolutely heartbreaking."
LA Times, March 26, 2020
Faced with concerns among workers about the spread of COVID-19, the California Department of Motor Vehicles announced in a memo to employees Thursday that it is closing all of its more than 170 field offices to the public starting Friday.
Sacramento Bee, March 27, 2020
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s shelter-at-home order doesn’t restrict state residents from enjoying the outdoors. However, you likely won’t be enjoying the outdoors at many
state parks and beaches that have closed their parking lots due to an excess amount of visitors during the COVID-19 emergency.
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Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2020
The United States has surpassed Italy and China in having the most confirmed coronavirus cases, according to a global case tracker run by Johns Hopkins University. California now has 3,910 cases and 80 deaths, a major spike over the last few days. State officials say the COVID-19 growth rate is such that it could overwhelm hospitals in the coming days and weeks. As of Thursday afternoon, the United States was reporting more than 82,400 cases, above China’s tally of more than 81,700 and Italy’s count of more than 80,500
Twitter, March 26, 2020
"I’m worried about emerging situations in New Orleans, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, among others. In China no province outside Hubei ever had more than 1,500 cases. In U.S. 11 states already hit that total. Our epidemic is likely to be national in scope."
Washington Post, March 26, 2020
Masks that used to cost pennies now cost several dollars. Companies outside the traditional supply chain offer wildly varying levels of price and quality. Health authorities say they have few other choices to meet their needs in a ‘dog-eat-dog’ battle.
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 27, 2020
Among US patients with COVID-19 fatalities were highest in persons aged ≥85, ranging from 10% to 27%, followed by 3% to 11% among persons aged 65–84 years, 1% to 3% among persons aged 55-64 years, <1% among persons aged 20–54 years, and no fatalities among persons aged ≤19 years.
Detroit News, March 26, 2020
The growth in coronavirus cases in Detroit has made Wayne County an emerging hot spot for the disease, a grave turn for a population that is more vulnerable to severe cases and even death. Confirmed cases rose to 851 among Detroiters on Thursday, 11 times the number recorded seven days ago. Wayne County now ranks just behind Washington's King County and among the nation's 10 most infected.
Reuters, March 26, 2020
Home healthcare providers, the lifelines to 12 million vulnerable Americans, are scrambling to decide how to serve patients who show symptoms of coronavirus — and how to ensure that the providers themselves neither catch nor spread it.
Seattle Times, March 26, 2020
A
new analysis
from the University of Washington projects that even with strict social distancing from coast to coast, more than 81,000 people in the U.S. — and more than 1,400 in Washington state — could die from COVID-19 by the first of July. Hospitals and intensive care units across the country are likely to be overwhelmed beginning in the second week of April.
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BBC, March 27, 2020
Mr Johnson said he had developed mild symptoms over the past 24 hours, including a temperature and cough. He is self-isolating in Downing Street but said he will "continue to lead the government's response via video-conference as we fight this virus." Following Mr Johnson's announcement, Health Secretary Matt Hancock also said he had tested positive for the virus.
AP, March 27, 2020
Doctors and nurses in Italy’s overwhelmed northern hospitals have welcomed a slight stabilizing in the number of coronavirus infections but fear the virus is still silently spreading in the south two weeks into the West’s most extreme nationwide shutdown.
As the dead in Italy keep piling up, virologists warn that the actual number of Italy’s positive cases is up to five times as high as the official count of 80,539. Italy, the epicenter of Europe’s pandemic, has by far the most virus deaths of any nation in the world, a grim tally of 8,165. On Friday, Italy is on track to surpass China in its infection count and have the most cases of any nation behind the U.S.
The Economist, March 26, 2020
The new coronavirus is causing havoc in rich countries. Often overlooked is the damage it will cause in poor ones, which could be even worse. Official data do not begin to tell the story. As of March 25th Africa had reported only 2,800 infections so far; India, only 650. But the virus is in nearly every country and will surely spread. There is no vaccine. There is no cure.
The Guardian, March 26, 2020
It has become increasingly apparent that COVID-19 discriminates by sex, with men more likely to test positive and more likely to die from the disease. The trend was first seen in China, where
one analysis
found a fatality rate of 2.8% in men compared with 1.7% in women. Since then, the pattern has been mirrored in France, Germany, Iran, Italy, South Korea and Spain.
The Guardian, March 26, 2020
At 8pm on Thursday, as darkness fell across the UK, millions of people stood at their front doors and open windows, in gardens and on balconies, to raise a thunder of gratitude for those working on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus.
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Gil Duran, Sacramento Bee, March 27, 2020
In this moment of global uncertainty, Gavin Newsom is no longer just a governor. He is, more or less, California’s president. Don’t mistake this for a compliment. Can Newsom meet the moment? He appears to be doing his damnedest. California’s response to COVID-19 is the most aggressive in the nation. We may never know how many lives Newsom saved with his early stay-in-place order.
Ben Steverman, Financial Columnist, Bloomberg, March 26, 2020
For older people, the
coronavirus crisis
has been an appalling shock. Many can’t travel or see grandchildren. Even buying groceries is a risk. The pain may be particularly acute in the U.S., where Americans rely on a retirement system that was broken well before a pandemic dashed it to pieces. Almost half of U.S. households 55 and older have
nothing saved for retirement
.
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NY Times, March 26, 2020
Small changes in personal behavior can buy time — slowing the outbreak.
Bloomberg, March 26, 2020
The $2 trillion
economic stimulus
package will put money in the wallets of most Americans, as much as $3,400 for a family of four, even higher for bigger families.
SF Chronicle, March 26, 2020
The stimulus bill makes three big temporary changes to retirement savings. Two would make it easier for people with a coronavirus-related hardship to tap their retirement accounts for short-term needs this year; the other would let people who are required to take money from their accounts, but don’t want to, skip their required minimum distribution for 2020.
NY Times, March 24, 2020
Our world became one of isolation, round-the-clock care, panic and uncertainty - even as society carried on around us with all too few changes.
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Hospitals throughout the East Area are experiencing, or projecting,
a shortage of medical supplies. They are seeking business and community donations of new items in original packaging of protective masks, protective gowns and protective gear. For more information on what is needed and how to donate visit these links:
Additional lists of SF Bay Area hospitals, neighborhood clinics and hospices accepting donations can be found
here
and
here
. Also a group of SF Bay women have launched a new website
Mask-Match.com
to connect donors with medical facilities that need masks and other protective equipment.
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badranly@ethd.org
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