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:
135
Contra Costa County:
86
California:
2,853
U.S.:
62,873
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Alameda County:
2
Contra Costa County:
1
California:
64
U.S.:
894
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East Bay Times, March 25, 2020
Mirroring a statewide trend, the largest share of those infected with COVID-19 in Alameda County are between 20 and 44 years old, according to the county’s health officer.
That age group comprises about one-third of the county’s first 100 or so cases, health officer Erica Pan told the Board of Supervisors in an update on Tuesday. But most if not all of the 19 patients hospitalized and three in intensive-care units are older or more vulnerable populations.
SF Chronicle, March 24, 2020
Before the coronavirus, low-income seniors in the Bay Area would gather for lunch or breakfast at a community hall or pick up bags of groceries at senior centers and other food pantries. But with the state’s orders that all seniors over age 65 stay at home, service providers are having to quickly figure out how to get food to the most vulnerable population.
Joint Press Release, March 24, 2020
Press Release, March 24, 2020
Effective immediately, ordinance provides all commercial and residential tenants a defense in an eviction proceeding for failure to pay rent.
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SF Chronicle, March 24, 2020
California reported some of the earliest coronavirus cases in the United States in late January. And in the first week of March, California and New York were neck and neck on cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. But over the past week, New York case counts have doubled every few days, and the state now has 10 times the cases California does: 25,000 to 2,500.
Sacramento Bee, March 25, 2020
California’s shutdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic could very well last into the summer. Gov. Gavin Newsom in a Tuesday news conference said an April lifting of the stay-at-home and social distancing measures he ordered into place last Thursday “would be sooner than any of the experts (he) talked to would believe is possible.”
SF Gate, March 24, 2020
During a press conference Monday night, Newsom reported that the daily average of claims over the last seven days is 106,000. The normal average per day is just 2,500, meaning the number of jobless claims has increased by over 4,000%.
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LA Times, March 25, 2020
After haggling for days over the final details, Senate Democrats and the White House agreed Wednesday to a nearly $2-trillion stimulus package to combat the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, including direct payments to most Americans and a half-trillion-dollar fund to shore up struggling companies.
NY Times, March 25, 2020
The largest economic stimulus measure in modern history would authorize direct payments to taxpayers and loans to small businesses, and create a $500 billion corporate bailout fund.
Politico, March 25, 2020
States have enacted a wide range of policies in an effort to "flatten the curve" and address the economic effects of the novel coronavirus. While all 50 states have declared states of emergency, giving governors emergency powers, the policy response from states has been wide-ranging.
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BBC, March 25, 2020
Spain’s death toll from the coronavirus has surpassed the official figure from China, becoming the second highest in the world.
Deaths have risen by 738 in just 24 hours to a total of 3,434 - a record spike for Spain. In comparison, China has officially reported 3,285 deaths, while Italy – the worst affected country – has 6,820.
The Guardian, March 24, 2020
Healthcare workers in country account for more than 13% of the country’s Covid-19 cases.
BBC, March 25, 2020
Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms "but otherwise remains in good health," a spokesman said, adding that the Duchess of Cornwall, 72, has been tested but does not have the virus.
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Editorials and Opinion Pieces
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Editorial Board, NY Times, March 24, 2020
The worst of the pandemic is yet to come. Listen to the medical experts. It’s time for a national lockdown
Zeynep Tufekci, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, The Atlantic, March 24, 2020
We had time to prepare for this pandemic at the state, local, and household level, even if the government was terribly lagging, but we squandered it because of widespread asystemic thinking: the inability to think about complex systems and their dynamics.
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Personal Health and Practical Information
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Contra Costa Health Services, March 24, 2020
Symptoms comparison chart.
Sacramento Bee, March 25, 2020
List of resources available at both the state and federal level aimed at helping businesses struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York Times, March 19, 2020
Because of coronavirus, teenagers are missing out on major rites of passage. Offering compassion paves their way toward feeling better.
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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
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We Welcome Your Feedback and Please Share
Please contact Barbara Adranly, EHD Clerk, at
badranly@ethd.org
to provide us feedback and stories on the local response to the COVD-19 outbreak that we have missed.
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