COVID-19 live updates: Oakland Coliseum vaccination site opens tomorrow

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) – The COVID-19 pandemic has a major impact worldwide and also in northern California cities. The most recent confirmed cases in the US can be found at CDC’s Novel Coronavirus 2019 on the US page. (The CDC updates the website on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.)

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Here are the latest developments in respiratory disease in the United States:

February 15, 2021

8:15 am
The Oakland Coliseum vaccination site opens tomorrow
A mass vaccination site opens tomorrow at Oakland Coliseum. This site is operated jointly by state and federal agencies. They have access to another supply pool. The goal is to administer 6,000 doses per day.

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. Total hospitalizations are now below 9,000 statewide.

New cases: 8,842 (3,399,878 in total)
7-day average: 9,136
14-day average: 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%
Hospitalizations: 8,996
In the ICU: 2,632

February 13, 2021

12 pm
7-day positivity, 14-day positivity rate in CA below five percent for the first time this year

For the first time in a few months, California’s seven- and 14-day positivity rates are below five percent. Hospitalizations decreased by more than 50% compared to the beginning of January, when we had more than 20,000.
Deaths remain high due to the rise, which lasted until the second week of January. Overall, however, the image 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% on Friday)
14-day positivity rate: 4.9%
Deaths: 433 (46,435 in total)
7-day average: 398
14-day average: 444
Boarding school: 9,444 (down 458 from Friday)
In the ICU: 2,731 (decreasing 118)

February 12, 2021

15:00
California vaccine eligibility to be extended to ages 16 to 64 with underlying health conditions
California is expanding the list of people eligible for the coronavirus vaccine by another 4 to 6 million people. State Health Director Dr. Mark Ghaly said Friday that starting March 15, people between the ages of 16 and 64 who are severely disabled and those with high-risk health conditions can align with photos. Get more details here.

8:20 am
San Mateo Co. will expand eligibility for the vaccine
San Mateo County will expand vaccine eligibility in just over a week for people working in essential jobs. From 22 February, teachers, childcare providers, first responders and those working in food and agriculture will be eligible. These workers are included in Phase 1-B of the California Vaccine Framework. Supply problems have prevented Bay Area counties from extending vaccinations to more groups.

February 11, 2021

7:30 in the morning
Fully vaccinated people can skip COVID quarantine if exposed to someone infected, says CDC
People who have been completely vaccinated against coronavirus – right now means that with two doses of Pfizer / BioNTech or Moderna vaccine – can jump out of quarantine if they are exposed to someone infected with the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. said Wednesday. Read more about the updated guidelines here.

Fauci says “virtually everyone” could start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in April
Dr. Anthony Fauci predicts by April that there will be an “open season” for vaccinations in the United States, as increased supply allows most people to receive protective shots against COVID-19. Find out the full story here.

6:15 am
California high school athletes bring a petition to Governor Newsom
Today, 100 high school athletes, some from the Bay Area, will deliver 10,000 signatures to Governor Gavin Newsom to bring the sport back immediately. On Tuesday, at Levi’s Stadium, Newsom said that “we are making real progress” in the resumption of the sport, but did not specify further. Only low-risk sports are allowed in the purple level. Many families say that losing a sports season profoundly affects students’ future.

February 10, 2021

12:25 pm
2 cases of COVID-19 variant from South Africa found in the bay area
Two cases of the South African variant COVID-19 were found in the bay area. One of the cases was found in Alameda County, and the other in Santa Clara County, according to Governor Gavin Newsom.

8 in the morning
SJ approves the hero’s payment, but it may take some time
There is an update on the pressure to get paid by the hero of the workers in the food stores in San Jose. The city council approved a salary increase of $ 3 per hour. It may take some time for the ordinance to take effect. He needed eight votes to start immediately, but the council voted 7-3. This means that it will have to go through the normal approval process of the city, which could take up to two months.

February 9, 2021

4:30 am
San Mateo Union High School District to restart classes in person
The San Mateo Union High School District says it will resume classes in person. The teachers’ association and the school council have agreed on a gradual reopening that begins when San Mateo County moves to the red level. Schools will start with specialized programs for students with disabilities. Then, finally, students who opt for personal training will return to a hybrid system – switching between personal and virtual.

February 8, 2021

12 pm
SF to move to the next level of vaccine in 2 weeks
San Francisco will soon move into the next phase of vaccine distribution, Mayor London Breed announced on Tuesday. The city will enter Phase 1B starting Feb. 24, Breed said. This means that teachers, childcare workers, food and food workers and emergency workers (including police officers) will be eligible to receive the vaccine. Get more details here.

7:25 am
Santa Clara Co. limits indoor worship to a capacity of 20%
Santa Clara County has given the green light to provide indoor worship services. The county limits attendance to 20% of capacity. This comes after a temporary order from a US court – saying that the county is not exempt from a decision of the US Supreme Court, which lifted the California ban on domestic services.

February 8, 2021

11:30
Governor Newsom speaks at the mass vaccination site in San Diego
Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke Monday at Petco Park in San Diego, which has been turned into a mass vaccination site. He said the state is continuously increasing the pace of its vaccine distribution, while seeing its cases of COVID-19 decline.

“Everything that should be up is up,” the governor said. “Everything that should be low is low in terms of the number of cases, positivity rates, people who are hospitalized, people in intensive care. Indeed, it is encouraging news. (But with) vaccinations, however, we can’t move fast enough. “

Newsom said California received about 1 million doses of vaccine last week from the federal government – a figure that everyone in the “lower president” acknowledges is too small.

7:15 am
Planned protest outside the Palo Alto school district
Parents plan to protest outside the Palo Alto school district today because they have not reopened schools for older students. The district reopened elementary schools for hybrid learning in October and plans to bring in sixth graders in March. There are no plans to bring older students back this fall – which has many parents filling the gap with private schools. Today’s protest takes place between 4pm and 5pm at the offices of the Palo Alto Unified School District in Churchill and El Camino.

February 7, 2021

8 in the morning
The agreement to reopen schools in San Francisco has been reached by the district, teachers, the union says

The union representing teachers in the San Francisco Unified School District says they have reached an interim agreement on reopening schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the union, under the agreement, schools can return to personal learning once the city is in the Red Level and staff and teachers on site are vaccinated. If vaccinations are not available, the agreement states that classrooms could reopen once the city is in the orange level, once the spread of COVID-19 is considered moderate.

February 6, 2021

8 p.m.
The CA reviews the guidelines of the inner church after the Supreme Court ruling, but Santa Clara Co. the ban on internal assemblies continues
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office issued revised guidelines for interior church services after the Supreme Court lifted a state ban on worshiping indoors during the coronavirus pandemic, but imposed restrictions on singing and singing. But not all places of worship intend to reopen immediately. In a statement, Santa Clara County health officials said: “We recognize that many of our faithful community in Santa Clara County are eager to return to indoor worship services and some may have welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision last night. US partially blocking state ban But at this crucial time, with still very high levels of COVID-19 transmission, however, against the background of the hopeful initial launch of vaccines remains essential to avoid potential over-spread events, including internal assemblies. Indoor gatherings of all kinds remain banned in Santa Clara County. “Read the full story here.

12 pm

California reports new cases, deaths
California reported another 12,394 cases of COVID-19 on Friday and a total of 623 people died of the virus. More than 12,000 remain hospitalized, with 3,391 in the state-level ICU. California has so far reported 3,320,862 cases of COVID-19.

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