There were 4,877 newly recorded confirmed cases in California Friday, according to state health officials.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact across the world and also in cities across Northern California. The latest number of confirmed cases in the U.S. can be found at the CDC’s 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. page. (The CDC updates the webpage on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.)California has 3,577,951 confirmed cases to date, according the California Department of Public Health. There were 4,877 newly recorded confirmed cases Friday. Today’s data includes some tests and cases that were reported during the past two weeks but not counted due to a delay in data processing. The 7-day positivity rate is 1.8%. There have been 54,895,447 tests conducted in California. This represents an increase of 341,529 during the prior 24-hour reporting period. There have been 58,404 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic. California will allow indoor concerts, theater performances and other private gatherings at limited capacity starting April 15. The California Department of Public Health announced the changes as the rate of people testing positive for COVID-19 nears a record low. Get more details here A new COVID vaccination site will open later today at Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School in East Palo Alto. Local leaders say the site will bridge the equity gap for the city, which has the lowest vaccination rates in the county. Californians ages 50 and older can now make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine on the state’s MyTurn site. Details on how to make an appointment here Santa Clara County health officials warned of an increase in variant cases of COVID-19. All four of the variants of concern have been found in Santa Clara County, according to health officials. Hear more from health officials here Kids in Fremont will remain on distance learning for the rest of the school year. Fremont Unified’s superintendent explained in a newsletter yesterday that the school district and the teachers union could not reach an agreement on how to return to the classrooms. He says the district is walking away from negotiations after months of talks. Last night, the teachers union president said she hopes the district will return to the bargaining table. Orange tier rules take effect in Alameda County today. Indoor gym capacity can expand to 25%, restaurants, movie theaters and churches can increase capacity to 50%. Bars can reopen outdoors without food. The Oakland A’s tweeted Tuesday night that they would be offering more seats for Opening Day on Thursday. This comes after the state announced that Alameda County is allowed to move into the orange tier starting Wednesday. San Francisco’s Moscone Center is going to reopen for conferences at the end of September. The American Society for Surgery of the Hand is booked for September 30 through October 2. Organizers say they expect just about everyone who attends will be vaccinated by then. The last conference at Moscone was in February 2020. The organizer of Lollapalooza is pushing for an in-person return of Chicago’s massive music festival. Co-founder Perry Farrell told iHeartRadio he wants to bring the festival back in August in one capacity or another. This would only happen if coronavirus cases in Illinois continue to drop. This comes after Outside Lands in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park announced earlier this month that they’re moving the annual 3-day event to Halloween weekend. The San Jose City Council will vote Tuesday to possibly extend Al Fresco through Sept.30, but some are hoping the program will last longer — or even become permanent. »We wish it was a longer extension, » said Nate LeBlanc, business development manager with the San Jose Downtown Association. « We feel that this has been a great program and we really appreciate the city being flexible with this.
