Mask up and make good choices. These are the 19 counties impacted by the governors order today, affecting about 70 of the states population. The bay area counties on the list are could notra costa, santa clara and solano. Not all of them have opened the types of business thats newsom is concerned about. This would put on hold any planning for reopening the businesses and taking a look at the numbers that led to this decision. You can see the positivity rate, the percentage of tests coming back positive for coronavirus, has jumped to 6 over the last 14 days and 6. 4 over the last seven days. Compare that to two weeks ago when it was just 4. For y4 . A big change. Melanie joins us live. These new rules apply to the 19 counties that have been on the states watch list for the last three consecutive days. As californians head into the holiday weekend, indoor activities in 19 california counties including could notra costa, santa clara and solano counties will cease immediately. Please do not take your guard down. Reporter the governor is strucking certain sectors within the 19 counties to close endoor operations due to the risk of spread. In those 19 counties, there will be no more indoor restaurant dining, by tasting, movies, Family Entertainment centers, zoos or card rooms. The governor offering this analogy. Not an off and on switch because dimmer switch based upon local conditions. That is our ability to mitigate the spread of the virus. In the 19 counties, indoor and outdoor bars will close. State beach parking lots will be closed this weekend throughout southern california, as well as parts of monterey county, santa cruz, through the bay area and along the north coast to sonoma county. In counties that close local beaches, the state will follow suit and close state beaches according to governor newsom. The governor is encounties with mandatory closures to consider closing fireworks and encouraging californians not to gather with people they dont live with. Ill ask to you advance the personal responsibility, personal behavior. Including wearing a mask. Just because someone wont tap you and write a citation doesnt mean you should not do the right thing. End forcement strike teams willbe there. If guidelines will be looked at again in three weeks. Were focused on how we can continue to build a better bay area while todays decision was driven by health data, it will have a big impact on the economy. Jr stone is live in Solano County where some businesses just found out, theyll have to close down again, j. R. Reporter yes. And ive broken the news about these indoor closures to about half a dozen people. Many of them saying these are the governors closures, putting them slowly on him. Some in a positive light. Others in a negative one. Well have some beer after work. To know let down like that over an unconstitutional mandate from a governor, as far as i can tell, you know. The governor has to bear the brunnel of this. Hes trying to acome date everybody. And sometimes when everyones health is concerned, you cant accommodate everybody. Now, here in fairfield, ive seen open for dining signs outside chevys, and Buffalo Wild Wings to name a few. They are likely to come down. The closures will happen immediately according to the health department. Doctors i talked on from stanford and ucsf say Indoor Dining has been a major concern for them because weve seen the virus spread in those locations across the country. Those doctors saying that the particles from the virus can go into the air and stay in that air for a good amount of time. Now back out here live at this chevys location, there are still some inside diners, or indoor diners. At least there are in last five to ten minutes. Theyre just exiting here. People still hearing the news. I did talk with an employee from applebees. They were only allowing 50 capacity but theyve been at that 50 capacity. Theyve been pretty busy. Reporting lye in fairfield. Jr stone. For a full inactive map of what is allowed and whats closed in the county where you live, head to our webb. We have a full list on the 19 counties on the governors watch list. Its all there for you. Go to abc7news. Com. Its super helpful. The latest spikes in testing are affecting the supply chain. The Testing Capacity is strain dude to high demand. Stephanie spoke to one Health Care Worker struggling to care for her patients. Reporter as covid19 cases ref, the heightened demand for testing is alread threatening the supply chain. Two of the nations top commercial testing labs, Quest Diagnostics and labcorp say theyre under strain. It is keeping her from doing her job. So i called quest and i got a pre recording saying they have no tests. Dont bother us. And i called labcorp and they said we have no tests this morning. Reporter she provides serves at 30 Dementia Care facilities across the bay area. One of which recently had a covid outbreak. The labs were saying they have no tests. I just felt sick. Because i know that people were going to die if we didnt figure out where the disease was. Reporter Quest Diagnostics reported demand for testing grew 50 over the past three weeks. Turnaround times for both quest and labcorp are averaging three on five days for the general public. Unless youre a priority hospital patient or symptomatic Health Care Worker. Then test results are expedited one day but the doctor couldnt risk waiting for her patients. Usually it takes five to 14 days for th infection to spread. Reporter case in point, villa fontana. Retirement community in not is a jose. One week ago there was one case of covid. Now theres more than 14. I think our response to the need of testing has been a failure. Reporter Quest Diagnostics is working on increasing Testing Capacity to be able to process 150,000 covid tests per day. Labcorp has that same goal next month. Abc7 news. In the east bay, people have been flocking to a testing site, the drivethrough location at Cal State University in hayward has seen such a surge theyve had to cut off the line every day this week so far. Just look at the line there as we pan the camera. The Hayward Fire Department said the site hit new levels on monday when workers tested nearly 500 people. The deputy chief explains that with the expansion of tracking and tracing, there is a spike in demand. They want to make sure, ohoh i was exposed. I want to quarantine. Maybe i dont want to quarantine the whole time. Ill get tested. The testing will go from neighbor clog a. M. Tomorrow until 4 00 in the afternoon. Theyre considering adding an Evening Shift after they get up from work. The site will be closed on friday before the long holiday weekend. San quentins coronavirus outbreak has spread to a second prison in the state. During a hearing today about the crisis state lawmaker said moving inmates to susanville has led to an outbreak at that prison. Nearly 1,100 people have tested positive for covid19 at san quentin. The Public Defenders Office is working to get some people released. It is not just testing and case numbers that were seeing rise. Ucsf hospitals are seeing more people with covid19 symptoms in the emergency room now. Our Analysis Shows all nine bay area counties are seeing an increase in hospitalization rates and certainly, doctors are worried about that trend. Abc7 News Reporter chris reyes explains how theyre preparing. We need to be prepared to ramp up quicklyere it concerar ravs chief of ucsfs department of emergency immediate single where they are seeing up to 20 people show up daily with covid19 symptoms. Not a surge but an upfick theyre watching closely along with these numbers. This chart shows the number of covid19 patients in the citys hospitals. Notice that after a gradual dip from may, the numbers are now rising in june. The notion of hospitalization is not quite as scary as it was in march. But we really do not want to have our hospitals overrun with patients with covid. Reporter at you were csf, this is how theyre preparing. These tents outside the emergency room still ready to go. They were first erected in march. As soon as the surge hit, we will most likely convert those structures back into units where we can care for respiratory patients. Reporter also ready to use, a 53bed unit at mt. Zion and a 30 plus bed at ucsf. The doctor said it is a situation theyre watching closely. Especially since what they dont have, icu beds to spare. We are extremely prepared. We took a lot of protective measures earlier on that are still in place so we will be able to very quickly ramp up if theres a surge. Reporter but she said she cant stress enough, hospitals may be prepared but its best to stay out. By wearing masks, washing hands and keeping social distance. In San Francisco, abc7 news. Coming up, we talk with experts and families about the recommendations from a Doctors Group that young kids shouldnt wear masks to school this fall. Im spencer christian. It is cooling down now. The temperatures will be rising for the fourth of july. Ill have the weekend forecast coming up. And staying home during the pandemic could be saving peoples lives from more than just coronavirus. It is helping as more and more School Districts are putting out their Health Guidelines for the fall, theyre tackling the issue of masks for younger children. It is part of our efforts to build a better bay area. The American Academy of pediatrics now recommends Face Coverings for middle and high School Grades, but not Elementary School school kids. Abc7 News Reporter explains why. Reporter i went to the source. Meet a pair of second graders. It is sort of annoying. Because when youre running, it keeps skipping down and you get really hot and sweaty. It is hard to breathe because it is blocking most of the air that is supposed to get in your mouth. This oakland mother has an incoming kindergartner. She said masks in the classroom are not practical for younger kids. We gave up on masks in about ten minutes and we gave up on six feet apart. All right. Theres no way theyre goi to diance. The American Academy of pediatrics surprised everyone when it stated that schools are probably not greatly amplifying the spread of virus. The group went even further recommending that Elementary School grades focus on hands washing and use outdoor spaces when possible. Dr. Sam dominguez is a pediatric Infectious Disease expert in colorado. In some areas, it may be counter productive. If w a face mask on, youre fidgeting and touching your face mask more, pulling it down and up. That could lead to more transmissions. Reporter only middle and high School Grades should be required to cover their face if a six foot distance cannot be maintains. The Santa Clara Office of education issued its guidelines for schools which say Elementary School students should be encouraged to wear a Face Covering in the classroom. Teachers as we know, like to weave the room. They look at their students faces to make sure they understand the material. It is likely this will get in the way. Reporter the American Academy of pediatrics guides tens of thousands of pediatricians. These recommendations are expected to influence the Decision Making process of School Districts across the country. In San Francisco, abc7 news. While weve had several heat waves, more hot weather does lie ahead as we will talk about. Were now learning that childrens heat stroke deaths are actually declining. Reporter covid19 is taking lives but could be saving lives as well. Only six infants and children have died nationwide from heat stroke this year after being left under attended in a vehicle. In a normal year, the average by july is 15. The downward trend may be because of keeping them home rather than to childcare. About half were forgotten by a apparently or caregiver. We have a number of 25 where children gain access on their own. About another 20 or so where a apparently knowingly leaves a child in a car while they go do something else. Reporter he is a san jose state meteorologist and a nationally recognized expert on child heat stroke. He joined other leaders from the National Transportation safety board which has kicked off a new awareness campaign. They pointed out the temperature ma close think car can rise 19 degrees in just ten minutes. Experts say heat stroke can occur when the outdoor temperature is as chloe as 57 degrees. So the risk exists in the bay area. During the pandemic, some parents may be tempted to heave a child behind while picking up a takeout order. People space out. I think weve all at one time missed our exit on the freeway because were thinking about something else. Reporter automakers have plenltd to offer Warning Systems by 2025 to alert drivers to check for children. If youre looking in the rear view mirror, the car seat looks the same whether theres a child in it or its em. Reporter it is already standard in some vehicles. In san jose, david louie. Abc7 news. During this pandemic, some pediatricians are worried about accidents that could happen more frequently this summer. The American Academy of pediatrics say there could be a rick of accidental drownings this summer. Since children will be home more, they may have more accidents in pools. Its been like the fourth of july it seems like most every night in many bay area cities. Especially in the east bay where fire and police demonstrated the dangers cause think by even a small spark. It took just four minutes for sparkler in addition gutter to turn into a deadly fire. This weekend, firefighters will be on extra patrols. They say the problem has been made worse be boredom from covid sheltering and illegal explosives. Weve been very busy six may with an almost four fold increase. Dozens, particularly in laugh few weeks have been caused by fireworks useful. So its a be pro. Anyone caught with fireworks will receive a ticket. We have a list of bay area cities Holding Virtual fourth of july celebrations. You can check that out on our home page. We are now with the clock ticking down, zeroing in on the holiday forecast for the weekend. Yeah. Spencer, it will be a pretty nice weekend. It is going to be a very nice weekend. Right now were in a cooling pattern. Fog is developing. We have gusts up to 22 miles an hour. In aa, fairfield, 23, that pattern will stay with us for other temperature change. Most places are cooler. The current temperature reading sare 59 in San Francisco. Really getting cool in the city. We have low to mid 70s at mountain view, san jose and gilroy. 61 at pacifica. On we go to view from emeryville. 72 right now in santa rosa. 68 in napa. On we go to our forecast features. There will be widespread fog. If youre a morning commuter, bear that in mind. You may need a little extra time. It will be warm go up again rather sharply for fourth of july weekend. Heres our overnight forecast animation. Notice the formation of low clouds and fog near the coastline and pushing out over the bay. So 5 00 in the morning. The morning commute gets underway. There will be widespread areas of reduced visibility. And maybe even some spotty drizzle. The fog will burn back. Perhaps just a little cooler than today. Overnight lows will be mainly in the low to mid 50s. And highs tomorrow will range from upper 50s at the coast to only mid 70s around the shoreline. And a cooler than average day this time of year. It is still relatively cool at the coach and bay. The temperatures bounce back. Lower 80s along the bay shrl. Shl pretty much the same at the coastline. Heres it will start cooling down. By midweek next week, the temperatures will be back below average. If were going to have a spike in warmth, i guess, the weekend is the time to have it. It is a holiday weekend. Enjoy. Thank you, spencer, vex. Okay. The monday ray bay an extra 15 percent credit on car and motorcycle policies . Ok . Thats 15 percent on top of what geico could already save you. So what are you waiting for . Dj khaled to be your motivational coach . Yo devin remember to brush in a circle motion. Thank you. Dj. Khaled. Tiny circles, devin. Do another one. Another one. Is this good . Put in that work, devin. Dont give up. Geico. Save an extra 15 when you switch by october 7th. 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