Have died. California has now surpassed 20,000 confirmed cases and more than 550 people in the state have died over 361,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus globally. Well right here in the bay area there are now more than 4,000 confirmed cases and 115 deaths. Now 47 of those deaths are actually in Santa Clara County, which also has the most cases at over 1400 San Mateo County is standing at 21 deaths, San Francisco has 10 Contra Costa County has a task and the east bay Alameda County has 17 deaths. Moraine county has 10 deaths both solano and napa county now have 2 deaths each and there was one death reported and Sonoma County. The virus pandemic still as bad as we think while one bay area doctor weighs in on how the situation is improving because the precautions taken early on and also how we can continue to move in the right direction kron fours dan thorn explains. It appears theres been progress in the bay areas fight against covid19 there has been the possibility of seeing deaths in case is surging but early actions taken by local health officials. Seem to be working we are in a better place that weve not been doing all of social distancing shelter a everything thats been done in our communities to prevent the spread of coronavirus doctor Michael Stacey with Lifelong Medical care says being in this position is obviously a good thing. Our hospitals are not being overwhelmed and testing is getting better. But he says the progress and flattening the curve needs to be viewed in the long game just because its worked so far doesnt mean we can stop this as we shop and. It can start to spread quickly. It can change directions as for the peak projections very to either late april mid to late may to late june. The goal is to keep the peak from steepening. Doctor stacy says we wont know the peak in till after weve reached it that cake is a little bit of a moving target because it all depends. So why everybodys continuing to comply with social distancing orders and for our lives to go back to normal getting back where we were before or is going to you know most likely a it take to get back to us place as we go for. Doctor stacy says that a covid19 vaccine is probably still at least a year away he says currently one of the big factors in slowing the spread of the coronavirus is having an increased emphasis on vulnerable pockets like Nursing Homes and the Homeless Population to avoid keeping this virus from hanging around. Reporting in walnut creek dan thorn kron 4 news. Well staying in the east bay. Theres an increase and concerns surrounding senior care facilities in Alameda County after 7 residents died from an outbreak at one centre in hayward gateway care and rehab center thats and hayward its also reporting 25 Staff Members and 40 residents have tested positive. The county is now working to contain the spread. The number sizing you know everything from the importance personal protective equipment and really trying to cut co waiting and then any patients with symptoms and alum making sure that theyre isolated as many people know a lot of recommendations around making sure that no nonessential visitors come in and singer activities we have a long checklist recommendation. Well gateway is also facing criticism from some family members who say they have not been able to get updated information on the health of their loved ones. We have reached out to gateway for comment. But so far weve not heard back from them. Alameda county is partnering with the state Health Department to establish a task force. Sheltering in place has been difficult for some it can be a real risk for others specifically victims of Domestic Abuse kron fours dan kerman has more on what San Francisco is doing to help those victims. Sheltering in your home has been an adjustment for many but for victims of Domestic Violence, it can be increasingly dangerous in the midst of the covid19 and then next, those most victims of violence in the home that are at increased risk people are stocked with their abusers chance go out into the community see in the places they normally would San FranciscoOfficials Say during the first week of the shelter in place they saw a sharp increase in requests for Domestic Violence services. Only to see that drop off the next week. To us and to many other experts and Community Partners its a troubling sign that the request had dropped off and it shows us people who are at home with abusers. Our time reaching out for help. Someone who might have been coming in and participating in support groups are seeing a peer counselor or you any number of local resources. And now those things may not be available to them in the same way. So theyre really isolated now the da along with the Mayors Office has reached an agreement with Real Estate Investment manager verot us. To provide 20 Furnished Apartments for survivors of Domestic Violence and i think that thats going to be very useful as as this stretches on. The need for additional and additional safe housing and safe shelter is just going to grow. And city officials are already working to make Additional Units like this one available. The department should be ready by weeks end survivors and their families will be able to stay there rent free for up to 90 days. In San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 news. What california is trying to extend extra benefits to Health Care Workers out there on the front lines, california healthcare workers now have access to travel vouchers and stipends on thursday governor newsome announced that the state will reimburse lower wage workers. 100 of hotel casa designated locations, theyll also provide vouchers to others who need to sleep away from home because of their work. So that theyre allowed to stay closer to their patients and provide them the opportunity not to worry about being out of pocket or worry about exposing their families or god forbid worried about another night sleeping in their car. So they can stay closer to the needs in their communities. This is great news. The 150 hotels that are part of the states both purchasing plan. Theyll be available on a new state website. Its called cow travel store dot com and that starting today. Also said that fema will help fund the program along with a 25 million donation for Mark Zuckerberg the Governor Also Announced a handful of airlines that will be offering free roundtrip tickets to Health Care Workers. Iris infection rate among californias Health Care Workers has spiked over the last few days. Now yesterday Californias Department of Public Health announced that more than 1800 Health Care Workers have tested positive for coronavirus now thats nearly 7 times more than the number of cases just on monday. Officials blame the surge on actually how theyre counting. The new cases now so before they had only included health care and sections for workers who were exposed on the job. Well now theyre counting all Health Care Workers who are positive regardless of where they were exposed. Well people across the country also right here in the bay area theyre working tirelessly to make mask and facials for nurses and doctors now in marin county lieutenant nina snyder, shes using her sewing skills so add a little comfort in color to the front lines of this fight. Shes been sewing since the 4th grade but now she is shifting gears, shes adding 5 in suicides of the headbands really cute allowing them to you. Hook their mass right there instead of having to you know place the behind the ears. I like it. Hour and see how well you do with what our think. That will do that. So i would ask is so tight because they know theyre being exposed. They were all given thumbs up right how we like it lieutenant snyder has now sent some 360 headbands to Health Care Workers at marine general, a Saint Francis in San Francisco in also kaiser hospitals in sandra fell santa rosa and the late how very creative and very much needed. Thanks guys. Well if you need help dealing with the coronavirus or but theres always someone to talk to theres a national disaster. Distress helpline that you can call take a look at the number on your screen, its 1 800 9855990. There are people who are standing by who you can talk to and can help so weve also posted that number on our website you can always find it at kron 4 dot com. Well coming up next on the kron 4 morning news to many people are not following stay at home orders, what police in the north bay say theyll start doing it. Plus theres a free program that could be useful for parents and students as they continue education at home. And also coming up after the break changes could be coming to to vote this upcoming general election what Santa Clara County officials are considering. Well before we go how about a little peek outside were checking in on the san mateo bridge traffic looks good so far to the from the east bay over to the peninsula will check in on your friday forecast and in nearly 100 years serving the military community, weve seen you go through tough times and every time, youve shown us, youre much tougher your heart, courage and commitment has always inspired us and now its no different so, were here with financial strength, stability and experience you can depend on and the online tools you need because you have always set the highest standard and reaching that standard is what were made for welcome back everyone and thanks for staying with us time to take a look at the forecast now lets say good morning to dave spahr and see how this good friday shaping updates. Hey good morning, robin everybody good we are seeing improving sky conditions going on gradually for this weekend and how about those temperatures too. Oh yeah were going to see that in the next week as well really going start feeling like its springlike weather. However, some last showers want to point out a little bit to looks like theyre making their way into Santa Clara County early this morning. Thats all pretty much our south and east that will funny a jet out why beauty shot coming in from alcatraz in the foreground sitting behind a visual noticed a bridge the left but we shot a little bit of glaze going on even at the Golden Gate Bridge as well little in the way some morning fog to make note of which will do here. This quickly clears out so you can see visibility levels are very low, but that clears out pretty quickly this morning by 10 00am that she will be handled nicely and we do have some better sky conditions to to probably see a little bit more sun today. Then we saw from yesterday. Temperatures on the right now rosa, which is fairly mild for morning start mid to upper 50s along the east bay shoreline for now open 5754 per San Francisco 56 coming in for san jose. So for today what goes on we got these variable clouds hanging around that means we dont completely clear out for good. You can see a couple seats throughout the day clears up a little bit inland throughout the afternoon. But you can see that marine layer comes back again spilling back make no mistake about it by saturday morning. Now this weekend we probably will see you again improving clearing conditions per ticket for those inland valleys. So lining up here for you are calling and variable clouds today still cool mid to upper 60s for this weekend. Its a better inland clearing with warming the lower to middle 70s at work here and then for next week, mostly sunny warming continues. Oh yes, some spots inland by wednesday may pop at about 80 sore definitely going to see that the coupling happening from the inland areas contrasted with the bay and the coastal areas today though again its kind of the same drill 62, San Francisco, 68 san jose much similarity with these regions 65 again coming in for oakland, but to give you an idea of the broader bay summers will still popping about 70 like santa rosa, but most readings are still hovering in the mid to upper 60s that coming up a little bit wild that 4 zone forecast for you even though we dont see much in the way of decoupling of temperatures. But well show you a little bit of a ride that started to take shape as we warm up, for the week ahead. Back to you all right, thank you dave. Now, lets take a little peek outside for. The folks and the essential workers heading to work this morning least its friday. A live look at your approach to the bay bridge toll plaza where we dont have any problems right now so its going to be an easy commute from the bottom of the maze through the pay gates across the upper deck, were clear at hot spot free as you head into downtown San Francisco so get on out there now taking a peek at some other bay area bridges like 92 were off to a fantastic start i check the limits i dont see any problems on 8. 80 through san leandro and hayward and then once you make your way over to the peninsula coming off the san mateo bridge you are doing just fine into a foster city and san mateo so no big trouble spots there. But well take a peek at some more bridges coming up a little bit later. Well to the south bay Santa Clara County officials are taking action to head off any potential impact that the coronavirus pandemic might have on the general election this fall. So the county is looking into holding an election where everyone votes by mail how does that sound kron fours rob fladeboe reports. A majority of Santa Clara County voters already vote by mail but this fall voting by mail could be the only way to vote the board of supervisors has called on the registrar of voters to explore the possibility for president s each so we want to make sure that no matter what happens in the fall that were prepared if covid19 is still a significant part of our lives. We want to make sure that the registered voters and has a plan to let everybody vote by mail. Planning would look at the impact of doing away with polling places there will be outreach to ensure that hard to reach people those in the hospital or a Nursing Homes or in jail are not left out part of the reason were doing the research is they want to make sure we understand all the unintended consequences everything from cost to to to maybe even disenfranchising somebody accidentally the boards action comes in the wake of this weeks primary in wisconsin where the u. S. Supreme court refused to extend the deadline to postpone the primary. Forcing people to vote in person amid the coronavirus pandemic enough people in this country have died for the right to whether your in the military whether youre a civil rights activist whether youre a suffrage activist and the most important thing we can do is make it easy for every Single Person in our entire community. Both and not risk their lives to do it. Although most registered voters currently cast their ballots by mail thousands, still ahead for vote centers to fill out a paper ballot or vote by machine doing so this year could be risky says chavez i think what we could see is what happened in wisconsin, which is people literally went out and risk their lives to we shouldnt have to do that here the Registrars Office is expected to get back to the board with some preliminary findings next month. Meantime assemblyman marc berman of memo park announced today that hes going to introduce legislation that all registered voters statewide be mailed a ballot for the 2020 general election. Rob fladeboe kron 4 news. Well now over to the east bay where the city of fremont is wrapping up efforts to test people for coronavirus theyve now launched a free walk in testing site but in order to be tested you need to make sure that you make an appointment first and of course have symptoms of covid19. It will take one to 3 days to receive those tests results the goal is just to make sure that you know people are where of whether they have the coronavirus so that they can isolate themselves at home from others. So if i tell someone that ok you have. Call that 19 theyre going to take more precautions you know, and they cannot stay in the home stay in one room in isolating themselves what is somebody who dont know that and theyre still feel like they have allergy symptoms still going out to out for a walk or something. Right now the side can only do about a test per day but they are planning to get that number up to 50 theyre working on it. If you want to make an appointment check out the number on your screen call 5, 1, 0, 2526808 and set up your appointment there. It has killed more than 16,000 people across america and more than one 0. 6 million cases have been documented around the world. So now the white house is looking to launch a new Coronavirus Task force nadia romero has the latest. We have things in the works that are going to really i think fire the country President Trump is preparing to announce a second task force focused on economic recovery is gunning for more going on. The president has been day by day deaths in new york continue to rise question. Wednesdays numbers report was no different its