It restricts all nonessential activity between the hours of 10 00 p. M. And 5 00 a. M. , but will a mandatory quarantine for travellers be next . And if so, how soon . Reporter as covid cases continue surging across the bay area, San Francisco is embracing its purple status and the rstrictions that come with it, but just how bad are the numbers . I think were very close to santa clara. Reporter abc 7s Analysis Shows covid cases per capita between San Francisco and santa clara are both reaching the high 1,700s. To put it in perspective, San Francisco was averaging 139 new covid cases per day. Whereas santa clara is averaging 517. We may well have to act like santa clara has. I dont want to get in front of the City Health Department here, but theyre obviously weighing all these things and looking at the same numbers were all looking at. Reporter Santa Clara County Public Health officials have implemented even stricter rules, like limiting hotels to only essential travel and requiring peo
Capacity in three weeks. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. A lot to get to tonight. Officials say the Hospital Capacity could be maxed out in a matter of weeks. Tonight an urgent call to action ahead of thanksgiving. Cancel your holiday plans. Dont travel. Over the past week, covid19 hospitalizations in the Santa Clara County have gone up by 50 . Health Officials Say at this rate, hospitals county wide could exceed capacity in just three weeks. Other if youre going to have people from outside your household, limit to it two other households, wear just Face Covering and keep your distance. Today 407 new cases were reported county wide. The highest daily number since the start of the pandemic. The county is in talks with hospitals. Theyve also stocked up on ppe. Were talking about surge planning, what contingency plans are with hos, bringing in staffing from outside entities, bringing in their own staffing from noncritical are areas. To inpatient care. Reporter with demand for test
Most restrictive teier. Thats purple. Kiviran contracosta and solano counties San Francisco had been in the least restrictive yellow tier. Now its in the red, the second to the worst. Marin and san mateo moved from orange to red. Take a look at this map. All of the bay area is classified in red or purple with either substantial our widespread coronavirus activity. This troubling trend is happening statewide. 94 of californians live in the most restrictive purple tier. Were tracking them all with this interactive map on our website, abc7news. Com. And abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz is here with the latest on the changes across the state, including an apology, liz, from the governor. Reporter thats right, dan. There was a lot of news at this briefing today. We did get that apology from the governor for attending that dinner at french laughtonery. Every bay area county but one moved into a more restrictive tier. The only one that didnt is Sonoma County and thats because its already in the m
37 in vallejo, 35 santa rosa, 50 downtown, 45 in livermore and a look at the Golden Gate Bridge where were looking at wet pavement, temperatures in the 50s by noontime, but were climbing still with plenty of sunshine by the afternoon. Some lower 60s on the east bay, and south bay. But we still have some clouds, maybe a sprinkle to talk about for the rest of the weekend, and then more measurable rain into the week ahead. Liz . All right, lisa, thank you. Right now, Indoor Dining in San Francisco is done for the foreseeable future, a decision motivated by Health Concerns amid the covid19 pandemic but it is another blow to the economy, were focused on both those issues as part of our effort to build a better bay area. Now, the city is also reducing capacity at gyms and movie theaters but abc 7 News Reporter luz pena explains, restaurants are in a particularly tough spot as we enter the cold months. Reporter heres tony marcell enjoying the sounds of his restaurant bustling, with 25 capacit
Yesterdays rain allowing for a dense fog advisory until 9 00 this morning. Live doppler 7 right now, up in the north bay the gray shading indicates that we are looking at foggy conditions. The east bay, a little bit of the bay shoreline there, and into the south bay from san jose. Five miles in oakland, eight miles at the coast, a half mile in napa and two miles in santa rosa. The light winds and the moisture left over with chilly temperatures in the 30s from santa rosa to novato and golden gate bridge, we will look at temperatures to warm up today with plenty of sunshine by 9 00, fog disappears, low 60s for our warmest inland valleys and warmer for sunday. Right now Indoor Dining in San Francisco is officially done for the foreseeable future. Its a decision motivated by Health Concerns due to the pandemic but its another blow to the economy. Were focused on both of those issues. The city is also reducing capacity at gyms and movie theaters but abc 7 News Reporter luz pena explains res