San Francisco went over 1,990 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. Yet by Thursday, the city was shy of 2,000 confirmed cases, marking the first single-digit increase in positive tests in two weeks.
Health officials reported five more people had tested positive, bringing the city’s case count to 1,999, while its death toll remained at 35.
The city also crossed a testing milestone, receiving its 40,000th result on Wednesday. It has dramatically increased capacity in recent weeks and is testing its residents at nearly twice the clip of surrounding counties. It has performed more than 20,703 tests the past two weeks, with about 3.5% coming back positive, compared to 9,945 tests the previous 14-day period with a 7.6% positive rate.
There were 65 patients hospitalized with the virus in San Francisco on Tuesday, the most recent day for which data was available — the lowest number since March 31.
San Mateo County, after experiencing a brief dip, reported 14 new COVID-19 patients in its hospitals on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 63, including 20 in intensive care units, three more than the previous day.
Health officials reported 21 new cases in San Mateo County, bringing its total to 1,536, while its death toll remained at 65. The county reported nine new fatalities earlier this week.
Both peninsula counties announced plans to fall in line with the state’s Phase 2 guidelines beginning Monday. San Francisco Mayor London Breed said 95% of the city’s retail businesses would be able to resume curbside operation.
Eighteen more counties around the state had been approved to open even further, as the death toll from the virus approached 3,000 and total cases topped 73,000.
