As California works its way through a backlog of tests, the number of positives continue to climb in the state.
Sunday night, data compiled by our journalists showed more than 15,000 confirmed cases. The state has cut its backlog of pending tests from nearly 60,000 to about 15,000 in the last several days.
Stay up to date with the virus’ spread with our Bay Area county-by-county map and our California-wide map.
Resources:
How to tell if you may have COVID-19
If you believe you have the virus, here’s what to do
How to get groceries without going to the supermarket
Here are tips for staying safe as you go to the grocery store
These Bay Area restaurants are offering delivery or takeout
If you are laid off or have hours cut in the crisis, here’s how to apply for state support
These Bay Area companies are hiring during the coronavirus crunch
Live updates:
The Grand Princess cruise ship has left the San Francisco Bay. Crew on board has completed a 14-day quarantine, 3,000 passengers have disembarked and three people from the ship have died since it came to port nearly a month ago. – Evan Webeck, 7:42 a.m.
California’s Employment Development Department has seen 1.9 million unemployment insurance claims in just more than three weeks. The department is bringing in workers from across state government and calling back recent retirees to help process the flood of claims. – Leonardo Castañeda, 7 a.m.
Police led a 250-vehicle procession Sunday morning to bring late Santa Rosa detective Marylou Armer’s body from a Vallejo hospital to a Napa cemetery. She was the first law enforcement officer in the Bay Area to die from the coronavirus. – Richard Freedman, 6:31 a.m.
Los Angeles County reported 15 new deaths and more than 660 new cases Sunday evening, bringing its death toll to 132 and case count to 5,940. – David Rosenfeld, 6:19 a.m.
Hiring has slowed in the Bay Area amid the crisis, tumbling 4.8 percent in March. Still, that is much tamer than many other large metro areas, including Los Angeles and New York, which both topped 15 percent. – George Avalos, 5:50 a.m.
Job cuts in Silicon Valley loom as nearly one in every five companies in the area is considering layoffs in response to the crisis, a new study shows. – George Avalos, 5:45 a.m.
The Trump administration is set to restrict cruise ship passengers from boarding domestic commercial flights. They’ll be subject to a 14-day quarantine. – CNN, 5:18 a.m.
The U.S. government waited until mid-March to begin purchasing bulk shipments of critical equipment to fight the pandemic, the Associated Press found. Federal agencies squandered nearly two months before buying large quantities of N95 masks, ventilators and more. – Associated Press, 4:45 a.m.
