California saw its deadliest week since the coronavirus crisis began, but experts cautiously report that the state may have reached its peak and that deaths and infections will begin leveling off. Delays in reporting deaths over the weekend, however, might cause the death toll to go even higher.
As of Monday morning, the statewide death toll stood at 1,176, with 199 COVID-19 cases in the Bay Area.
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:
A Stanford study that indicates about 81,000 people could already have been infected with coronavirus in Santa Clara County, is garnering derision for others in the specialized world of statistics. — Lisa Krieger, 8:24 a.m.
The number of planned layoffs in the Bay Area work force have more than doubled over the last week, a foreboding indicator of the economic fallout of the COVID-19 government imposed shuts downs. Employers have signaled they propose cutting around 44,400 jobs. — George Avalos, 8:11 a.m.
Lack of business and few people to pick, farmers are plowing under crops or letting them rot in the fields. Meanwhile, food banks around the state are hurting for provisions. –Manuela Tobias and Robert Rodriguez, 7 a.m.
Bay Area health clinics that serve some of the most vulnerable residents are struggling with how to keep their doors open while the shelter-in-place mandates has drastically cut patient visits. — Erica Hellerstein, 6:38 a.m.
Food banks in the Bay Area are struggling to keep up with demand. Not only are they serving their regular patrons, reliance on food banks has grown as people lose their jobs and incomes because of the COVID-19 shutdown. — Maggie Angst, 6:08 a.m.
In a rare bit of good news associated with the coronavirus pandemic, commuters may have been saved from “carmageddon” as the state takes advantage of light traffic to move ahead several road construction projects. — Nico Savidge, 5: 42 a.m.
The coronavirus pandemic and mandated shuts downs continued to create a bleak job market, statewide and nationally. Jobless claims soared through mid-April after the state recorded its biggest monthly loss since 2009 the month before. — Kurt Snibbe and Jonathan Lansner, 4:35 a.m.
