One day after hitting 6,000 recorded cases, California topped 7,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus Monday evening. The state’s death toll has reached 142.
The number of patients in intensive care units of hospitals has tripled since Friday, and total hospitalizations in the state have doubled, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
While those spikes were largely expected, they are putting a strain on the state’s hospitals and their workers, who are dependent on personal protection equipment that the state has scrambled to assemble.
Stay up to date with the virus’ spread with our Bay Area county-by-county map and our California-wide map.
Resources:
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Live updates:
San Francisco reported 23 new cases of the coronavirus Tuesday morning, pushing its total number of patients to 397. Of that total, 58 have been hospitalized. – Evan Webeck, 9:18 a.m.
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo says he has been diagnosed with COVID-19 but will continue to anchor his show from home. He and his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, spoke on air Monday. – CNN, 8:57 a.m.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Monday night that provides tax help for small businesses. Any business filing a return of less than $1 million has a 90-day extension to file. – Evan Webeck, 7:05 a.m.
Marin announced three new deaths Monday from the coronavirus, bringing its total to four casualties. Fourteen Marin residents have been hospitalized and 98 have tested positive. – Matthew Pera, 6:42 a.m.
What are people buying online while they’re stuck at home? Kitchen staples, cleaning supplies, workout equipment and yes, toilet paper. – John Woolfolk, 6 a.m.
So far there have been few details about how the Bay Area’s homeless population has been affected by the coronavirus. With limited information, outreach workers are not sure what risk they are taking on by providing services. – Marisa Kendall, 5:45 a.m.
Some Whole Foods workers are planning a Tuesday “sick out” to apply pressure to the company over the lack of protection against virus spread within the company’s stores. – Kevin Smith, 5:23 a.m.
After two years of developing its chip technology, security semiconductor company Perceive launched Tuesday in San Jose into the middle of this economic uncertainty. The company discussed delaying its opening, but ultimately went ahead with the launch. – Rex Crum, 5 a.m.
