A shelter-in-place has been issued for at least six Bay Area counties, including San Francisco.
There are confirmed cases in all nine Bay Area counties and California's first COVID-19 related death was a Placer County man who was a passenger on a cruise out of San Francisco. Local emergencies related to coronavirus have been declared in Solano, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin, Sonoma, and Alameda counties. The latest number of confirmed cases in the U.S. can be found at the CDC's 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. page. (The CDC updates the webpage on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.)
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Here are the latest developments on the respiratory illness in the U.S.:
The U.S. death toll from the virus has reached 27. As testing increased, the number of infections in the United States has climbed above 1,000.
MARCH 16, 2020
6:00 p.m.
2 new deaths reported in Santa Clara County
Two more people reportedly passed away from novel coronavirus in Santa Clara County Monday, bringing the total deaths in the county to four.
#BREAKING: @abc7newsbayarea has learned that there have been two more deaths related to #COVID19 in #SantaClaraCounty, as of Monday evening. One man in his 80's, another in his 50's. This brings the total to 4 deaths countywide. #BayArea #Coronavirus
12:05 p.m.
At least 6 Bay Area counties ordered to shelter-in-place
At least six Bay Area counties announced a shelter-in-place for residents to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The order directs everyone to stay in their homes until at least April 7.
More than 6.7 million would be impacted the order that involves Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties, a combined population of more than 6.7 million. It is to stay in place until at least April 7. There is no word yet if Sonoma, Solano and Napa would be included.
The directive begins at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
County authorities are expected to announce the move at 1 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Trump urges public to avoid gatherings of more than 10
The White House on Monday urged all older Americans to stay home and everyone to avoid crowds and eating out at restaurants as part of sweeping guidelines meant to combat an expected surge of coronavirus cases. See their guidelines here.
11:30 a.m.
MLB pushes back opening day
San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's fans will have to wait even longer for baseball season due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Major League Baseball just pushed back opening day to mid-May at the earliest, in accordance with CDC guidelines.
