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U.S. president, first lady test positive for Covid-19, Pence’s daily test returns negative
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19. Trump announced the news via Twitter at just before 10 p.m. Thursday night. Dr. Sean P....Read More
Fourth San Francisco jail inmate tests positive for Covid-19
The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday announced a fourth inmate has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Just like the last three cases, the latest case involves an...Read More
Four residents, nine staff from Pleasant Hill senior living facility test positive for Covid-19
Four residents of a Pleasant Hill senior living facility have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, Contra Costa County Public Health officers said Tuesday, and three of them remain...Read More
Seven staff, one patient confirmed Covid-19 positive at quarantined Laguna Honda Hospital
Seven staff members and one patient at San Francisco’s Laguna Honda Hospital have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, city officials said in an update Saturday. All are in...Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: counties halt evictions, Santa Rosa officers test positive, statewide cases pass 2,000
Here are the latest developments from around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of Wednesday morning. Three Santa Rosa police officers have tested...Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: regional cases climb, jail deputy tests positive, Hayward testing center opens
The latest developments around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of Monday morning include: A San Francisco sheriff’s deputy, who is assigned to...Read More
Napa County confirms first COVID-19 case
Napa County Public Health is investigating the county’s first confirmed novel coronavirus case, officials said Sunday. They said specifics about the case will not be released due to medical...Read More
COVID-19 morning update: SF numbers spike, cannabis advocates push to keep all regional dispensaries open
The latest developments around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of Thursday morning include: Solano County became the last county in the Bay...Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: counties, cities implement aggressive mitigation measures
In an attempt to mitigate the spread of 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, Bay Area counties have acted aggressively in the past week. Most school districts have suspended in-person...Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: delayed ship departure, widespread school closures, bans
The California Department of Public Health reported 198 confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, cases throughout seven California counties as of Thursday morning. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive...Read More
TSA says virus transmission risk low despite three officers testing positive
The Transportation Security Administration announced late Tuesday that three TSA officers who work at Mineta San Jose International Airport have tested positive for novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19....Read More
Bay Area coronavirus updates: March 10
The number of Bay Area residents infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has reached 86 confirmed cases, with at least an additional four presumed positive. That number...Read More
Bay Area coronavirus update: rising numbers, campus closures, cruise ship evacuation
San Francisco’s total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases, or COVID-19, jumped to 13 since the announcement of the first two cases by health officials last week. On Friday,...Read More
Santa Clara County coronavirus cases rise to 32, officials say ‘not unexpected’
Eight new cases of COVID-19, or coronavirus, were reported Saturday afternoon by the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. The brings the total number of coronavirus cases in Santa...Read More
Twenty-one people aboard Grand Princess test positive for COVID-19
Forty-six people aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship moored just outside San Francisco were swabbed for novel coronavirus, 21 of which tested positive. Vice President Mike Pence shared the...Read More
SF confirms first two COVID-19 cases
San Francisco health and city officials Thursday confirmed the first two cases of novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19. Mayor London Breed said at a press conference: “Today, we are...Read More
Travel exposure suspected as origin of first Berkeley confirmed COVID-19 case
A resident of Berkeley who recently returned from travel abroad has tested posted for COVID-19, the city’s health officer said Tuesday. The resident, who is the East Bay city’s...Read More
Santa Clara County confirms 11th COVID-19 case amid ‘almost daily’ increase
Santa Clara County now has 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19, otherwise known as the novel coronavirus, officials said Tuesday afternoon. The county says of the total confirmed cases two...Read More