Coronavirus updates: Newsom says 'detailed plans' for re-opening will be public soon

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LATEST, April 10, 10:03 p.m. Sonoma County announced the second coronavirus-related death Friday evening.

The county also updated its website to reflect three more known cases, bringing the total to 145.

April 10, 5:10 p.m. The coronavirus death toll in Santa Clara County hit 50 on Friday when three additional deaths were reported.

County officials also reported 42 new cases, bringing the total to 1,484. The county with the second-highest case total is San Francisco with 797 confirmed cases.

April 10, 3:50 p.m. Alameda County reported three additional COVID-19 deaths on Friday.

20 people in the county have died thus far, and the number of cases also rose from 681 to 730.

County officials also reported that two additional residents have died at Gateway Care & Rehabilitation, the Hayward nursing facility where over 40 residents have tested positive for the coronavirus.

April 10, 2:00 p.m. On Friday, Mayor Breed announced a partnership with San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin and Veritas, a local real estate developer, to address a rise in domestic violence cases during the city’s shelter in place.

“Some people sheltering at home may not be in safe environments,” Breed said. “Domestic violence doesn’t stop because of a pandemic. It’s important we continue to provide support, services, so we can help the people who need it the most. I know so many domestic violence survivors out there are thinking about what we are doing as a city to help others who have not been able to escape those very challenging situations.”

Breed stated that Boudin and Veritas have provided 20 rooms, fully furnished, for survivors needing to relocate. She also noted the availability of text emergency services in the event a person is unable to speak on the phone.

April 10, 1:45 p.m. San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Friday announced a new outbreak of coronavirus at St. Vincent de Paul Multi-Service Center South, one of the city’s largest homeless shelters.

A total of 70 people — 68 members of the shelter and two staff members — tested positive for COVID-19, she said.

However, as she added, “One of the real challenging situations [which] could have been worse will be a little bit better [because] we were preparing to ensure we were able to respond quickly.”

On any given night, she noted, the shelter receives 340 people, but because the city acquired hotel rooms to house more vulnerable people, it mitigated infections.

April 10, 1:30 p.m. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state has seen 541 deaths due to COVID-19 to date, and 49 individuals died in the last 24 hours. As of Friday, 2,897 patients are hospitalized due to the virus and of those 1,145 are in intensive care units.

The number of individuals in the ICU decreased 1.9% percent yesterday and today it went up 1.1% percent.

Newsom acknowledged these numbers are encouraging, but added, "Yesterday, I said one data point doesn’t make a trend line. I caution people even two points don’t make a trend. But still, two lower numbers for two days is a good sign."

Newsom said the state's mobility data that guides models predicting the course of the virus is also promising, but tells a "cautionary tale" and if residents pull back from our stay-at-home order, the numbers will change "radically and quickly."

Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of the California Department of Health and Human Services, said county-by-county mobility data shows movement of residents across the state is down compared to this time in February before the shelter-in-place order went into effect. Ghaly also shared a graph showing that hospitalization numbers in the state are on the low end of what models had predicted.

"We see that we are holding on to the bottom part of the model," Ghaly said. "That’s sort of the better-case scenario, what we had always hoped for but we of course planned for something different. This is a point of pride that we’ve done so well, but I caution you that this line could easily see an upward slope…something that rises quickly if we lose the focus on physical distancing and staying at home."

Newsom and state officials have said the virus in California is likely to peak — reach its height of spread and severity — in mid-May and Ghaly acknowledged that other experts and models are predicting an earlier peak.

"Our peak may not end up being as high as we actually planned around and expected and that difference between what we’re seeing today in our hospitals might not be that much different than where we’re going to peak in the many weeks to come," he said.

Newsom acknowledged that the positive numbers are leading California residents to want to know when their lives may return to normal.

"I anticipated that question," Newsom said. "Know we are putting together detailed plans to architect what that looks like and will be made public soon. That work is being done."

Newsom said nursing homes continue to be a top priority with 191 of the state's 1,224 major facilities being monitored by state health officials where individuals have tested positive. At these centers, 1,226 residents and staff have the virus. Of the 7,464 smaller facilities, 94 locations are under observation and have another 379 residents and staff with the illness. Newsom announced a program providing workers at these facilities with hotel vouchers if they're unable to go home. He also said a Navy hospital ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles will be used to house skilled nursing residents who do not have COVID-19. "The U.S.N.S. Mercy will be taking seniors onboard and helping decompress our nursing facilities," the governor said.

A new partnership between the state, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and restaurants will provide meals to seniors. "Meals on Wheels alone can’t feed our seniors alone," Newsom said. "We have well over a million people isolated at home."

Newsom said the effort was inspired by Steph and Ayesha Curry, who have helped provide Oakland students with meals.

April 10, 12:40 p.m. Contra Costa County health officials reported its ninth death Friday. This is the second death the county has announced for the week. The county also identified 27 more cases, bringing the total to 511. There are currently 35 individuals hospitalized in the county due to COVID-19 complications.

April 10, 11:45 a.m. White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx told members of the media that while social distancing measures appear to be working, the United States has not yet reached the "peak" of the coronavirus pandemic.

"It's really about the encouraging signs that we see, but as encouraging as they are, we have not reached the peak," she said. "And so every day, we need to continue to do what we did yesterday and the week before and the week before that."

Birx also stated that the mortality rate for COVID-19 is "significantly lower" in the United States than in other counties.

In addition, Vice President Mike Pence said it is "imperative" Americans continue to remain at home in the near future, and told churches across the country to adhere to government guidelines on Easter Sunday.

April 10, 11:30 a.m. President Donald Trump said in a White House press conference Friday that social distancing and self-quarantine tactics have been, broadly, very successful across the country. As a result, he says he expects to see substantially lower fatalities that initially projected by health officials.

“We’ll see what it ends up being but it looks like a number substantially lower than the 100,000 — that would be the low mark,” he says. “We’ll hope that bears out.”

"We’re seeing hospital admissions declining nationwide,” he later continued. “The new number of cases per day is flattening substantially, suggesting we are near the peak and our comprehensive strategy is working. Over time our guidelines to slow the spread are decreasing the rate of new cases very substantially and will result in fewer hospital admissions and we’re seeing that — it’s incredible, with no exceptions, it’s looking like it’s lower.”

Trump also noted the fatality rate is looking lower than in other countries.

April 10, 9:28 a.m. San Francisco health officials reported three additional deaths due to COVID-19 complications Friday morning. This is the first time the city has reported more than one death in a day. San Francisco reported its first death on March 25, and the death toll is now 13. Officials also reported 79 additional cases, bringing the total to 797.

April 10, 8:35 a.m. Multiple nursing facilities in the Bay Area face COVID-19 outbreaks.

The Alameda County Health Department reported the seventh death among residents of Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hayward. Officials said infections have been found in 40 residents—including the seven who passed away—and 25 staff members.

A second death was reported at the Orinda Care Center, where 50 residents and staff have tested positive. Drake Terrace in San Rafael reported a total of six cases among residents on Thursday.

April 10, 7:45 a.m. Marin County officials announced Thursday a shutdown of vacation rentals, including short-term rentals, timeshares, hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and other lodging facilities rented for 30 days or less.

Owners of short-term rentals are being directed to stop all operations except to provide lodging for the homeless population, people who need to isolate or quarantine, healthcare and emergency workers and displaced residents.

The mandate went into effect on April 9 and will remain in effect through May 3, 2020.

“We all have a responsibility to do our part to flatten the curve,” Dr. Lisa Santora, the county's deputy public health officer, said in a statement. “Travelling to or within Marin for vacation is non-essential and puts our vulnerable populations are risk.”

Photo: Courtesy Oakland DOT The city of Oakland is closing 74 miles of streets to create more...

April 10, 6:50 a.m. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf will announce a new program Friday that will close 74 miles of streets throughout the city to create more space for increasing pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

“We’ll announce an emergency measure that allows Oakland residents more space to walk, bike and run safely through their neighborhoods, and we’re calling it the Oakland Slow Streets,” Alexandria McBride, the city’s chief resilience officer, said in a town hall meeting held via Zoom video conference.

The city will begin closing streets on Saturday.

To reduce the spread of the coronavirus, people are being asked to social distance and maintain at least six feet of distance from others. This new program aims to make it easier for Oakland residents to socially distance when walking and running in their neighborhoods.

Cumulative cases in the greater Bay Area (due to limited testing these numbers reflect only a small portion of likely cases):

ALAMEDA COUNTY: 730 confirmed cases, 19 deaths*

For more information on Alameda County cases, visit the public health department website.

*Number excludes infected patients in city of Berkeley, which has its own health department and 34 cases and 1 death.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY: 511 confirmed cases, 9 deaths

For more information on Contra Costa County cases, visit the public health department website.

LAKE COUNTY: 2 confirmed cases

For information on Lake County and coronavirus, visit the public health department website.

MARIN COUNTY: 153 confirmed cases, 10 deaths

Fore more information on Marin County cases, visit the public health department website.

MONTEREY COUNTY: 71 confirmed cases, 3 deaths

For more information on Monterey County cases, visit the public health department website.

NAPA COUNTY: 32 cases, 2 deaths

For more information on Napa County cases, visit the public health department website.

SAN BENITO COUNTY: 35 confirmed cases, 2 deaths

For more information on San Benito County cases, visit the public health department website.

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY: 797 confirmed cases, 13 deaths

For more information on San Francisco County cases, visit the public health department website.

SAN MATEO COUNTY: 638 confirmed cases, 21 deaths

For more information on San Mateo County cases, visit the public health department website.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY: 1,442 confirmed cases, 47 deaths

Fore more information on Santa Clara County cases, visit the public health department website.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY: 80 confirmed cases, 1 death

For more information on Santa Cruz County cases, visit the public health department website.

SOLANO COUNTY: 121 confirmed cases, 2 deaths

For more information on Solano County cases, visit the public health department website.

SONOMA COUNTY: 145 confirmed cases, 2 deaths

For more information on Sonoma County cases, visit the public health department website.

In California, 559 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported, according to Johns Hopkins University. For comparison, New York has 7,067, New Jersey 1,700 and Louisiana 702.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Amy Graff is a digital editor with SFGATE. Email her: agraff@sfgate.com.