Coronavirus updates: Santa Clara, Napa counties report more cases

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LATEST, March 29, 4:30 p.m.: Santa Clara County on Sunday reported 55 new cases of COVID-19, bringing its total cases to 646. Its death toll remained at 25. Also, Napa County reported two more positive cases, giving it 12 cases total.

March 29, 11:45 a.m.: The California State Parks system has closed vehicle access to all 280 state parks, the department reported Sunday.

"To date, California State Parks has taken various safety measures to avoid dangerous visitation surges and help prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus)," reads an update on the parks site. "Safety measures include temporarily closing all campgrounds, museums and visitor centers in the state park system; cancelling all events; and closing vehicle access at certain parks and beaches, and fully closing others."

March 29, 11:25 a.m.: California's coronavirus peak may happen in late April, say researchers at the University of Washington.

Due to early implementation of social distancing, the death toll in California may be low, but scientists can't say for sure. A study using computer simulations considered numerous possibilities, finding California's worst daily death toll could be in late April with around 150 deaths a day. The best-case scenario would see California at two deaths a day; in the worst-case scenario, California could see 370 deaths a day.

March 29, 11:00 a.m.: Sonoma County reported four additional positive cases of coronavirus Sunday, bringing its total to 58. Thirteen of those 58 patients have recovered and one person died.

March 29, 10:15 a.m.: Santa Cruz County reported two more cases of coronavirus in the county, bringing its total to 41. Officials also reported the county's first death.

KSBW reports the person who died was a man in his 70s who had an underlying health condition. He arrived at the hospital on March 19 with a fever and difficulty breathing, and died on March 28.

March 29, 9:05 a.m.: In an appearance on CNN Sunday morning, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ripped President Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, likening him to Nero.

"I don't know what the scientists said to him, when did this President know about this, and what did he know?" she told "State of the Union" host Jake Tapper. "What did he know and when did he know it? That's for an after-action review. But as the President fiddles, people are dying. And we just have to take every precaution."

Pelosi criticized Trump's statements at the beginning of the outbreak and his delays in getting crucial PPE and medical supplies to hotspots, saying she believed his minimizing of the crisis resulted in loss of life.

"We should be taking every precaution," she said. "What the President, his denial at the beginning was deadly."

March 29, 9:00 a.m.: San Francisco recorded 32 more cases of coronavirus Sunday morning, as well as an additional death. The city now has a total of 340 confirmed cases, and five deaths.

No further information was given.

March 29, 6:00 a.m.: Seventeen people associated with a single nursing home in Burbank tested positive for coronavirus and two have died.

Seven residents and 10 employees at Alameda Care Center in Southern California were found to have COVID-19. Two residents died, three are hospitalized and two are recovering at the nursing home.

The 10 employees who tested positive showed no symptoms, a spokesperson for the care center told KTLA.

As of Sunday morning, Los Angeles County reports 1,804 coronavirus cases and 32 deaths.

March 28, 3:20 p.m. The coronavirus-related death toll for Santa Clara County now stands at 25 after officials reported five new deaths and 17 new cases on Saturday.

The county has 591 confirmed cases of the virus, the most in the Bay Area and the second-most in the state behind only Los Angeles County.

March 28, 3 p.m. Alameda County reported 36 new cases of coronavirus and two new deaths on Saturday.

The county's total number of COVID-19 cases is now 240, and the total number of deaths is now six. Elsewhere in the East Bay, Contra Costa County reported 17 new cases Saturday to bring its total to 168.

March 28, 2 p.m. During a Saturday tour of Bloom Energy's factory in Sunnyvale, California Gov. Gavin Newsom provided some figures on the impact of coronavirus on the state's hospitals.

According to Newsom, the number of patients in California's intensive care units rose from 200 to 410 overnight, a 105 percent increase. Newsom stated that when compared to some of the nation's other hot spots, that number "seems relatively modest, but the percentage increase is not."

In addition, the number of total hospitalizations rose by 38.6%.

Experts had stated earlier in the week that a surge of COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization could be coming as soon as next week.

Newsom also stated that California is nearly halfway toward its goal of acquiring 10,000 ventilators independent of the hospital system. So far, the state has obtained 4,252, but over 1,000 need refurbishing.

March 28, 12:40 p.m. A jail deputy in Contra Costa County tested positive for COVID-19, agency officials said Saturday.

According to Bay Area News Group, the deputy works at the West County Detention Facility in Richmond. Information on the individual's condition was not released.

March 28, 9:10 a.m. San Francisco's public health department reported 29 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Saturday, as well as one new death.

The city and county's total number of cases now stands at 308, and the death total is now at four. The daily increase of cases is actually down from Friday's increase of 56, but no data was provided on how many tests were conducted, making it impossible to directly compare the two days' figures.

The city is also preparing for an anticipated surge of COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization. San Francisco Mayor London Breed stated that officials are looking at turning publicly owned spaces into makeshift hospitals to handle overflow.

“Nothing is off the table,” she said at a press conference Friday. “We need to prepare for any situation, including concerns around where hospital beds might go and how we can address this challenge as it rises.”

San Mateo County also reported 35 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday morning, bringing the county's total number to 274.

March 28, 7:20 a.m. Contra Costa recorded its second death due to coronavirus late Friday night.

No information was given on the deceased, and the county also reported four new cases, bringing its total to 151. Sonoma County also reported four new cases Friday night.

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Where cases have been confirmed in the greater Bay Area:

ALAMEDA COUNTY: 240 confirmed cases, 6 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 16 cases.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY: 168 confirmed cases, 3 deaths

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

LAKE COUNTY: 0 confirmed cases

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

MARIN COUNTY: 74 confirmed cases, 1 death

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

MONTEREY COUNTY: 34 confirmed cases

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

NAPA COUNTY: 9 cases

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

SAN BENITO COUNTY: 14 confirmed cases, 1 death

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

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY: 340 confirmed cases, 5 deaths

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

SAN MATEO COUNTY: 277 confirmed cases, 6 deaths

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

SANTA CLARA COUNTY: 591 confirmed cases, 25 deaths

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

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY: 41 confirmed cases

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

SOLANO COUNTY: 34 confirmed cases

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

SONOMA COUNTY: 58 confirmed cases, 1 death

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

In California, 103 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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