Coronavirus updates: New deaths reported in Santa Clara, Conta Costa counties

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LATEST: April 3, 4:10 p.m. Santa Clara County is reporting 75 new cases of COVID-19 as well as two new deaths.

There are now 1,094 confirmed cases in the county and 38 total deaths. The county has the highest numbers for both across the Bay Area.

Elsewhere in the Bay Area on Friday afternoon, Contra Costa County reported 31 new cases and two new deaths, bringing its numbers up to 307 total cases and five total deaths.

April 3, 3:20 p.m. In a contentious exchange with reporters in a White House press briefing Friday, President Trump attempted to clarify remarks made by Jared Kushner, Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law on Thursday.

Kushner had stated, “The notion of the federal stockpile was, it’s supposed to be our stockpile. It’s not supposed to be states’ stockpiles that they then use.”

Trump rebuffed the reporter who asked him about the statement on Friday.

"You know what ‘our’ means? It means United States of America. Our. Our. It means United States of America. And we take that ‘our’ and we distribute it to the states.

"We need it for the government and the federal government, to keep for our country, because the federal government needs it too, not just the states," he continued. "We have almost 10,000 ventilators and we’re ready to rock."

April 3, 2:55 p.m. President Trump noted that the Centers for Disease Control is now recommending individuals wear cloth masks in public whenever they leave their homes for essential activities. He also noted, however, that he would not be wearing one himself. When pressed by a reporter for his reasoning, he reiterated it was "a recommendation."

“I just don't want to wear one myself," he said. "It's a recommendation. I'm feeling good. I don't know — somehow sitting in the Oval Office, behind that Resolute desk, the great Resolute desk, I think wearing the face mask as I greet presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens, I don’t know, somehow I don't see it for myself. Maybe I'll change my mind."

April 3, 2:50 p.m. Contra Costa County officials spoke to members of the media on Friday to provide additional information on a COVID-19 outbreak at a senior living facility in Orinda.

Twenty-four residents and three staff members have tested positive so far, with 14 tests coming back negative. Those who tested negative have been separated from those who tested positive, and tests will be regularly conducted at the facility to monitor the spread. Two patients have been hospitalized thus far, and their conditions were not given.

County public health officer Dr. Chris Farnitano stated that nearly half of the 27 total individuals who tested positive are over the age of 80, and the facility will remain open so individuals can be monitored and continue to receive care.

April 3, 2:50 p.m. The California Department of Public Health on Friday afternoon released new statistics on COVID-19 cases. There are now 10,701 recorded cases in the state. The age and sex breakdown is as follows:

0-17: 120

18-49: 5,302

50-64: 2,879

65+: 2,342

Male: 5,547

Female: 5,015

Unknown or missing: 139

There are currently 2,188 hospitalized across the state, with 901 in the ICU. There have thus far been 237 fatalities.

As of Thursday, 94,800 tests have been conducted, though just 35,267 have yielded results. Another 59,500 — almost 63% — are still pending. Across the U.S., there have been 1.4 million tests across country with 266,000 testing positive.

April 3, 2:30 p.m. In a press conference from the White House on Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump stated that the Blue Cross Blue Shield system would not be requiring any co-pays for treatment of individuals who test positive for the coronavirus for the next 60 days. Cigna, Anthem and Humana are all part of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

Additionally, Trump announced hospitals and health care workers treating uninsured patients will be reimbursed by the federal government from the recently passed economic relief package.

As Pence noted, "Americans that have no insurance will be able to receive treatment in a hospital and never have to worry about the bill."

In a follow-up from Thursday's press conference, Trump also stated he would be invoking the Defense Production Act "to prohibit export of scarce health and medical supplies by unscrupulous actors and profiteers." The Secretary of Homeland Security, he added, will work with FEMA to prevent the export of N95 masks and other PPE.

April 3, 2:15 p.m. Health officials in Alameda County on Friday announced a recommendation that county residents wear cloth masks to help "prevent transmission of coronavirus to others when leaving the house for essential activities." Officials note that this should be done in conjunction with hand-washing and social distancing.

"Acceptable face coverings can be made of a variety of cloth materials, be factory-made or handsewn, or can be improvised using bandanas, scarves, t-shirts, sweatshirts or towels. Face coverings should be washed frequently with detergent and hot water and dried on a hot cycle."

April 3, 1:40 p.m. Twenty-seven people in a Contra Costa Senior Center tested positive for the coronavirus, health officials announced Friday. No deaths have been counted at this time. Further details will be released shortly.

April 3, 1:15 p.m. Alameda County announced 43 new cases of coronavirus Friday, bringing the total to 416. The county also announced three more deaths, making the total number of deaths in the county 12.

The city of Berkeley, which has a separate health department, announced four new cases, bringing the total in the city to 27.

April 3, 12:45 p.m. Governor Gavin Newsom spoke briefly to issues in the state around COVID-19 testing, saying guidelines on new testing strategies in California would be outlined Saturday.

He specifically noted the frustration with the slow results of tests he says is plaguing not just California, the states across the country.

"So many tests are being done at same time, it's taking six, seven, up to 12 days to get results back," he said. "We want rapid tests, points of care tests, blood-based tests."

April 3, 12:20 p.m. In a press conference Friday afternoon, Calif. Governor Gavin Newsom said the state had secured close to 7,000 hotel rooms across California in an effort to help get unsheltered individuals off the street during the coronavirus outbreak.

“6,867, to be exact, now are in our possession on our way to getting 15,000 [rooms] in Phase 1 of our efforts,” he said.

Newsom added that FEMA would be providing reimbursement to the state for 75% of the bill as long as "we do what we are required, and that's focus on a subset of the homeless population that's COVID-positive, have been exposed or are high-risk." The remaining 25% of rooms will be paid for with $650 million in grants. "The [award] letters are already out" to counties and cities, he said.

"There should be no excuse for us to begin to scale this operation in the next days and weeks, and it can’t come soon enough," he added.

There has been one death in the state of a homeless person, in Santa Clara County, Newsom added.

April 3, noon. In an appearance on "The View" Friday morning, Governor Gavin Newsom responded to a claim by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) that closing schools through the end of the school year was “way overkill.”

“I've not sourced [Nunes] for advice on pretty much any issue — I say that as respectfully as I can — but particularly on public health issues," Newsom said. "He's made some statements in the past that were not consistent with the advice from the experts. We’ll continue to listen to the experts, try to avoid some elected officials that frankly may not have the benefit of the insight many of us do here."

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April 3, 11:30 a.m. In a press conference, San Francisco Mayor London Breed said the San Francisco Unified School District is preparing to better service students with distance learning. Breed said the city is working to install 25 free Wi-Fi or "super spots" in highest need neighborhoods lacking connectivity, including public housing sites, single-room occupancy buildings and community centers. Each SuperSpot will provide internet access for 100 users.

Breed also said the city is working to secure 4,000 laptops "to support those students who may not have the devices they need."

"I know that the last few weeks have been very challenging for families, especially parents with children who are no longer in school and also especially kids who haven’t been able to hang out with their friends and do the things kids love to do," Breed said. "I know this has been challenging for all of us and especially families as you juggle working at home and home schooling."

San Francisco currently has 497 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. Of those, 60 are in hospitals across the city and half of those are in ICUs, said Dr. Susan Philip, the city's director of disease prevention and control.

Breed also said health officials throughout the Bay Area are recommending residents use cloth face coverings for their noses and mouths when leaving the home for essential needs such as to see a doctor or get food. The coverings don't need to be hospital grade N95 masks as those should be reserved for healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients. Bandanas, fabric masks and neck gaiters all offer additional protection.

"This is an additional precaution that's necessary to continue to help flatten the curve," said Breed. "This does not take the place of physical distancing."

Breed said city officials anticipate a budget deficit of $1.1 million to $1.7 million over the next two years due to revenue shortfalls related to the COVID-19 crisis.

There will come a time when this will be over and we need to have a plan for how we as a city will recover," she said.

The Mayor's Budget Office announced the start of a plan to bring current costs in alignment with lower projected revenues in a statement released on March 31.

San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said residents and businesses are mostly obeying the shelter-in-place order with some exceptions. "“We’ve had to cite a business in the last 24 hours and we’ve had to cite individuals in the last 24 hours," Scott said. "And these are people who have been warned before.”

“We’ve had to cite a business in the last 24 hours and we’ve had to cite individuals in the last 24 hours. And these are people who have been warned before.”

Watch the press conference on YouTube.

April 3, 9:45 a.m. The second death of a Napa County resident was announced by the Napa County Public Health Department on Friday. The patient died at a hospital in another county on Thursday, according to KTVU. No other details on the patient have been released. The county has a total of 18 cases as of Friday morning.

April 3, 9:05 a.m. San Francisco's Department of Public Health reported 47 additional cases of novel coronavirus Friday morning. The county total is now 497 and the number of deaths remains seven.

Last Friday, S.F. had 279 confirmed cases and three deaths.

April 3, 8:50 a.m. San Mateo County Health reported 33 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths Friday morning, bringing the county case total to 486 and death toll to 13.

Of the total cases in San Mateo County, 1% of infected patients are age 0-9, 2% age 10-19, 10% 20-29, 17% 30-39, 18% 40-49, 16% 50-59 18% 60-69, 9% 70-79 and 8% 80 and over.

April 3, 7:57 a.m. A Filipino crew member on the Grand Princess cruise ship that docked in Oakland died due to complications with COVID-19, according to a statement from the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns .

The patient had been transferred off the ship and hospitalized in San Francisco last month. The statement said hundreds of workers still remain on the cruise ship.

The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services weren't available immediately for comment.

The Grand Princess was struck by a coronavirus outbreak in February and when it docked in Oakland last month at least 21 people onboard had tested positive. Passengers and crew were removed and underwent 14-day quarantines. The ship left the port on March 16 and has been sitting in San Francisco Bay.

This is the first crew member death to be reported; two passengers have also died due to coronavirus.

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

ALAMEDA COUNTY: 416 confirmed cases, 12 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 27 cases.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY: 307 confirmed cases, 5 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: 131 confirmed cases, 6 deaths

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

MONTEREY COUNTY: 53 confirmed cases, 2 deaths

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

NAPA COUNTY: 20 cases, 2 deaths

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

SAN BENITO COUNTY: 23 confirmed cases, 1 death

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

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY: 497 confirmed cases, 7 deaths

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

SAN MATEO COUNTY: 486 confirmed cases, 13 deaths

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

SANTA CLARA COUNTY: 1094 confirmed cases, 38 deaths

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

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY: 59 confirmed cases, 1 death

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

SOLANO COUNTY: 73 confirmed cases, 1 death

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

SONOMA COUNTY: 100 confirmed cases, 1 death

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

In California, 269 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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