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ON WHO THE PATIENT IS FROM THIS SCHOOL.. BUT THEY HAVE CANCELLED SCHOOL FOR THE REST OF THE OF THE WEEK.. AND IT'S ONE OF MANY EVENTS BEING CANCELLED ACROSS THE COUNTY.. AND THE ACROSS THE WORLD.. COVID-19 NOW CONSIDERED A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.. AND HAVING A RIPPLING IMPACT ON THE CENTRAL COAST.. 31:27 "WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELEGRAPH TO THE COMMUNITY IS THAT THER IS LIKELY COMMUNITY- SPREAD IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND IT'S LIKELY MORE PREVELANT THAN WE KNOW AT THIS POINT." TWO MORE CASES OF CORONAVIRUS REPORTED IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ... BRINGING THE TOTAL TO FOUR.. PATIENT NUMBER 3.. IS NOT BELIEVED TO BE COMMUNITY SPREAD.. AND THEY HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE COUNTY FOR ISOLATION AND TREATMENT.. PATIENT NUMBER FOUR IS SOMEONE AT RIO DEL MAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.. THEY'VE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CAMPUS SINCE FEBRUARY 28TH.. WHICH IS WHY THE SCHOOL WILL REOPEN CLASSES ON MONDAY.. FOLLOWING A DEEP CLEANING... 2089113 30:35 "THE INCUBATION PERIOD FOR THIS IS ABOUT TWO WEEKS S THAT WILL INFORM THEIR DECISION ON WHEN TO REOPEN THE SCHOOL." IT'S UNKNOWN HOW THE PATIENT GOT THE VIRUS ... BUT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IS INVESTIGATING.. THE COUNTY IS ALSO CONTINUING THEIR MESSAGE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING.. 2089113 32:11 "WE ARE AMAZED AT THE COOPERATION WE'VE GOTTEN FROM THE COMMUNITY FRANKLY." MONTE VISTA CHRISTIAN IS SUSPENDING THEIR SPORTING AND FINE ART EVENTS STARTING MONDAY ... UC SANTA CRUZ IS PUTTING THEIR CLASSES ONLINE.. AND TWIN LAKES CHURCH ANNOUNCED THEY'RE MOVING THEIR SERVICE TO LIVE-STREAM ONLY.. 32:11 "A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE MADE SOME BIG SACRIFICES. THEY'VE CANCELLED SCHOOL FUNDRAISERS, BUSINESS MEETINGS AND SPORTING EVENTS AND ALL TO CONTAIN THIS VIRUS SO WE'RE VERY HEARTENED WITH THE COMMUNITY SO FAR." HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE STRESSING THE RISK TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS VERY LOW. ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ABOUT 80 PERCENT OF COVID-19 CASES ARE MILD. MOST INVOLVE FEVER, COUGH AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT BE AWARE THEY'RE EVER SICK. ACCORDING TO JOHNS HOPKINS WHICH IS TRACKING GLOBAL CASES .... THERE ARE MORE THAN 126-THOUSAND CONFIRMED CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND OUT OF THOSE CASES, MORE THAN 68- THOUSAND PATIENTS HAVE RECOVERED. MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER. HOPPIN SAID NOW THAT THE AMOUNT OF TESTING IS INCREASING... THE COUNTY DOES EXPECT THE AMOUNT OF CASES TO INCREASE. MONTEREY COUNTY HAS NO CONFIRMED CASES OF CORONAV