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LATEST, April 1, 8:15 p.m. Marin County reported one new death due to coronavirus on Wednesday.

The county's death toll stands at six, and the number of cases in the county stands at 108.

April 1, 7:20 p.m. 45 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Alameda County Wednesday night, bringing the county total to 339.

No new deaths were reported, leaving the county's death toll at eight.

April 1, 6 p.m. All 850 passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship that were quarantined at Travis Air Force Base have since departed, officials said Wednesday.

The 850 passengers arrived at the Fairfield base on March 9, and were monitored daily for COVID-19 symptoms. The passengers were also offered virus testing, as well as "basic medical care for other health conditions, meals, quarantine-appropriate activities and transportation to their final destination."

Passengers who did test positive were taken to separate facilities.

April 1, 4:45 p.m. Solano County reported five additional cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the county's total to 54.

Of the Bay Area's nine counties, Solano County is the only one that has yet to report a death due to the virus.

April 1, 4:15 p.m. Fountains of Wayne singer Adam Schlesinger died as a result of coronavirus complications Wednesday morning. He was 52.

The award-winning performer and writer most recently produced music for "My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," for which he won an Emmy Award. He also earned Tony, Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations, the last of which was for writing the theme song for the 1996 hit film "That Thing You Do."

April 1, 3:55 p.m. Sonoma County reported six additional cases of coronavirus Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total to 91.

April 1, 3:40 p.m. When asked about the possibility that Americans may be in a period of social distancing until there is a vaccine for coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci stated that that scenario seemed improbable.

"If we get to a part of the curve where it goes down to no new cases, I think you're going to have to relax social distancing," he responded. "The one thing I hope we have in place is a more robust system to be able to identify someone who is infected, isolate them and then do contact tracing. If you have a really good program of containment that prevents you from ever getting into mitigation — we're in mitigation right now — the ultimate solution to a virus that might keep coming back is a vaccine."

April 1, 3:30 p.m. California's coronavirus case totals hit 8,200 Wednesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The state also recorded at least 180 deaths.

April 1, 2:20 p.m. Director of the San Francisco Human Services Agency Trent Rhorer appeared in the livestreamed press conference Wednesday afternoon to provide an update on San Francisco's efforts to secure hotel rooms to house the city's unsheltered population and local health care workers.

As of Wednesday, he said, the city had contracted with six hotels in the city for 479 rooms, and already moved 123 homeless and vulnerable people into the first hotel. By the end of the week, he added, the city expects to secure two more hotels with an additional combined 576 rooms. Rhorer declined to name the hotels.

Rhorer also added that Moscone West will be able to house 394 individuals while still maintaining the 6-foot mandate, and give them "full meals, showers, and TVs with entertainment." It will be staffed by Department of Public Health and shelter health workers. Two additional facilities Rhorer is hoping to secure will be able to house between 460-510 more people.

April 1, 2:15 p.m. During a livestreamed press conference Wednesday, SF Department of Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax gave a status update on the Laguna Honda Hospital, residence to a large population of senior citizens and a hotspot of coronavirus outbreaks.

Colfax reported a total of 12 positive cases: 10 staffmembers, seven of which work directly with patients, and two residents. He noted that 89 patients and 218 staff members had thus far been tested.

April 1, 2:08 p.m. Counties across the area announced increases in coronavirus cases:

Contra Costa County announced 28 new cases, bringing the total to 250.

Napa County announced three more cases, bringing the total to 18.

Santa Clara County announced an additional 66 cases, bringing the total to 956. It also announced two more deaths.

Santa Cruz County announced five more cases, bringing the total to 54.

Sonoma County announced seven more cases, bringing the total to 85.

April 1, 2:00 p.m. Alameda County announced 45 additional cases of coronavirus Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total to 339. The county also announced the eighth death, though it did not release further information about the deceased individual. Berkeley also announced an additional case, bringing the total in the city to 20.

The increase in Alameda County marks a 15% rise over the previous day.

April 1, 1:45 p.m. Speaking in a press conference Wednesday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced an initiative to help the city’s more vulnerable residents.

The program, organized by the city with the Shanti Project and the Office of Transgender Initiatives, pairs one healthy and low-risk volunteer individual with one senior for whom the low-risk partner will be responsible for assisting in acquiring basic needs, like food and medicine.

“The program we are announcing today will allow you to help seniors, people in vulnerable populations, especially people who are living in isolation and can’t run basic errands to get groceries and support they need,” Breed said.

Those interested, she noted, should call 415-355-6700 or visit sfgov.org for more information.

Breed also followed up on an earlier plan to rehouse the unsheltered population in Moscone West, saying the city would begin moving people from shelters “as early as tomorrow.” The facility will offer 24-hour services, like food and other resources.

Breed then spoke to an impending “$1.1-$1.7 billion” budget deficit city officials foresee in the coming years, calling it a “hard blow to San Francisco.”

“We also have to be mindful about what will happen if we’re not financially responsible now,” she said. “Iif we’re not making wise decisions about resources and how we allocate things and prioritize things we are going to be in a lot of trouble financially in this city. We are hopeful the resources from the federal and state governments will help but when you’re talking about $1.1-$1.7 [billion] budget deficit, that is significant.”

April 1, 12:45 p.m. In a noon press conference, California Governor Gavin Newsom said 774 COVID-19 patients are in intensive care units around the state. That's a 16% increase in one day. He said we need to prepare for a surge and still need 27,000 more ICU beds.

"That’s the number I wake up to that I’m most focused on as governor," Newsom said.

Newsom confirmed Wednesday that children across the state will not be returning to school before the end of the academic year. "We should not prepare to bring our children back into the school setting," Newsom said, and instead school districts should be focused on improving and enhancing distance learning. Read the full story on school facilities staying closed.

As of Wednesday, 35.4 million N95 masks have been distributed to healthcare facilities around the state, he said. "A few more thousand ventilators," which continue to be in short supply, are on their way to the state. Newsom said he set a phase-one goal of 10,000 ventilators and so far 4,254 have been procured.

Newsom also addressed the new studies revealing that face masks can help protect people who are not sick from COVID-19. But, "they are not a substitute for a stay at home order," he said. The state will be issuing official guidelines on face-mask use.

April 1, 9:55 a.m. The San Mateo Department of Public Health reported 79 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the county total to 388. The number of deaths remains at 10.

April 1, 9:30 a.m. The San Francisco Examiner and SF Weekly announced that while their site numbers are at record highs, they're cutting back staffers' hours and pay due to a decrease in advertising.

April 1, 9 a.m. San Francisco health officials reported the county's seventh death Wednesday morning. The county also has 37 new cases, bringing the total to 434. The county didn't provide any further details on the latest death.

April 1, 7:20 a.m. COVID-19 cases are continuing to climb in California: The state has 8,584 cases as of Wednesday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University. The San Francisco Bay Area's nine-county region now has more than 2,000 cases and 51 deaths.

California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond will make a statement about the closure of school facilities across the state on Wednesday. Thurmond is expected to say that schools across the state are unlikely to reopen this academic year.

A letter from superintendent to county officials was obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle, and outlines the unlikeliness that schools will be able to reopen by the time scheduled summer breaks are set to begin.

The Monterey County Office of Education made an official announcement Tuesday evening that the closure of school facilities will continue through the end of the academic year.

Marin County health officials announced five new cases and one additional death Tuesday night. The county now has a total of 107 cases and five deaths. Fourteen people in the county are hospitalized due to COVID-19 complications. Napa County reported its first death Tuesday night.

The first shelter-in-place order for the region's seven million residents was issued March 16 and it was due to expire on April 7, but seven jurisdictions have extended the mandate to May 3. Those are: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Santa Clara, San Francisco and San Mateo counties.

Safeway confirmed with NBC Bay Area that an employee of San Jose stores has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The store is undergoing deep cleaning.

Cumulative cases in the greater Bay Area:

ALAMEDA COUNTY: 239 confirmed cases, 8 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 20 cases.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY: 250 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: 108 confirmed cases, 6 deaths

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

MONTEREY COUNTY: 48 confirmed cases, 2 deaths

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

NAPA COUNTY: 18 cases, 1 death

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: 434 confirmed cases, 7 deaths

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

SAN MATEO COUNTY: 388 confirmed cases, 10 deaths

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

SANTA CLARA COUNTY: 956 confirmed cases, 32 deaths

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

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY: 54 confirmed cases, 1 death

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

SOLANO COUNTY: 54 confirmed cases

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

SONOMA COUNTY: 91 confirmed cases, 1 death

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

In California, 175 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.