The latest developments around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of Wednesday afternoon include:
- University of California at Berkeley officials on Wednesday outlined the school’s plans for re-opening for the fall semester, including small in-person class sizes and an intent to house up to 6,500 students on campus. The school will also transition to full remote instruction after the Thanksgiving holiday due to concerns about students traveling and visiting family. As a result, the semester’s final exams will be given remotely.
- The San Francisco Opera announced Tuesday that it has canceled its fall 2020 season because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The fall season for the opera was scheduled to open on Sept. 11 with an opening night celebration concert, but organizers said current public health information about the virus and state and local guidelines made it impossible to move forward with the season.
- As San Francisco businesses like restaurants and retailers reopen with new adjustments in the face of the COVID-19 coronavirus, city officials on Tuesday detailed their plan to monitor any possible surge in cases. The city is using five health indicators to monitor the spread of the virus and the ability of the city’s health care system to handle it. The indicators include the city’s hospital capacity, the number of cases, COVID-19 testing capacity, the ability to perform contact tracing and the availability of personal protection equipment.
- As of Wednesday at 2 p.m., officials have confirmed the following number of cases around the greater Bay Area region (“+” number added since last check Tue., June 16):
- Alameda County: 4,533 cases (+52), 116 deaths (+4)
- Contra Costa County: 2,071 cases (+45), 50 deaths (+1)
- Marin County: 805 cases (+47), 18 deaths (+1)
- Monterey County: 1,075 cases (+60), 12 deaths
- Napa County: 202 cases (+3), 4 deaths (+1)
- San Francisco County: 2,982 cases (+11), 47 deaths (+1)
- San Mateo County: 2,653 cases (+28), 99 deaths
- Santa Clara County: 3,288 cases (+34), 151 deaths
- Santa Cruz County: 269 cases (+9), 2 deaths
- Solano County: 687 cases (+2), 23 deaths
- Sonoma County: 774 cases (+9), 4 deaths
- Statewide: 157,015 cases (+3,455), 5,208 deaths (+87)