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Bay Area coronavirus updates | Sat., Aug 1

By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | August 1, 2020

California cases pass 500,000; 353 new cases in Alameda County since Friday.

Bay Area coronavirus updates | Fri., July 31

By Eli Walsh | Bay City News | July 31, 2020

Over 8,000 new cases in California since Thursday.

Marin County man reportedly assaulted after telling jogger to wear a mask

By Eli Walsh | Bay City News | July 31, 2020

After the man told the jogger to put on a face mask before getting closer, the jogger shoved the man to the ground and continued running.

Avoiding care during the pandemic could mean life or death

By John M. Glionna | Kaiser Health News | July 31, 2020

Americans are avoiding hospitals and clinics by the millions, even when they shouldn’t, and many experts expect a jump in preventable disease diagnoses after the COVID crisis eases.

Bay Area coronavirus updates | Thurs., July 30

By Eli Walsh | Bay City News | July 30, 2020

10,197 new cases in California since Wednesday.

Want to maximize your mask’s protective powers? (Hint: Start by wearing it correctly)

By Joy Pieper, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, Purdue University | Local News Matters | July 30, 2020

Recommended: a mask that is at least two layers. Not recommended: a mask with a valve.

Get the data: Hollowed-out public health system faces more cuts amid virus

By Hannah Recht | Kaiser Health News | July 30, 2020

Since 2010, spending for state public health departments has dropped by 16% per capita and spending for local health departments has fallen by 18%.

Bay Area coronavirus updates | Wed., July 29

By Eli Walsh | Bay City News | July 29, 2020

Bay Area COVID-19 cases pass 50,000; Oakland Zoo sells out on first day open.

So you think your California county is tracing contacts of sick people? Maybe not.

By Rebecca Sohn, Ana B. Ibarra, Manuela Tobias | CALmatters | July 29, 2020

Alameda County attempts to notify all contacts, but some counties inform only high-risk people.

Schools scramble to teach teachers how to educate virtually

By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CALmatters | July 29, 2020

School systems across the state at every level have either created their own training for teachers or paid someone else to do it. They hope it makes this fall’s distance learning more effective than the spring’s.