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Bay Area coronavirus developments and numbers: August 8

Updated  August 8, 2020 6:21pm PDT
Coronavirus in the Bay Area
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California and Bay Area coronavirus numbers: August 8

These are the latest coronavirus numbers as of August 8, 2020.

OAKLAND, Calif. - The latest developments around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of Saturday afternoon include:  

Officials with the Oakland Unified School District on Friday said students will be learning from home for the foreseeable future as the new school year begins Monday. The officials told parents to call their student's school, teacher or principal for information.  Gov. Gavin Newsom said if a county is on his watch list for COVID-19, schools must conduct distance rather than in-person learning. Alameda County remains on the watch list.

Full: OUSD shares information ahead of the first day of school this Monday

The first day of school for OUSD is set for this Monday, August 10, 2020.

"Grab and Go" meals that were provided for students over the summer will continue this fall at more than 20 locations. But, this fall, meals will be limited to OUSD students and adults in the young adult program because of federal restrictions, Sasaki said.  

San Mateo County Health Officer Scott Morrow said this week that the state made the "wrong diagnosis" in adding the county to the COVID-19 watchlist as the its monitoring framework is flawed. San Mateo County was added to the state's COVID-19 watch list on July 29 for having a case rate above the state's threshold of 100 per 100,000 people.

SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 16: San Mateo County health officer Scott Morrow speaks during a press conference headed by public health directors spanning six Bay Area counties on March 16, 2020, in San Jose. (Dai Sugano/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via G

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As of Friday, Aug. 7, that number stands at 114.8 according to the California Department of Public Health's county data chart. However, the state froze the county monitoring list on July 31 to ensure that hospital data was accurate. Then the state health department announced Tuesday that there were technical issues and delays with the state's reporting system, leading to an underreporting of cases.

Applications are being accepted for two rental assistance grant programs that are open to Hayward tenants facing economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, city officials said Friday. Alameda County started accepting applications Aug. 4 for the Emergency Rent Assistance Program and applications can be submitted until 8 p.m. Aug. 11. Eligibility will be determined by a lottery. The other program, sponsored by the city of Hayward, provides a grant of up to $2,500 to cover rent that the tenant cannot afford. 

Statewide, there are 545,787 confirmed coronavirus cases and 10,189 deaths. That's up from 538,416 cases and 10,011 deaths on Friday.

As of 4 p.m. Saturday, officials have confirmed the following number of cases around the greater Bay Area region:  

  • Alameda County: (County site not updated by 3 p.m. Saturday) (12,785 cases, 204 deaths on Friday) (Totals include Berkeley Health Department data) 
  • Contra Costa County: 9,022 cases, 138 deaths (8,760 cases, 136 deaths on Friday) 
  • Marin County: 5,287 cases, 79 deaths (5,257 cases, 78 deaths on Friday) (Totals include San Quentin State Prison) 
  • Monterey County: 5,212 cases, 35 deaths (5,156 cases, 35 deaths on Friday)
  • Napa County: 1,055 cases, 10 deaths (1,046 cases, 9 deaths on Friday) 
  • San Francisco County: 7,432 cases, 67 deaths (7,326 cases, 64 deaths on Friday)
  • San Mateo County: 6,110 cases, 120 deaths (5,978 cases, 120 deaths on Friday) 
  • Santa Clara County: 11,475 cases, 230 deaths (11,336 cases, 196 deaths on Friday) 
  • Santa Cruz County: 1,238 cases, 6 deaths (1,229 cases, 4 deaths on Friday) 
  • Solano County: 4,029 cases, 40 deaths (3,959 cases, 39 deaths on Friday) 
  • Sonoma County: 3,431 cases, 47 deaths (3,358 cases, 44 deaths on Friday)