FIRST. THIS IS KCRA 3 NEWS AT 4:00. TONI: I AM TONI VALLIERE. TEO: I AM TEO TORRES. TONI: THERE ARE MORE THAN 56,000 CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES IN CALIFORNIA. IT IS ABOUT 1200 MORE THAN AT THIS TIME YESTERDAY. NEARLY 2300 CALIFORNIANS HAVE DIED. 72 WERE REPORTED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. TEO: SACRAMENTO MAYOR DARRELL STEINBERG WILL ASK COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS TO MAKE IT MANDATORY TO WHERE FACE MASKS OUTSIDE. THE MAYOR SAID THE MASKS WILL NEEDED TO BE PROVIDING AN EXTRA LAYER OF PROTECTION. TONI: GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID HE IS READY TO REOPEN PARTS OF CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY. CERTAIN STORES IN OPEN AS EARLY AS FRIDAY WITH CURBSIDE PICKUP. DINING AT RESTAURANTS, AND SHOPPING MALLS ARE NOT INCLUDED. NOW LET’S GO TO TAMARA BERG FOR A LOOK AT THE FORECAST. TAMARA: WE HAVE GOT A NICE START TO THE DAY AS TEMPERATURES DROP DOWN INTO THE UPPER 40’S TO LOW 50’S ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND VALLEY. TEMPERATURES BY 9:00 SHOULD BE INTO THE LOWER 60’S. WE ARE LOOKING AT UPPER 70’S AROUND NOON. THE SOUTHWEST BREEZE SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES AT BAY. WE SHOULD SEE WIDESPREAD LOW TO MID-80’S FOR THE AFTERNOON UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.
COVID-19 outbreak hits Vallejo nursing home as 87 test positive
Eighty-seven people have tested positive for COVID-19 at a Vallejo nursing center, according to a statewide list of care centers.Of the 87 patients at the Windsor Vallejo Care Center, 19 of them are health care workers and 68 are residents. The center said it has tested residents and staff, and it has restricted visitations to comply with public health guidelines. The center confirmed in a statement to KCRA that it has experienced an increase of positive cases despite its efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus.”Please be assured that the facility is adhering to all recommendations of federal and state agencies, including The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (“CMS”), and the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”). Our mission is to be hypervigilant in taking every recommended safety measure to minimize the continued spread of the virus to our residents and staff,” the center said in a statement.The center said it screens employees at the start of their shifts and asks staff who show signs of illness to self-isolate at home. Increased sanitation of frequently-touched surfaces and personal protective equipment to staff are also best practices for the nursing home.California released a list of nursing homes in the state that detail how many residents and staff have tested positive for COVID-19.
VALLEJO, Calif. —
Eighty-seven people have tested positive for COVID-19 at a Vallejo nursing center, according to a statewide list of care centers.
Of the 87 patients at the Windsor Vallejo Care Center, 19 of them are health care workers and 68 are residents.
The center said it has tested residents and staff, and it has restricted visitations to comply with public health guidelines. The center confirmed in a statement to KCRA that it has experienced an increase of positive cases despite its efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus.
“Please be assured that the facility is adhering to all recommendations of federal and state agencies, including The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (“CMS”), and the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”). Our mission is to be hypervigilant in taking every recommended safety measure to minimize the continued spread of the virus to our residents and staff,” the center said in a statement.
The center said it screens employees at the start of their shifts and asks staff who show signs of illness to self-isolate at home. Increased sanitation of frequently-touched surfaces and personal protective equipment to staff are also best practices for the nursing home.
California released a list of nursing homes in the state that detail how many residents and staff have tested positive for COVID-19.
