[aggregation-styles] SF Gate Want to know which California counties are evidently not doing a very good job of obeying the statewide shelter-in-place order that has been in effect for over a week now? The data company Unacast, a firm that collects cell phone location data for private companies, created an...
Fresno’s Doctor Shortage Just Cost the County 100 Coronavirus Emergency Hospital Beds
Fresno County has to give away 100 emergency field hospital beds intended to treat coronavirus patients because the Valley’s long-standing shortage of doctors means there aren’t enough medical professionals to monitor the patients. About 250 beds will be delivered to the county after state officials on Wednesday green light its...
Forecast: Fresno County to See $2.2B GDP Hit in Virus-Stricken Q2
[aggregation-styles] The Business Journal Fresno County stands to see an economic loss of $2.2 billion in the virus-stricken second quarter of the year, equaling a 17.7% decline in GDP. On a more human level, that’s a loss of $6,700 in GDP for each Fresno County household. That’s the forecast from...
A’s Minor League Manager on Ventilator Due to Coronavirus
OAKLAND — Oakland Athletics minor league manager Webster Garrison is hospitalized in Louisiana and on a ventilator with the coronavirus, according to his fiance. Nikki Trudeaux posted her latest update late Tuesday night on social media. She said the 54-year-old former major leaguer still required a ventilator to fight COVID-19...
Nearly 60 Have Virus at Southern California Nursing Home
LOS ANGELES — Nearly 60 patients and staff members of a Southern California nursing home have tested positive for the coronavirus and two residents have died in what may be the state's largest outbreak at a single facility, authorities said Tuesday. While testing continues, Cedar Mountain Post Acute Rehabilitation in...
Florida in Cruise-Ship Standoff, New York Collects Its Dead
NEW YORK — New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Tuesday as the death toll in the city from the coronavirus climbed past 1,000 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily quiet streets became the heartbreaking soundtrack of the crisis. As hot spots...
What You Need to Know Today About the Virus Outbreak
Distressing images of morgue trucks in New York City, taking away the rising number of dead from the new coronavirus, have underscored the latest grim projections for the entire country. Experts warned that there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. even if social distancing guidelines are maintained....
First N95 Medical Mask Imports Finally Reaching US
The first N95 medical masks to reach the U.S. since February are arriving by plane and ship this week, with trucks standing ready to speed them to coronavirus hot spots around the country. In recent days, 24 pallets of the masks arrived at the port of Los Angeles, sent from...
Coronavirus Stretches California’s Special Ed System to the Brink
By Elizabeth Aguilera and Ricardo Cano, CalMatters In Modesto, Claire Lazaro is working full time while caring for her kids with autism. She worries about just how much progress her kids stand to lose now that they’re mostly without their critical hands-on services, such as her 11-year-old daughter’s one-on-one aide...
Fresno Closes Playgrounds Because of COVID-19
The city of Fresno is shutting down its playgrounds immediately because of the COVID-19 threat. "The decision was made in accordance with the latest recommendations from the National Parks and Recreation Association to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and with an abundance of caution due to the inability to...