April 2, 2020 Coronavirus Live Blog, April 2, 2020: County Braces for Impact By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County is gearing up for a surge of patients as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout Silicon Valley. Read More 7
April 1, 2020 BREAKING: Santa Clara Co. Reports 8,246 COVID Tests as Stanford Passes 10,000 Mark By Jennifer Wadsworth and Grace Hase Local health officials finally released data about the total number of people tested and other critical data related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Read More 13
April 1, 2020 Number of COVID-19 Cases in Santa Clara County Nears 1,000 By Grace Hase Public health officials reported 66 new cases this afternoon, bringing the total up to 956—a 255 percent increase over last week. Read More 9
April 1, 2020 As Panic Buying Ensues, Dispensaries Try to Get Straight Answers in New Regulated Era By Hugh McCormick and Dan Mitchell The Bay Area retail cannabis industry reinvented itself overnight for shelter-in-place, and legal weed may never be the same again. Read More 2
April 1, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Coronavirus Dashboard Lacks Critical Data on Hospitalization, Testing Capacity By The Fly While the county previously reported how many patients had been laid up in hospital beds, it stopped sharing that number on its new web portal. Read More 20
March 31, 2020 Santa Clara County Extends Stay-at-Home Order, Finally Discloses Hospitalization Stats By Grace Hase Public health officials announced the revised mandate at a news conference in which they also unveiled new social distancing criteria. Read More 34
March 31, 2020 California Ramps Up Output of Ventilators as COVID Cases Grow By Nigel Duara and Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters Bloom Energy CEO KR Sridhar said his company had to quickly learn the inner workings of ventilators, a machine they hadn’t made before. Read More 0
March 31, 2020 Coalition of Silicon Valley Landlords Give Renters a Break By Emanuel Lee Whether it’s foregoing rent hikes or reducing payments, a group of property owners says it’s time to support tenants in their time of need. Read More 1
March 31, 2020 WATCH LIVE: Santa Clara County Extends Shelter-in-Place Order By Silicon Valley Newsroom Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody issues a new stay-at-home order that extends through at least the third day of May. Read More 6
March 31, 2020 Let’s Make It Count: The 2020 Census is Officially Underway By Erik Chalhoub If there is an undercount in California, the state could lose a seat in Congress and receive less federal funding. Read More 0
March 31, 2020 Op-Ed: Already Cash-Strapped Community Clinics Struggle to Access Enough COVID-19 Tests By Dolores Alvarado and Maribel Montanez We need an immediate change in mindset as to how testing is distributed. We cannot allow this to be yet another social injustice. Read More 4
March 30, 2020 WATCH: Santa Clara County DA Cautions Against Pandemic-Related Hate Crimes in New PSA By Silicon Valley Newsroom Law enforcement officials are sounding the alarm as people of Asian descent report being discriminated against because of the outbreak. Read More 18
March 30, 2020 Coronavirus Live Blog, March 30, 2020: Shelter-in-Place Will Last Longer Than First Expected By Grace Hase Bay Area health officials confirmed today that the sweeping stay-at-home mandate will be extended through at least May 1. Read More 2
March 30, 2020 Red Cross Pleads for Donations Amid Critical Blood Shortage By Erik Chalhoub For the international aid organization, the sudden drop in blood donations amid the pandemic is a matter of life and death. Read More 6
March 28, 2020 Santa Clara County Officials Remind Public to Stay at Home During COVID-19 Update By Grace Hase Residents are directed to stay home unless they need to venture out for essential errands, such as a trip to the grocery store or the pharmacy. Read More 4
March 28, 2020 County Reports Highest Single-Day Jump in COVID-19 Deaths By Grace Hase So far, 591 people in the county have tested positive, though officials expect the actual number is much higher due to the lack of testing. Read More 5