July 18 - COVID-19 Alameda Update
Published on July 18, 2020
July 18, 2020
As of this afternoon, there are 145 cases of COVID-19 in the City of Alameda. Alameda County has 9,110 cases with 164 current hospitalizations (growing every day this week) and 162 deaths. The State of California has 375,363 cases and 7,595 deaths. The City, County, and State all increased by more than 20 percent this week, compared to last week. The United States has more than 3.5 million cases and 139,748 deaths. Across the world, the caseload increases by over 242,000 each day, with over 14 million cases and nearly 600,000 deaths.
Click here for the most up-to-date information about the City of Alameda’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CityHealth Urgent Care is opening a COVID-19 testing site in Alameda this Wednesday, July 22, located at The Research Park at Marina Village. Results are returned within 15 minutes and are given on site. Testing is free for anyone with proof of insurance and free for those without insurance if you have a government issued ID. Appointments are encouraged but not required. Read the press release for more information.
WHO: Anyone can be tested regardless of symptoms, including children and people with special needs
WHERE: 300 Wind River Way, Alameda
WHEN: 7 days a week, 9am-5pm
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT: Click here!
Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft invited CityHealth’s CEO Sean Parkin to be her guest at her July 17 Town Hall. Watch the recording to hear more.
The State has been releasing reopening guidelines for counties that have an approved variance through an attestation process. Alameda County has been reopening slower than the State as a whole, and was one of two counties who did not apply for a variance attestation. Last week, the State’s guidelines for outdoor dining changed to only be open in counties that have a variance. This caused Alameda County to pause the reopening of outdoor dining.
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 This week, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved a letter of support for the County’s variance attestation. The County promptly submitted the attestation which was approved by the State. That meant outdoor dining could resume, with face coverings required at all times, except during the act of eating or drinking. The Oakland Zoo was also able to reopen.
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Then on Friday, the State issued new guidance for schools to reopen. The Alameda Unified School District met the same day and is preparing to open schools in distance learning on August 27.
One of the guidelines for reopening schools to in-person instruction is that the County has to be off the State Monitoring List for 14 consecutive days. Counties are placed on the Monitoring List when the COVID-19 14-day case rate is above 100 per 100,000 residents. Alameda County was placed on the Monitoring List this week with a 14-day case rate of 120.6 per 100,000. In comparison, Contra Costa County’s 14-day case rate is slightly higher at 138.7 and Santa Clara County’s is lower at 102.1. The highest case rate in the State is in Stanislaus County at 442.6.
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 Face coverings have been required whenever you leave your home since the County’s health order took effect on June 7, 2020. There are few exceptions, for example, when you are outside alone. However, you still need to have a face covering visible and immediately ready to cover the nose and mouth and you must put it on if you come within 30-feet of others.
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Per the health order, this applies whether people are on the sidewalk, in a park, on a path or trail, or in any other outdoor area, and whether they are walking, running, biking, otherwise exercising, standing, or engaged in transportation such as using a motorcycle, skateboard, moped, or scooter. Not sure? Wear a mask!
And remember, our playground structures are closed. This is because no one should be gathering together on shared surfaces with people from other households. Please, help us slow the spread of COVID-19. Do not allow kids to use playground structures, and when they are out, make sure they are wearing a face covering.
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 We've received more than $60,000 in relief fund donations from 321 individuals that will help our small businesses, nonprofits, and low-income renters recover. $50 donations receive a t-shirt, $150 donations receive a hoodie.
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