California: San Francisco, Napa, Humboldt, Alameda, Solano, Eureka, Northern California area COVID-19 cases and news

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..“The hospital is taking all appropriate precautions for patient and staff safety,” it added.

San Francisco has no confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to the department’s website.

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Posted on: February 18, 2020 First Confirmed Novel Coronavirus Case in Napa County

Patient in isolation at Queen of the Valley; second case under investigation

(NAPA, CALIF.) A single case of novel coronavirus (COVID-2019) has been confirmed in Napa County, and is under isolation at Queen of the Valley Medical Center. A second patient with symptoms is under investigation at the hospital. Both patients are not residents of Napa County.

The two patients arrived at the Queen of the Valley on Monday from Travis Air Force Base in Solano County. The patients were flown to Travis AFB from Japan, where they were under quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship.

Among the cruise ship passengers flown to Travis AFB, seven were identified as needing testing or hospitalization. Five of the seven patients were sent to local hospitals in Solano County.

Due to a limited number of isolation beds in Solano County, two patients were transferred to Queen of the Valley.

“There is minimal risk for Napa County residents from the arrival of these two patients at the Queen of the Valley,” said Napa County Public Health Officer Karen Relucio, MD. “They are in isolation, and are receiving medical care and undergoing testing.”

Amy Herold, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at Queen of the Valley, said the hospital is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Napa County Public Health to care for the two patients.

“Out of caution, the patients are being monitored in special isolation rooms that have negative pressure to minimize the risk of exposure,” Herold said. “We are following established infection control protocols and working closely with our partners at CDC and Napa County Public Health to ensure the safety and well-being of our caregivers, patients and visitors.”

“Our hospital is equipped to handle the virus. Our caregivers are well prepared; they have received training, have practiced for these scenarios and are wearing protective equipment to minimize their risk of exposure. No hospital operations are impacted,” Herold said.

The confirmed COVID-19 case tested positive for the virus in Japan, but has not experienced any symptoms associated with the virus so far. The patient under investigation for COVID-19 tested negative for the virus while in Japan, but is experiencing symptoms. The patient is being tested at Queen of the Valley.

Both patients are under federal quarantine. The city and state of origin for both patients is not known at this time. .....

https://www.countyofnapa.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=125

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Source: https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr...omment-page-1/

Napa confirms COVID-19 case from Travis as Feb. 5 evacuees released
By Todd R. Hansen

FAIRFIELD — Nearly 180 coronavirus evacuees who arrived at Travis Air Force Base on Feb. 5 were released Tuesday from their quarantine inside the Westwind Inn.

However, a single case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Napa County, and is under isolation at Queen of the Valley Medical Center. A second patient with symptoms is under investigation at the hospital. Neither patient is a Napa County resident, and each came from Travis.

The two patients arrived Monday at the Queen of the Valley from Travis Air Force Base, according to a statement released Tuesday by Napa County. The patients were flown to Travis Air Force Base from Japan, where they were under quarantine from the Diamond Princess cruise ship...

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https://humboldtgov.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2562

Department of Health & Human Services

Posted on: February 20, 2020 First case of COVID-19 confirmed in Humboldt County

The Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services Public Health Branch has received confirmation from the California Department of Public Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of one case of COVID-19 in a Humboldt County resident. A close contact who has symptoms is being tested as well.
This marks the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in Humboldt County. Presently, the ill individuals are doing well and self-isolating at home, while being monitored for symptoms by the Public Health Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control Unit.
Close contacts of these individuals will also be quarantined at home and monitored for symptoms by Public Health staff. With the amount of foreign travel by county residents, including travel to China, it is not surprising that a case has emerged locally. Additional cases may occur either in returning travelers or their close contacts.
“It’s important to remember that the risk to the general public remains low at this time,” said Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich. “Despite the fact that Humboldt County now has a confirmed case of COVID-19, there is no evidence to suggest that novel coronavirus is circulating in the community at large.”
Frankovich added that transmission in the U.S. to date has been among close contacts and not among the general public.
Public Health suggests the following precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and all infectious diseases, including common illnesses like colds and flu:

• Stay home when you are sick
• If you have a fever, stay home or go home if you are already at work or school, and stay home for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever (without the use of fever-reducing medicine).
• Wash your hands frequently and particularly before eating or drinking.
• Promote good hand hygiene in your home by educating household members and making sure soap, hand sanitizers, and tissues are available.
• Avoid touching your face, particularly your eyes, nose and mouth.
• Encourage proper cough etiquette. Cough or sneeze into a tissue, sleeve or arm. Do not use your hands.
• Perform routine surface cleaning, particularly for items which are frequently touched such as doorknobs, handles, remotes, keyboards and other commonly shared surfaces.

The county’s Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control Unit will continue to provide updated information about COVID-19 to health care providers, hospitals and schools, as well as the general public.
For updated information about COVID-19, please continue to check the https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/.
If you are ill and in need of medical care and have been in China within the previous two weeks or have been in contact with an individual who has COVID-19, please contact your health care provider or emergency department before presenting for care. Arrangements will be made to have you evaluated in the safest manner possible for health care staff and other patients.

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Feb. 20, 2020
First case of COVID-19 confirmed in Humboldt County The Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services Public Health Branch has received confirmation from the California Department of Public Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of one case of COVID-19 in a Humboldt County resident. A close contact who has symptoms is being tested as well.
This marks the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in Humboldt County. Presently, the ill individuals are doing well and self-isolating at home, while being monitored for symptoms by the Public Health Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control Unit. Close contacts of these individuals will also be quarantined at home and monitored for symptoms by Public Health staff. With the amount of foreign travel by county residents, including travel to China, it is not surprising that a case has emerged locally. Additional cases may occur either in returning travelers or their close contacts. “It’s important to remember that the risk to the general public remains low at this time,” said Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich.
“Despite the fact that Humboldt County now has a confirmed case of COVID-19, there is no evidence to suggest that novel coronavirus is circulating in the community at large.” Frankovich added that transmission in the U.S. to date has been among close contacts and not among the general public.

Public Health suggests the following precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and all infectious diseases, including common illnesses like colds and flu: • Stay home when you are sick • If you have a fever, stay home or go home if you are already at work or school, and stay home for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever (without the use of fever-reducing medicine). • Wash your hands frequently and particularly before eating or drinking. • Promote good hand hygiene in your home by educating household members and making sure soap, hand sanitizers, and tissues are available. • Avoid touching your face, particularly your eyes, nose and mouth. • Encourage proper cough etiquette. Cough or sneeze into a tissue, sleeve or arm. Do not use your hands. • Perform routine surface cleaning, particularly for items which are frequently touched such as doorknobs, handles, remotes, keyboards and other commonly shared surfaces.

The county’s Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control Unit will continue to provide updated information about COVID-19 to health care providers, hospitals and schools, as well as the general public. For updated information about COVID-19, please continue to check the https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/. If you are ill and in need of medical care and have been in China within the previous two weeks or have been in contact with an individual who has COVID-19, please contact your health care provider or emergency department before presenting for care. Arrangements will be made to have you evaluated in the safest manner possible for health care staff and other patients. -###- Follow us on Twitter: @HumCoDHHS and Facebook: www.facebook.com/humcodhhs.https://humboldtgov.org/DocumentCent...inHumboldt-PDF

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UPDATE: Eureka hospital confirms both patients under home quarantine

UPDATED: February 20, 2020 at 9:41 p.m.
Excerpt:
A separate statement Thursday from Roberta Luskin-Hawk, M.D., chief executive of St. Joseph Health, Humboldt County, said the two patients were evaluated at St. Joseph Hospital’s Emergency Department in Eureka on Feb. 16.

https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2020/02/20/humboldt-county-has-its-first-case-of-coronavirus-second-person-being-tested/

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Source: https://abc7news.com/5977795/

Coronavirus outbreak: 2 Bay Area healthcare workers test 'presumptive positive' for COVID-19, officials say
Updated 6 minutes ago

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Alameda County Public Health Department and Solano Public Health are reporting that two health care workers are presumptive positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); these cases are pending confirmatory testing from the CDC.

Both cases are NorthBay VacaValley Hospital health care workers and are currently in home-isolation. One is a Solano County resident and the other is an Alameda County resident...

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For Immediate Release:
March 1, 2020
For more information contact:
Alameda County Public Health Department
Neetu Balram, Public Information Manager
510-267-8001
Email: Neetu.Balram2@acgov.org
Solano Public Health
Jayleen Richards, Public Health Administrator
707-975-3027 (cell)
Email: JMRichards@solanocounty.com

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Alameda County and Solano Public Health Officials are available for phone
interviews to answer questions. Contact respective PIOs from each county’s health department.

WHEN: Sunday, March 1, 2020; 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Highlights

● This is the first presumptive-positive case of COVID-19 in Alameda County.
● Two new health care worker cases had exposure to a confirmed case.
● Aggressive measures are being taken to swiftly identify and isolate all individuals potentially
exposed to these new cases.
● More COVID-19 cases are expected in the Bay Area and nationwide; now is the time to prepare
for increased community spread (cases not connected to travel or other confirmed cases).
Alameda County Public Health Department and Solano County Public Health Confirm Two
Presumptive Positive Cases of COVID-19

ALAMEDA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – Alameda County Public Health Department and Solano Public
Health are reporting that two health care workers are presumptive positive for the Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19); these cases are pending confirmatory testing from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).

Both cases are NorthBay VacaValley Hospital health care workers and are currently in isolation at home;
one is a Solano County resident, the other is an Alameda County resident. Both had exposure to the
community-acquired case currently hospitalized at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. The initial
case is slowly recovering, and the individual’s family members had negative test results for COVID-19 so
far and remain in quarantine.

“Due to the aggressive measures that public health and hospital staff undertook, all potential exposures
to the case were promptly identified and isolated so that patients are not placed at higher risk. Health
care officials have immediately updated protocols and procedures to ensure patient safety is prioritized”
said Dr. Bela Matyas, Solano County Health Officer. “This underscores the challenging environment that
health care workers everywhere face to stem the spread of communicable diseases, including COVID-19.
Health care and Public Health officials throughout the state are committed to protecting patients.”

Public health and hospital staff rapidly identified all health care workers in contact with the case during
the case’s hospitalization. All of those health care workers remain in isolation or in quarantine and will
not return to patient care until they are cleared. Additional COVID-19 cases among them may occur. It is
important to remember that the patient did not meet the CDC’s criteria for COVID-19 testing nor the
high-risk threshold for use of COVID-19 specific protective personal equipment by people providing care.

“As always, our top priority is the health and safety of our patients, our staff, physicians and the
community,” said Aimee Brewer, president of NorthBay HealthCare Group. “Our two health care
workers who tested positive have been in isolation at home since the day we learned they had contact
with the patient who had contracted the virus. We took immediate and comprehensive measures
intended to stop any further spread of the virus, including working with public health officials to trace the
contacts the two workers may have had. We remain in close contact with national, state and local public
health authorities to ensure we are following the most up-to-date protocols and procedures for dealing
with this evolving situation.”

A full contact investigation is underway for the two new health care worker cases, and individuals
potentially exposed are in the process of being identified and evaluated. Teams of epidemiologists from
the CDC and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are assisting the health departments in
tracing those who may be at risk for exposure because of the new cases. Alameda County and Solano
County Public Health Departments are monitoring these new cases’ conditions as well as their contacts
for symptoms.

Patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection have experienced mild to severe respiratory illness with
symptoms such as fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Similar to influenza, it appears to cause less
severe illness in younger people; those with more severe impacts tend to be older, medically fragile
individuals with underlying medical conditions. Health care organizations, government entities, schools
and employers should plan now for how best to decrease the spread of illness and lower the impact of
COVID-19.

“We understand that the evolving news about COVID-19 is concerning, and we are taking the situation
very seriously,” said Dr. Erica Pan, Health Officer, Alameda County Public Health Department. “This news
is not unexpected in the Bay Area, and we are ready for cases here. This is not the time to panic; now is
the time for all of us to work together.” Dr. Pan said.

Alameda County is declaring a local public health emergency as part of its ongoing response and
preparation for community spread in Alameda County. This allows Alameda County to be better poised
to respond with additional resources as needed.

https://admin.solanocounty.com:4433/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=31742

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https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/20...lameda-county/

2 NorthBay VacaValley Hospital Health Care Workers Test Positive For Coronavirus

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Two health care workers at NorthBay VacaValley Hospital, who were exposed to a Solano County woman who was now being treated for the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus at UC Davis Medical Center, have tested positive for the illness and have been ordered to undergone quarantine in their homes in Solano and Alameda counties.

Alameda County Public Health Department and Solano Public Health reported on Sunday that both of the workers were “presumptive positive” for the illness.

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Source: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/20...-of-emergency/


Sonoma County Resident Tests Positive For Coronavirus; County Declares State Of Emergency
March 2, 2020 at 12:02 pm

SANTA ROSA (CBS SF) — A Sonoma County resident, who recently returned from a cruise from San Francisco to Mexico, has been diagnosed with a presumptive case of the coronavirus, heath officials announced Monday.

It was the fourth new presumptive case of coronavirus reported on Monday. Two new cases were in Santa Clara County and a third in San Mateo County. All four cases were being considered presumptive until final testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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Source: https://patch.com/california/rohnert...itive-covid-19

2nd Sonoma County Resident Presumptive Positive For COVID-19
BREAKING: The resident is the second to test positive for coronavirus after traveling on a Grand Princess cruise from SF to Mexico and back.
By Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Mar 5, 2020 11:17 am PT | Updated Mar 5, 2020 11:36 am PT

SANTA ROSA, CA – A second Sonoma County resident who traveled on the Grand Princess cruise ship from San Francisco to Mexico and back has tested presumptive positive for the novel coronavirus, the Sonoma County Department of Health Services confirmed Thursday morning.

Both patients are in isolation rooms at a local hospital, officials said...

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Source: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/coro...virus/2248504/

San Francisco Announces First Local Cases of Coronavirus
The two patients, both hospitalized, appear to have been infected via community spread, according to the mayor's office
By NBC Bay Area staff • Published 2 hours ago • Updated 9 mins ago

...The patients are unrelated and are being cared for at separate hospitals, the mayor's office said. One is a man in his 90s who is said to be in serious condition. He has underlying health conditions. The second is a woman in her 40s who is listed in fair condition...

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https://www.yolocounty.org/health-human-services/adults/communicable-disease-investigation-and-control/coronavirus

Yolo County Reports First Confirmed Case of COVID-19

Post Date:03/06/2020 10:02 AMPress Release

Yolo County Reports First Confirmed Case of COVID-19

(Woodland, CA) – Public health experts at the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) have received confirmation that a Yolo County resident has tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This is the first case in Yolo County.
This individual is an older female with underlying health conditions. She is currently hospitalized and is improving. From initial interviews, she acquired the disease through community transmission.
“Given the rapid spread of COVID-19 around the world, I am not surprised that the virus is in our county”, stated Yolo County Public Health Officer, Dr. Ron Chapman. “Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation driving fear in our communities. We will continue to provide COVID-19 education, support, and advice to the community while using appropriate measures to protect the public’s health.”
Yolo County is prepared to manage this confirmed case and has been partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the California Department of Public Health, local jurisdictions and health care providers. HHSA has already stepped up disease-tracking capabilities and staff are working with local healthcare providers to quickly identify potential cases. HHSA is following established disease investigation protocols to ensure that any affected persons and their close personal contacts are monitored as necessary. HHSA will continue to implement public health strategies, provide public and professional education, and collaborate with local and State partners to control the spread of COVID-19.
Yolo County has been continually evaluating the situation and will be issuing two proclamations, a local health emergency and a local emergency. The local health emergency proclamation may open additional resources while the local emergency proclamation may open funding, both will provide tools for the County to effectively manage the situation.
Yolo County will be hosting a media briefing at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 6 in the Thomson Room of the Bauer Building, located at 137 N. Cottonwood Street in Woodland. Speakers include Public Health Officer Dr. Ron Chapman and Office of Emergency Service Manager Dana Carey. Parking is free.