San Jos Spotlight is a project of the San Jos News Bureau, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128. THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY IT IS A CRUEL METHOD OF ABUSING THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The 20% of people who havent been vaccinated can deal with the 1% chance of death. There appears to be a lag regarding deaths, on December 31 there were 7 people died in Santa Clara County. In laboratory experiments, they found that three mutations in Lambdas spike protein, known as RSYLTPGD246-253N, 260 L452Q and F490S, help it resist neutralization by vaccine-induced antibodies. Just understand this fact if it stays the same for 30 days here is the real problem, the new cases in Santa Clara county will be 59,241 NEW CASES ( 5,770 more than it was yesterday which was 53,472). Santa Clara County on Monday backed off from a booster mandate for health care workers at the request of already strained hospitals. Since there are 1,900,000 that will be 5.3% of the county, or about 1 out of 19 will be infected at the end of January. And we were pleased with where we were, Harrison said. More than 800 of 12,200 Los Angeles Police Department employees are out sick this week, and COVID-positive officers tend to be gone for an average of 24 days, Chief Michel Moore said. // Associated Press, Grab and run theft at Kohls store leads to Sacramento County chase, 4 arrests. Santa Clara County is locking down again. CalMatters columnist Dan Walters: Californias school crisis gets short shrift in Newsoms budget proposal. Is there any intelligent life forms out there? Get San Jos Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. The joint action by health officers in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Francisco and Marin counties and the city of Berkeley comes a day after Gov. document.getElementById( "ak_js_4" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_5" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_6" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); San Jos residents deserve a trusted source for unbiased, independent political news. She previously covered startups and venture capital for the Bay Area News Group and prior to that court cases for The Recorder in San Francisco. Economy | Stay positive turn off news . The first time the pandemic closed her restaurant, Nguyen sold her jewelry to survive. I the last 3 months we lost nearly 200 people. How safe is your neighborhood? If you calculate the state figures if we stay the same it is 30 times 74,709 which comes to 2,241,270 and given that there is only 39,510,000 that means 1 out of 19 will be infected in 30 days. In California, the Delta variant accounts for nearly 85% of cases analyzed in July, a jump from 5.9% just two months prior, according to the California Department of Public Health. John Woolfolk is a reporter for the Bay Area News Group, based at The Mercury News. It lists Greater Sacramento at 22.2%, Southern California at 20.6%, the San Joaquin Valley at 19.7% and Northern California at 18.6%. STOP MAKING UP STORIES WHERE THE SCIENTIFIC PROOF IS INDICATING YOU ARE WRONG!!! Now given that there are 1,928,000 people in Santa Clara County some would argue that 68,181 is nothing to be concerned about. In California, the Delta variant accounts for nearly 85% of cases analyzed in July, a jump from 5.9% just two months prior, according tothe California Department of Public Health. Linda Zavoral is a Features reporter and editor who writes about restaurants, libations, travel and the arts for the Eat Drink Play and Eye/Timeout sections. scrap the construction of the new jail in late 2020, Helen Chapman fights to save San Joses open space, Bejarano: Why I quit my East San Jose school board, Out of work: Beloved San Jose reverend faces uphill climb, Silicon Valley students stranded by shuttered schools. China dismisses FBI statement that COVID-19 likely leaked from Wuhan lab With regards to the state since Jan 1st we have had 1,185,642 cases and the 7 day average of new cases is 100,653 from yesterdays 74,709 (a difference of 25,944) and if you add the moving average for the rest of the month there will be a total of 3,299,355 and since the population of California is 39,510,000 that means by the end of the month about 8.3% of the state will be infected. Thats prompting health officials to reinstate safety guidelinesand raising questions about the possibility of another shutdown. There appears to be a lag regarding deaths, on December 31 there were 7 people died in Santa Clara County. "I don't even know how to process it. On Wednesday, the state updated its guidelines to allow playgrounds to stay open as essential: "Playgrounds may remain open to facilitate physically distanced personal health and wellness through outdoor exercise.". On the same day gyms, and nail and hair salons were able to reopen to customers across Santa Clara County, those small business owners got the news, they'd once again have to close. Check out Bay Area safety tracker, Tracking the drought: Map shows conditions across SF Bay Area, Bay Area Life; Sundays at 6:30 p.m. on ABC7, Major reopening rollback ordered in CA in attempt to control rampant coronavirus spread, What Gov. We hope that by acting early and as a region, we will have the best chance of bending the curve the fastest and getting out of this situation sooner and saving more lives, Cody said. But the question of whether the Bay Areaand Santa Clara Countywill see another lockdown is more of "a political question," he added. The state requires the stay-at-home order to last at least three weeks. Now, Nguyen's bracing as Santa Clara County shuts down outdoor dining Sunday night. San Mateo County said in a statement Friday that it appreciates the measures taken by the other Bay Area counties but will not at this time be issuing a new local stay-at-home order and remains focused on following the states existing metrics and process. Santa Cruz County said it is considering its options. Many of her employees are thinking of leaving, and with the salon operating at about 40% of normal business, Zo doesnt have enough money for rent. Health | Coronavirus Timeline: Tracking major moments of COVID-19 pandemic in San Francisco Bay Area/. There have been 32,824 cases in the month of January and in the month of December there were 18,163, which means now that as of today there is an 80% rise in case only up to today versus the ENTIRE month of December, and if you take the entire month daily average and multiply by 21 you can expect to have 68,930 more cases this month which will come to a total of 101,754 cases. Except for the fact that the ICU beds will be long gone. Maddox was getting ready to reopen next Monday. While critics have blamed Bay Area health officials for being too aggressive over the course of the pandemic, many health experts say they have taken the right measures at the right time to slow the spread of the virus. Dont mix even with a small group, Berkeley Public Health Officer Dr. Lisa B. Hernandez said. Following the county's lead, San Jose announced this week it will impose a similar requirement. According to data released by the county Wednesday, the case rate per 100,000 people among the unvaccinated in Santa Clara County is nearly four times higher than the rate among those who are fully vaccinated. Hotels and other lodging won't be able to accept out-of-state reservations for any non-essential travel. He also has worked as an editor since 2013. And to date, left unsaid is the obvious that is being addressed already: Never mind Silicon Valley. I HATE TO SAY THIS BUT YOU ALL BETTER GET A GRIP AND GET READY FOR A VERY BAD WINTER. Almost all non-essential businesses are forced to shut down, with an exception for retail stores. Restaurants can only stay open for takeout or delivery. Adalberto "Aldo" Toledo is a Bay Area News Group reporter who covers government on the Peninsula for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. Now, Nguyens bracing as Santa Clara County shuts down outdoor dining Sunday night. CalMatters is also trackingcoronavirus hospitalizations by county. Photo by Emily Mibach. Yet, in Santa Clara County, people can still shop for perfumes, phones and clothes at the mall. If you have a social bubble, it is now popped.. But if these people can be PREVENTED from being infected, WHY NOT? Newsom announced a regional stay-at-home order as an "emergency brake" to curb the rampant spread of COVID-19 in California. This is your newsroom. again. Health | I have no words, really.". Health | its poison media lies glad people waking up by the posts living life .thats awsome people who continue their know it all I got a degree post continue fear doom and gloom had enough the last year !! RELATED: How safe are those outdoor dining igloos and tents when it comes to COVID-19 transmission? Newsom says he shouldn't have attended birthday party at French Laundry amid COVID-19 surge, "People still want normalcy in their lives," said Serena Harkey, wine director for Vine Hospitality, which owns and operates the Left Bank restaurants in three Bay Area counties. Contact Tran Nguyen at[emailprotected]or follow@nguyenntrannon Twitter. Although both Gov. COVID-19 has put many on an emotional and financial roller coaster that no one was prepared for. Since the start of the pandemic, the Bay Area has taken a leading role in responding to the virus. Oakland airport passenger traffic shows steady post-COVID rebound Tips, insight or feedback? LET ALONE DELTA PLUS VARIANT WHERE THEY HAVE NO DATA, AND RESEARCH IS INDICATING THE VACCINE IS NOT EFFECTIVE ON LAMBDA VARIANT. However, business owners say there's no preparing for the unknown. while lawmakers leaders did what the wanted This what they want more fear more scare this county you are 95 % protected vaccinated thats whats doctors say .. the variant is the media ..panic want you afraid .Spot light needed to focus on the Fricken escalating crime in this Sammy Jose, Yep start it up again spotlight leave it to these guys Sick of this crap Shut off the news!! Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. San Jos Spotlight is a project of the San Jos News Bureau, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), OAKLAND, CA - DECEMBER 2: Visitors have fun as they step on the colorful stars at the Blue Planet section which is part of the new exhibit Glowfari at Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2020. "If they don't ever let me be a personal trainer and coach people- this is what I love. How safe are those outdoor dining igloos and tents when it comes to COVID-19 transmission? !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r