The number of coronavirus cases in California grew to a minimum of 60 on Thursday as authorities revealed what might be the state’s 2nd virus-related death in Santa Clara County, where citizens are being urged to delay or cancel large events and occasions, and minimize work in huge groups.
2 of the brand-new cases were the very first reported in San Francisco and indicate that the infection is spreading in the community, authorities stated. The 2, a male in his 90 s and a female in her 40 s who are unrelated, have no travel history to places with the novel coronavirus and had no known contact with a person who has tested positive.
” We do not know at this moment how they were exposed to the virus,” Dr. Grant Colfax, San Francisco’s director of health, said in a statement.
Also on Thursday, Nevada announced its first verified case of COVID-19, in Las Vegas, a male in his 50 s who had actually just recently taken a trip to Washington state. He is hospitalized in seclusion, authorities said.
Authorities in Santa Clara County reported the death of a 72- year-old guy who had actually been on a cruise with 2 passengers thought of having the coronavirus– but cautioned they have not yet validated whether he had actually contracted the virus.
Officers carried out CPR on the unresponsive man, who later died, then learned from his family about his cruise travels, stated Phan Ngo, chief of the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety.
5 officers who responded to the occurrence were quarantined “out of an abundance of caution,” then permitted to return house later in the day, Ngo stated.
Santa Clara County revealed Thursday that the number of cases there had actually grown to 20 from14 Of the county’s 20 cases, four are related to travel, 9 had contacts with other confirmed COVID-19 patients and 7 were thought to have actually captured it in the neighborhood.
In response, county health officials released more strict recommendations indicated to slow the spread of the virus, calling on locals to delay big gatherings and cancel large events.
Health officials aren’t suggesting that schools be