Source: California Department of Public Health
As of March 16, 2020, 6 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, there are a total of 472 positive cases and eleven deaths in California (including one non-California resident). This total does not include passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship currently docked in Oakland.
Ages of all confirmed positive cases:
Age 0-17: 7 cases
Age 18-64: 300 cases
Age 65+: 160 cases
Unknown: 5 cases
24 – Cases of positive tests related to federal repatriation flights
448 – Cases not related to repatriation flights
82 – Travel related
75– Person-to-person acquired 98 – Community acquired (see map of local health jurisdictions reporting community transmission - PDF) 193 – Under investigation
Approximately 11,750 people are self-monitoring, across 49 local health jurisdictions, after returning to the U.S. from travel. Twenty-one public health labs in California are testing for COVID-19. These labs include the California Department of Public Health's Laboratory in Richmond, Alameda, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Monterey, Napa-Solano-Yolo-Marin (located in Solano), Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Shasta, Sonoma, Tulare and Ventura County public health laboratories. The Richmond Laboratory will provide diagnostic testing within a 48-hour turnaround time. More public health labs will soon be able to test for COVID-19. This means California public health officials will get test results sooner, so that patients will get the best care.
March 20, 2020
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March 21, 2020
"Please, take this pandemic seriously."
Here's everything you need to know about social distancing
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Can I go to the grocery store? Yes
Can I order takeout? Sure can! There's no evidence that the virus can live in food, so whatever you eat should be safe.
Should I use public transportation? If you can avoid it, you should. Packing into a crowded, poorly ventilated subway car or bus can heighten your risk of infection.
If I still need to work, how can I keep myself safe? Wash your hands constantly, and if your occupation requires it, wear a face mask.
Can I go anywhere? Yes, a few places -- grocery stores, doctor's offices and some outdoor areas. But right now, staying home as much as possible is the best way to lower infection rates, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Can I still travel? Under most circumstances, you shouldn't.
If I'm traveling abroad, should I return to the US? Yes. The State Department has advised Americans living or traveling internationally to return to the US immediately. If Americans abroad do not return soon, they risk getting stuck in a foreign country for an indefinite period of time.
Health
Should I wear a face mask in public? Probably not. Masks keep germs in by preventing sick people from coughing or sneezing into the air. But they don't protect healthy people from coming into contact with those germs. Sick people should stay home and avoid in-person contact with others until they've recovered. If available, sick people and those who live with them can wear masks at home, the CDC says.
Can I exercise? Yes -- outdoors or at home. It's not a good idea to visit a gym, though.
Can I go to the doctor or dentist? Not unless you have an urgent appointment or are seeking help due to coronavirus symptoms.
Family & Friends
Can I visit older family members? You shouldn't. Adults over 60 are at a higher risk of serious infection from Covid-19, and you could unwittingly infect them. The best thing older adults can do is stay home and away from others as much as possible. Keep in touch with them over the phone or with video calls. If they live nearby, offer to help them with groceries or medications they may need while home.
Can my friends come over? They shouldn't. Visitors aren't a great idea right now
Can I schedule play-dates for my kids? No. Kids aren't considered a high-risk group for Covid-19, but they can still spread the virus.
Where can my kids play? Going outside is still okay -- just supervise your children to make sure they keep their distance from other kids, Ompad says.
If you don't have a backyard, large parks where you can maintain a significant distance from other families should be fine. But avoid playgrounds, where germs can lurk on slides and swings, she says.
Can I take my kids to daycare? If it's your only option, then yes. But before you do, call the daycare center or meet with staff to ensure they're implementing social distancing measures.
Do I need to distance myself from my child? Probably not, Ompad says, unless either of you are showing symptoms of sickness. Under most circumstances, if you and your child are living in the same home, you don't need to keep six feet of distance. But if possible, limit excessive physical contact.
If my family member or roommate works in health care, do I need to distance myself from them? Health care workers are at a higher risk of infection, so it's wise to distance yourself from them.
How long will we have to keep social distancing?
Probably for several months. But we may have to do it over and over again, since the outbreak could come in waves.
Research by the Imperial College in Great Britain "would suggest you have to institute these kinds of measures for five months, very vigorously," says Gounder, the infectious disease specialist.
"And then you may be able to relax for a period. And then you would re-institute as the cases go up again. But we're basically looking at doing this over and over and over again, even after a five-month period of strict social distancing, in order to curb cases until we have a vaccine."