California has stopped removing or adding to a list of counties facing more restrictions on businesses and schools as it tries to resolve a technical problem with the state’s coronavirus testing database, health officials said Wednesday. The incomplete data in the nation’s most populous state has hampered
LOS ANGELES — California has stopped removing or adding to a list of counties facing more restrictions on businesses and schools as it tries to resolve a technical problem with the state’s coronavirus testing database, health officials said Wednesday.
“Back in February and March when we didn’t have enough testing, I would say we felt blind,” said Dr. Sara Cody, Santa Clara County’s public health director. “I would say now we’re back to feeling blind. We don’t know how the epidemic is trending.” In a statement, the state Department of Public Health said as it works to “assess the impact of the data issues on disease transmission metrics,” no counties would be moved on or off the list “until further notice.”
Meantime, the data on hospitalizations has shown improvement. It’s collected differently, and in the last two weeks has fallen by more than 12% to 6,184 patients. In San Francisco, public health officials receive test reports directly from labs so they don’t depend on the state to track or trace cases, said Dr. George Rutherford, epidemiologist at University of California, San Francisco. But long delays can make contact tracing — seen as a critical tool to stop the spread of disease — futile, he said.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Sri Lankans vote for new parliament in big numbers despite pandemicSri Lankans shrug off fears of Covid-19 as they vote in large numbers to elect a new parliament that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa hopes will clear way for him to boost his powers
Weiterlesen »
Why Sprawl Could Be The Next Big Climate Change BattleSingle-family zoning has been tied to racial inequity and climate change. But in California, resistance to denser zoning has been fierce — even among cities who may consider themselves environmentally progressive.
Weiterlesen »
3,000 cockfighting roosters rescued from ranchUp to 3,000 cock fighting roosters, along with several hundred livestock animals, have been recovered from a California ranch following an investigation into animal cruelty.
Weiterlesen »
Elon Musk says Tesla headquarters could still move out of CaliforniaElon Musk is sticking with his threat to move Tesla headquarters to another state. “There’s no question that our headquarters will remain in California for the short term. Long term, we’ll have to wait and see.”
Weiterlesen »
Indonesia's second quarter GDP shrinks by 5.3% year-on-year, sharper than expectedIndonesia's economy contracted in the second quarter for the first time since 1999 as efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic hit consumption and business activity, official data showed on Wednesday.
Weiterlesen »