Malibu Stay At Home Extended To May 15 – Grocery Workers Must Wear Masks By Wed – 14 Cases In Malibu Now
Written by 991KBU on April 11, 2020
The county has extended its “stay-at-home” orders until May 15.
And stay-at-home restrictions could remain into the summer.
But up to 30% of residents could be infected by mid-summer without more behavioral changes, … such as reducing shopping trips.
The dramatic social distancing the county is now seeing … may not be enough.
And … all businesses in Malibu must provide cloth masks to their employees … who must use them … starting Wednesday.
Four new confirmed cases in Malibu yesterday.
There are 14 cases of COVID 19 confirmed within city limits.
The count increased now that results from last week’s drive thru clinincs are coming in.
It may be a bump from the sickest people getting tested … early this week.
That’s just a guess.
There are 5 cases in the unincorporated Santa Monica Mountains.
LA County 8430 cases … 241 deaths countywide.
The infection rate in L-A County is now 83.5 cases per 100 thousand people.
The infection rate in Malibu … with those 4 new cases confirmed yesterday … has shot up to 108 cases per 100 thousand.
Ventura County has 298 confirmed cases … and 10 deaths.
Agoura Hills 20.
Calabasas 23.
Pacific Palisades 31
Santa Monica 88.
The peak is forecast in a few days in California.
Extreme social distancing means the state is experiencing fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations than anticipated.
Projections from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation now estimate California will reach its coronavirus peak on April 13.
But if current trends continue for the next three days, it will hardly be a spike at all, said state officials, who have relied on estimates that California’s coronavirus toll would hit its apex in May.
It’s too early to be optimistic … says California Governor Gavin Newsom.
His worry … if Californians do not continue to maintain physical distance and shelter in place — especially over this Easter weekend — the tide could turn quickly.
“Let’s continue to hold the line and do this together,” Newsom said. “Give us a few more weeks to see where these trend lines go.”
The number of Californians hospitalized from COVID-19 rose 2.5% in the 24 hours ending yesterday at at noon.
Statewide … 72 people were newly hospitalized.
The intensive-care patient census is essentially flat … down 1 percent two days ago … up 1 percent today.
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