Surging Number Of Virus Cases In OC May Spell Doom To Malibu Beach Reopening Hopes
Written by 991KBU on April 28, 2020
The coronavirus is surging in Orange County.
Up more than 500 from a week ago.
And the curve there may go up even sharper … as thousands of people went to the beach.
That is a big deal to those of us 50 miles north in Malibu … wondering when the gates will open to our beaches.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said yesterday that the sight of crowds at Newport Beach is worrisome … as beach crowds could increase the spread of the disease and delay the gradual reopening of California.
Newsome says he may send in the Calfornai Higheay patrol to restrict beach access … if Orange County can’t get its act together.
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“We cant see the images like we saw … particularly on Saturday in Newport Beach and elsewhere in the state of California and we’ve got to confront that.”
The governor wanted that progress towards gradually reopening the rest of the state will be jeopardized if people do things like crowd beaches, which occurred over the warm spring weekend.
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“We are just a few weeks away – not months away – from making making measurable and meaningful changes to our stay at home order.
“However, that’s driven by data, that’s driven by behavior any changes to our stay at home order, Will be driven by data.
“And as we change our behavior we can impact the science the data. This virus doesn’t take the weekend off, this virus doesn’t take the day off because it’s a beautiful sunny day.”
City officials in Newport Beach may further restrict beach access … as a result of last weekend’s crowded beaches.
But Orange County’s Board of Supervisors says they are happy … that beachgoers maintained proper distancing protocols …
They did a “great job” of keeping apart … says the chairwoman.
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Los Angeles county’s death toll from the Cove at 19 viruses now 942..
That’s the recorded death toll … the actual death toll is much higher …
And it is an average of 47 deaths a day now in LA County.
The reported COVID death toll went up by 29 people countywide yesterday.
That number is below average … but part of a ttend that shows social distancing is working.
L A Mayor Erci Garcetti says the countywide numbers are not yet a sign that the worst os over.
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“These numbers tell us that desk in Los Angeles County are continuing to stabilize. “It maybe the same number but the increase is lessening … as our hospitalizations. That’s attributable to the work that we’re doing.
“A lot of people are saying ‘great, open up the doors, open up the floodgates.’
“But it’s really a testament to our discipline that those numbers have stabilized. “One day as they come down we can then step out and try some other things that I am certain we’re looking forward that we’re all want to see here in Los Angeles.”
There are 20,417 confirmed cases of COVD 19 virus in Los Angeles County.
And as we said … 942 deaths,
Ventura County haas 503 cases and 17 deaths.
Malibu has 28 confirmed cases of the disease.
Unincorporated Santa Monica Mountains… 9 cases.
Agoura Hills 30
Calabasas 34.
Pacific Palisades has 36.
Santa Monica … 154.
