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COVID-19 – Benicia and Solano County press releases – through March 31
City of Benicia Press Releases
- City Closures are Extended Through May 1, 2020 March 31, 2020
- Can Do & Can’t Do pamphlet on the Governor’s Shelter at Home Executive Order and social distancing March 31, 2020
- Community Services Phone Line Announced – For Resources & Referrals Call 707-746-4285 March 24, 2020
Solano County Public Health Press Releases
- 3-30-20 Shelter at Home Order (Stay at Home Order extended through April 30, 2020)
- 3-25-20 County Public Health orders lab testing for COVID-19 to report more comprehensive data
- 3-25-20 County Health and Social Services safety net support services for those impacted by COVID-19
- 3-18-20 Solano County issues shelter at home health order and directive
- 3-18-20 El Condado de Solano presenta una Orden y Directiva de Salud para El Refugio en Casa
- 3-17-20 Solano County Public Health emphasizes the Governor’s measures to promote social distancing
- 3-15-20 Additional Solano County case of COVID-19 found at Travis Air Force Base
- 3-01-20 Alameda and Solano Public Health Departments confirm two cases of COVID-19
- 2-28-20 CDC confirms additional case of COVID-19 due to travel-associated exposure
- 2-27-20 County Public Health confirms case of COVID-19 through possible community transmission
- 1-30-20 County Public Health closely monitors novel coronavirus
Covid-19 in Solano County, Tue. March 31 – SIX new cases
UPDATE: See today’s latest information
Tuesday, March 31:
Yesterday:
Summary:
Solano County reported SIX NEW POSITIVE CASES today – total is now 49. One more case than yesterday is listed as hospitalized (13). Still no deaths recorded in Solano County.
The chart at bottom right, “Cumulative number of cases…” gives a clear picture of the infection’s trajectory in Solano County.
Check out basic information in the screenshots here on Benicia Independent. IMPORTANT: Note the County’s interactive page has more. On the County website, you can click on “Number of cases” and then hover over the charts for detailed information.
Our coronavirus data curve is on a steep upward trajectory. Everyone stay home and be safe!
Note:
Solano staff refuses to divulge WHERE in the County the positive cases reside.
Benicia residents get phone alerts: 6-county shelter in place extended to May 3
Order does not include Solano County
By Roger Straw, March 31, 2020
My cell phone went off twice around 1:40 pm today with an emergency notice that our coronavirus shelter-in-place was being extended to May 3.
This was a little confusing, given that Solano County issued a statement just yesterday (on March 30) extending our Shelter at Home Order through April 30th. ?Why would the County extend for just 3 days??
A little googling reveals that once again, a group of Bay Area counties acted jointly, exclusive of Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.
According to ABC News Bay Area, “The new restrictions applied to six Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Santa Clara, San Francisco and San Mateo. Those six counties, plus the City of Berkeley (which operates its own public health department) announced the shelter-in-place orders would be extended to May 3 in their jurisdictions. Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties had not announced such extensions, as of Tuesday afternoon.”
The new 6-county order adds new restrictions to what residents are allowed to do as they shelter in place. Again according to ABC News Bay Area: “In addition to the restrictions put in place for the original three-week shelter-in-place order, officials are now requiring:
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- Funerals are limited to 10 people in attendance
- Playgrounds, dog parks and picnic areas have to close to the public
- Don’t use golf courses, or public tennis and basketball courts
- When it comes to sports that require you to share a ball, only play them with members of your household
- Most construction is banned
- All essential businesses that are still open must develop “social distancing protocol” before April 3
What is considered an “essential business” has been expanded to include:
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- “Providers that enable residential transactions” (like notaries, title companies, and real estate agencies)
- Funeral homes and cemeteries
- Moving companies
- Rental car companies
- Rideshare services
Someone should compare these new 6-county restrictions to the restrictions covered in our Solano County Shelter at Home Order. Please send your comparison to the editor, rogrmail at gmail dot com.
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