mark galley unfortunately gave no sign yet of things turning around. the 14-day positivity rate across the straight is 8.7%, a 55% increase since the week of thanksgiving when it was 5.6%. icu patients also continue to rise. here's the latest numbers by region. the bay area has 24.5% icu capacity, northern california has 25%, greater sacramento has 18.8%, southern california 10.1% and san joaquin valley just 5.6%. each of those numbers is slightly lower than the numbers reported the day before. >> we are worried about a rapidly accelerating increase and pressure on our hospitals. if we thought we were sort of peaking at this level, some of the regionals orders may have not relevant. >> it really has to do with the goal of trying to keep people at home, not a comment on the relative safety of outdoor dining. >> reporter: medical staffing continues to be the state's biggest challenge. i asked dr. galley to explain the new two-day training program for nurses to work in the icu. >> we heard from nurses who are alarmed saying that's a short amount of traini

mark galley pointed to europe as a model.ay at homer order they lowered from 27% to 8% in three weeks. he's hoping the same can happen here. today's update from dr. mark galley gave no sign of things turning around. the 14-day positivity rate across the state is 8.7%. a 55% increase since the week of thanksgiving when it was 5.6%. icu patients also continue to rise. here is the latest numbers by region. th bay area has 24.5% icu capacity. northern california has 25%, greater sacramento has 18.8%, southern california 10.1% and san joaquin valley, just 5.6%. each of those numbers is slightly lower than the numbers reported the day before. >> we are

mark galley pointed to europe as a model. when belgium enacted the stay at homer order they lowered from 27% to 8% in three weeks. he's hoping the same can happen here. today's update from dr. mark galley gave no sign of things turning around. the 14-day positivity rate across the state is 8.7%. a 55% increase since the week of thanksgiving when it was 5.6%. icu patients also continue to rise. here is the latest numbers by region. th bay area has 24.5% icu capacity. northern california has 25%, greater sacramento has 18.8%, southern california 10.1% and san joaquin valley, just 5.6%. each of those numbers is slightly lower than the numbers reported the day before. >> we are worried about a rapidly accelerating increase and pressure on the hospitals. if we thought we were sort of peaking at this level, some of the regional stay-at-home orders may not have been necessary. >> reporter: he said the increase of transmission from thanksgiving is just showing up in case rates. he's asking people that have travel plans for the upcomi

mark galley will update the state's response to coronavirus. you can watch that live at noon right here on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >>> taking a live look at san jose and santa clara, just recorded it's most coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic. officials are pling with people to mask up and stay apart before the county reaches a breaking point. there are more than 66,000 confirmed cases across the county including more than 1600 new cases this weekend. 652 people have died from the virus and more than 600 others are in the hospital. latin x community has been hit the hardest. >> please as the mayor of gilroy i'm asking everybody in our city and everywhere else to of course please respect the mask and the distancing. if not for yourself, for those around you. it really does matter. > >>> happening today a prepop up testing site will open in palo alto. you can stop by mitchell park library starting at ten. testing will be available on january 5th. in the north bay sonoma residents and staff at local senior care faciliti

mark galley's urgent message to stay home. >> we know a number of people are going to be newly exposed over the weekend, that the urge of many californians to gather and do so in ways that really aren't covid safe are going to lead to some transmission. >> reporter: dr. galley is pushing virtual celebrations to help stop the surge. >> the sort of concept of a surge upon a surge or exposure upon exposure is real. >> reporter: this idea comes as the u.s. is dealing with an increase of infections in recent weeks. doctors are blaming thanksgiving travel and people spreading the virus without even knowing it. now doctors are worried that people who got infected with covid during christmas celebrations could wind up spreading it to people at new year's eve parties. >> the big concern is that people who may have been infected over the christmas holiday may not be showing a lot of symptoms by, say, by neuryear's eve. and with large get togethers in the indoor environment this is really potentially a perfect storm for spreading covid-19. >> reporter: hospitals are now bracing for that tsunami e

mark galley is expected to make that announcement tomorrow.e orders will stay in place. stay at home orders for both would haveee

mark galley said the increase in transmission from thanksgiving is just starting to show up in the case rates. >>> in the bay area one hospital in the south bay is seeing the effects of those rising case numbers firsthand. regional medical center has no beds left in its icu. that's where abc7 news reporter julian glover is joining us live with more on the situation. >> good morning. the situation dire here at regional medical center in san jose is in dire limits. as you mentioned, they are now out of beds. the hospital staff here now in talks to set up tents outside of the hospital to be able to treat patients that are now coming in. more than 200 beds with 40% of icu capacity now filled with covid-19 patients. this is the first time regional medical center in san jose has reached capacity during the pandemic. showing just how bad this latest surge of covid-19 cases is. a hospital spokeswoman said gatherings and mixing of households for thanksgiving is to blame. >> we are at capacity. we don't have any free beds in the hospital. we are talking about putting up tents and transferring pat

mark galley said two groups are already at work drafting a planning for which part of the population will get the 330,000 doses expected to be shipped to california first. >> the cdc is considering a four-placed plan tore allocating vaccines eventually. the next phase will likely include essential food workers who are at high risk of infection, as well as emergency personnel. now, the current recommendations to vaccinate front line workers and those who live in those long-term healthcare facilities needs final approval from the cdc directer robert redfield. back to you. >> thanks, andre. >>> the cdc is set to short then recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for coronavirus. the new guidelines will allow people who have come into contact with someone infected with the virus to resume normal activity after 10 days, or 7 days if they receive a negative test result. that is down from the 14-day period recommended since the onset of the pandemic. the policy change has been discussed for some time as scientists have studied the incubation period for the

mark galley is expected to make that announcement tomorrow. whether not those regional stay at home orders will stay in place. stay at home orders for both would have been eligible to expire as early as today, but given the lack of icu availability the governor says those restrictions are likely to be extended. >> absolute expression of admiration and respect for our nurses asked to do more with less staff and less support. >> reporter: governor newsom says the greater sacramento area could see the orders eased as early as friday. if icu capacitiry mains crit criminal those reasons would likely see their stay at home orders extended. >> if we continue to see the rise through the cases we're seeing today the impact we anticipate coming from christmas, new year's wood be even worse. >> reporter: the governor is calling on californians to minimize travel and minimize mixing. >> we likely will experience in two weeks, 10, 14, 18 days from now this surge stacked on top of these other surges related to holiday activities. >> reporter: so far only no

mark galley. current icu capacity and seven-day case rate and transmission rate and rate of icu admission. the greater sacramento area and bay area are eligible to exit the order as soon as january 1st and january 8th respectively if icu can papacity improves but os could be extended if capacity is below 15%. northern california is the only region knot understan not under stay-at-home order. many hospitals in california are being stretched to provide the care we want comparing the situation to a rubber band. >> we know that stretch has a limit before it breaks. >> a state opened several alternative care sites to help decompress overloaded hospitals. in the newsroom, melanie woodro, abc 7 news. >> thank you. the pan dell mademic continues small businesses hard. one of the oldest lgbtq bars in the nation is in danger of closing for good. cornell bernard is showing us how some are trying to save san francisco's twin peaks tavern. >> reporter: he shows us inside the bar. prepandemic the place would be

mark galley. great to see you. appreciate your time, especially given the urgency. you hear the governor talk about anxiety. there's anxiety across your state and across the country. help me understand the context of the moment. the governor says there's hope on the horizon, the vaccine is coming. but you're in the middle of a crisis that has lead to severe new restrictions, essentially putting almost a lockdown back in place. where are you? >> well, john, thanks for having me. absolutely the governor is right, we're experiencing a surge like we've never seen. we've seen surges before, but not like this. we are pulling out the tool we know worked in the past and that is asking people at great sacrifice, we know, to stay at home as much as possible. and the new regional stay at home order that the governor put into place now effecting two large regions in california is exactly that, asking our public to make yet another sacrifice, to continue to save lives in california and keep our health system safe and able to do the work we expect of it. >> so what you get in he

mark galley describing a hospital system on the bring. statewide more than 20,000 people are being treated at hospitals for covid-19. more than 4,000 of them in the icu. >> hospitals that are running out of staff, having to use rooms that they don't traditionally do, longer than normal. much longer than normal wait times. >> reporter: dr. galley said the bulk of these issues are in southern california, where some hospitals have implemented parts of what's called crisis care, when resources are stretched then. this can lead to tough decisions like rationing care, though galley said no someone there yet. as expected, be the state extended stay-at-home orders for the southern california and san joaquin valley regions, where available icu capacity remains at zero percent. >> we essentially are projecting that the icu capacity is not improving in southern california and san joaquin valley, and that demand will continue to exceed capacity. >> reporter: the bay area available icu capacity is at 10.4%. greater sacramento at 19.1, and northern cal

mark galley, describing a hospital system on the brink. statewide, more than 20,000 people are being treated at hospitals for covid-19. more than 4,000 of them in the icu. >> hospitals that are running out of staff, having to use rooms that they don't traditionally do, longer than normal. much longer than normal wait times. >> dr. galley said the bulk of these issues are in southern california, where some hospitals have implemented parts of what is called crisis care, when resources are stretched then. this can lead to tough decisions like rationing care, though galley said no one is there yet. as expected, the state extend stay-at-home orders for the southern california and san joaquin valley regions, where available icu capacity remains at zero percent. >> we essentially are projecting that the icu capacity is not improvele in southern california and san joaquin valley, and that demand will continue to exceed capacity. >> reporter: the bay area available icu capacity is at 10.4%. greater sacramento at 19.1, and northern california at 27.

mark galley talk about what this means going forward we want to be done with the virus, but clearly we are not there. take a listen. >> people just want to be done with this, but it doesn't take a break just because we're tired of it. we need to rekcalibrate for a short period of time what we do to keep this transmission down. >> reporter: and here is the thing, across the nation while we want to be done with this, it's clear that we're setting new records in many different states in many different categories and that's part of the problem. just taking a look at it, 47 states and the district of columbia saw their number of covid cases rise in nova cords to johns hopkins university data. also looking at this same indicator here 34 states as well as puerto rico had at least one record day in hospitalizations in november. so if you look at this it does paint a very dire picture for what we're going to see for this winter season, jim. >> i mean, the data points in one direction. we all have to be careful. stephanie elam, thanks very much. now lts go to florida where that state should surp

mark galley said the increase in transmission from thanksgiving is just starting to show up in the case rates. >>> in the bay area one hospital in the south bay is seeing the effects of those rising case numbers firsthand. regional medical center has no beds left in its icu. that's where abc7 news news reporter julian glover is joining us live with more on the situation. >> good morning. the situation dire here at regional medical center in san jose. as you mentioned, they are now out of beds. the hospital staff here now in talks to set up tents outside of the hospital to be able to treat patients that are now coming in. more than 200 beds with 40% of icu capacity now filled with covid-19 patients. this is the first time regional medical center in san jose has reached capacity during the pandemic. showing just how bad this latest surge of covid-19 cases is. a hospital spokeswoman said gatherings and mixing of households for thanksgiving is to blame. >> we are at capacity. we don't have any free beds in the hospital. we are talking about putting up tents and transferring patients out. we

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secretary doctor mark galli there are more than 31,000 positive cases in this past 24 hours here in the state. in the past few weeks hospitalizations have increased by more than 36%. doctor galley expressed concerns over the impact of the surge on our hospital system. i think often an analogy or a comparison to a rubber band that you do strachan you can certainly stretch many rubber bands pretty far as we are struck too many of our hospitals pretty far but we know that that stretch has a limit before breaks before we push them into a situation where they're making the kind of decisions about resources and stop, but i just walked through. >>doctor galley announced tuesday southern california and the san joaquin valley will remain under a stay at home order until further notice. and at least 4,000 health care workers in san francisco have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus that's according to san francisco's public health director doctor grant colfax who held a news conference earlier today. doctor colfax said there is reason to hope as a thanksgiving surge appears to be on the decline. currently an average of 270 people are being diagnosed with covid-19 in san franc

galleys today i literally said as a joke, just look at the pictures. and that i said i am serious just look at the pictures. >> how large are they question mark. >> i haven't because of co- but i haven't been to the studio. they are significant paintings, it's a very wet loose, with watery process. and then we convert them to black and white for the book. and even my offer images taken by leah. so, what is the take away from that is that there is this artist in between art and scienc science. it is an artificial device, i don't think i'm making harder when i'm writing about black holes. i don't like that to write sort of trying to combine the subject. but does art pong my book? by an artist? yes. i'm not claiming the artist, and she's not claiming she's a physicist. but i feel that makes the book much more exciting for me, i wanted to write it better, i wanted to make it better. and it's good to be this tiny little object, and i think of this book now is a physical thing, right, and that was neat to see. and then i think your question was meant to be more reflection will inc. conceptual, and i think what i want people to walk away thinking about is we thin