covid-19 cases are not just on the rise at san quinton state prison.hey are soaring according to inmates that i spoke with. and in an interview thursday, they said only five cases and then it went to 15 and then to 25, and now, we are at over 500. there have not been any confirmed covid-19 deaths in san quinton state prison. but richard stitley has has h he covid-19 symptoms but a cause of death is not released. what is most alarming to the prisoners believe that the rise in cases could be prevented. it boggles my mind that they would take prisoners from the most infected prison and bring them here. guards are being rotated from infected areas to uninfected areas daily. there's a surge of cases on death row. and the prison alarms sounded five times. each time they are being transferred to the medical area. i wear masks in the cell, wash my hands and still somehow, my tests came back positive. i never felt any symptoms. there's been mixed reaction to news of the san quinton outbreak. critsina bell saying i feel bad for the guards. i hope the prisoners e

vid-19 cas on the rise at san quinton state prison. they are soaring according to inmates that i spoke with. and in an interview thursday, they said only five cases and then it went to 15 and then to 25, and now, we are at over 500. there have not been any confirmed covid-19 deaths in san quinton state prison. but richard stitley has died. he covid-19 symptoms but a cause of death is not released. what is most alarming to the prisoners believe that the rise in cases could be prevented. it boggles my mind that they would take prisoners from the most infected prison and bring them here. guards are being rotated from infected areas to uninfected areas daily. there's a surge of cases on death row. an prison ve times. each time they are being transferred to the medical area. i wear masks in the cell, wash my hands and still somehow, my tests came back positive. i never felt any symptoms. there's been mixed reaction to news of the san quinton outbreak. critsina bell saying i feel bad for the guards. i hope the prisoners experience the same h

that is due to the outbreak in san quinton state prison, after a inmate transfer led to 500 cases at the prison. now, compare it to other counties across the state? much higher, los angeles way above the state average, with 220 cases per 100,000 people. riverside county with about 200 cases, orange county, right here in san diego county, much much lower at 95 and 76. raj. >> well, today, oakland became the last major city in the bay area to allow outdoor dining. this gives restaurants and retail shops the use of public sidewalks to serve more customers. to to -- >> napa has done it, and walnut creek has done it. and san francisco has done it. and now it's oakland's turn to have outdoor dining. they are streamlining the process, allowing restaurants like this one to use sidewalks as a space to serve outdoor diners. >> on a saturday night, i want to see the area packed. >> reporter: welcome back, that is the message from the owner of the restaurant. his customers today now can dine outside. >> i'm in the process of hiring more staff just to kind of keep up with the demand. >> reporter:

> there's no slow down this evening in the number of coronavirus cases being reported at san quinton. state prison officials say that the number of cases between staffers and inmates is 407, san quinton did not report a single case of the virus until inmates from a southern california prison were transferred there late last had month. berkley democrat nancy skinner has scheduled a hearing in the state is senate to review the prison system's handling of the outbreak. >>> yosemite is closing down again and cancelling future visits because of the coronavirus cases. the park had reopened following a three month closure. the campgrounds being closed from now to july 31 ft are bridalveil horse camp. crane flat, lower pines, north pines and tualumne meadows. as businesses begin to reopen, we have a handy resource to show you what is open and where. you will find the map on our website, just go to abc7 news.com. >>> yeah, it's a lot to keep track of, dan. in other news, fire has done damage to the famous wooden spire sculpture, the spire was inflames. several other spot fires were put out quickly nearby.

san quinton prison. there's 500 cases at the prison. what about the rest of the stay. san joaquin county has the highest, 9.1%. that is well above the state average. and followed by riverside, they are at 8.9%. we will continue to track the numbers as the surge continues across the state. >> also, today, a unique request from governor newsome, he wants help from what he calls citizen scientists. the governor is putting out a call to the public especially for people who are good with data science. they can access all the data of covid-19 from the state, on a new open source website dubbed cal cat. as in california assessment tool. calcat, it's a challenge that appears to be tailor made for the silicon valley. >> citizen scientists. people that are out there coding every day. we want to give them access to an open source platform to all of the available data that we have that i have, that our health professionals have. >> here's how it works over the next few days and weeks. the state will continue to add all the data. if you want to check it out, we posted the link to the site on our website, nbc bay area.com. >> well, we are learning more