Coronavirus Cases Up; More Restrictions Take Effect: Mill Valley

MILL VALLEY, CA — As coronavirus restrictions increase around the Bay Area and across the state in an effort to control a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in California, public health officials reported that the number of cases continue to go up in Marin County.

Officials reported 1,366 confirmed cases Friday in Marin. By Monday, the county's total case count reached 1,483. The death toll stood at 19.

Of the confirmed cases, 18 have been in Mill Valley, according to county data.

These numbers don't include cases at San Quentin State Prison. As of Monday, 1,388 cases have been reported at the prison, which brings the total to 2,871 in the county.

Because numbers haven't improved in the county, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the state added Marin to its COVID-19 watchlist to monitor the spread of the virus. The list of counties have elevated virus activity, as measured by confirmed cases, hospitalizations and new outbreaks.

Marin was added to the list as cases among county residents remain on the rise as well as cases at San Quentin State Prison.

A week after Marin began to allow indoor dining to resume at local restaurants, health officials reversed the course Sunday, ordering restaurants to close for dine-in service. Indoor dining was suspended starting 11:59 p.m. Sunday for at least three weeks, officials said. Officials issued the new order as COVID-19 cases continued to rise two days after the state added Marin to its watchlist.

"Now is the time for us to buckle down and be vigilant about adhering to key aspects of the shelter-in-place order," said Dr. Lisa Santora, the county's deputy public health officer.

"Wearing facial coverings, adhering to social bubble guidelines, and practicing social distancing are among those aspects. We've made gradual steps forward, and without our continued vigilance we will be forced to shut down portions of our economy again."

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Overall, 70 people have been hospitalized due to the virus since Marin's first COVID-19 case was reported on March 8. Thirty-four people remained hospitalized Monday.

To date, the majority of confirmed cases have been residents younger than 49 years old, while the majority of hospitalizations and deaths have been residents older than 50 years old, according to county data. The majority of confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths have occurred among residents who are male and of white, Hispanic or Asian race/ethnicity.

A total of 34,100 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Marin. There have been 1,036 documented recoveries, according to county data.

As of Monday, these are the number of confirmed cases by city and community, according to the county:

• Alto: 0-10
• Belvedere: 0-10
• Bolinas: 0-10
• Corte Madera: 28
• Dillon Beach: 0-10
• Inverness: 0-10
• Fairfax: 16
• Kentfield: 15
• Lagunitas-Forest Knolls: 0-10
• Larkspur: 30
• Marin City: 0-10
• Mill Valley: 18
• Muir Beach: 0-10
• Nicasio: 0-10
• Novato: 286 (total)
  • 94947: 115
  • 94945: 73
  • 94949: 98
• Point Reyes Station: 0-10
• Ross: 0-10
• San Geronimo: 0-10
• San Anselmo: 30
• San Rafael: 846 (total)
  • 94903: 139
  • 94901: 707
• San Quentin: 1,388
• Sausalito: 23
• Sleepy Hollow: 0-10
• Stinson Beach: 0-10
• Strawberry: 0-10
• Tamalpais-Homestead Valley: 21
• Tiburon: 16
• Tomales: 0-10
• Woodacre: 0-10

Also see:

• California Coronavirus: Latest Updates On Cases, Orders, Closures
• Coronavirus In Marin County: Latest News
• Marin County Added To State's COVID-19 Watchlist
• Marin Suspends Indoor Dining As Coronavirus Cases Rise