The California Department of Public Health said Sunday that the state’s cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus, rose to 114.
That number includes passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship currently off the coast of California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, along with state and federal officials, said Sunday that the city of Oakland and the Port of Oakland have been asked to partner in the safe return of the Grand Princess passengers.
There are reported to be 1,000 Californians aboard the ship.
State officials said the Port of Oakland was selected as the best site for the ship to disembark, a process that could begin as early as Monday.
The state said the passengers will not be released into the general public.
Those who require acute medical treatment and hospitalization will be transported to health care facilities in California, officials said.
If passengers do not require acute medical care following health screenings, officials said those who are California residents will go to a federally run isolation facility within California for testing and isolation, while non-Californians will be transported by the federal government to facilities in other states.
The crew will be quarantined and treated aboard the ship. Officials said the ship will only stay in Port of Oakland for the duration of disembarkment. This ship will depart Oakland as soon as possible and will remain elsewhere for the duration of the crew’s quarantine.
Over the last two days, the California Department of Public Health released guidance to support elder care and congregate living facilities, large events, schools, colleges and universities, and employers and workers. That guidance can be found here.
COVID-19 in California by the numbers on Sunday, March 8:
– 114: Positive tests
– 24: Cases of positive tests related to federal repatriation flights
– 90: Cases not related to repatriation flights; 37, travel-related; 23, person to person; 14, community transmission, 16, under investigation
– 10,250+: Number of people self-monitoring who returned to the U.S. through SFO or LAX
– 49: Number of local health jurisdictions involved in self-monitoring
– 19: Labs with test kits, 15 of which are already testing
For more information on COVID-19 and California’s response visit the CDPH website.
California COVID-19 cases increase; Grand Princess passengers to disembark in Oakland
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