San Bernardino County broke records for new confirmed coronavirus cases Tuesday (Nov. 17), with an all-time high of 1,756 new cases added. Tuesday’s seven-day total was 6,338 cases, the third time in four days that record was broken. The county also passed 75,000 confirmed cases Tuesday. The county is now averaging 905 new cases a day over the past week, a number that has doubled in the past 12 days. State numbers show there are more than 400 people with confirmed cases in county hospitals; that number doubled in the past 23 days, and more than 100 people are in the ICU. As of Monday, the county had the sixth-highest number of daily new cases per 100,000 residents in the state at 27.0. While L.A. County on Tuesday issued curfews on restaurants, wineries, bars and cardrooms as well as caps on capacity, San Bernardino County has not discussed setting similar limits.
Governor Newsom announced that California residents are now REQUIRED to wear a mask in public spaces. Newsom said, “We’re seeing too many people with faces uncovered. Wearing a face covering is critical for keeping people safe and healthy, keeping businesses open and getting people back to work. Do your part. Wear your mask.”
Here are the latest San Bernardino County numbers
Confirmed cases: 76,685 total, up 1,756 from Monday, averaging 905 reported per day for a week
Deaths: 1,098 total, no change from Monday, averaging 0.3 reported per day in the past week
Hospital survey: 411 confirmed and 69 suspected patients hospitalized Monday, including 102 confirmed and 9 suspected patients in the ICU, with 24 of 25 facilities reporting. The number of confirmed patients is up 44.7% from a week earlier.
People tested: 953,466 total, up 10,723 from Monday, averaging 9,329 reported per day in the past week
Resolved cases (estimate): 69,803 total, up 630 from Monday, averaging 638 per day in the past week
Reopening plan tier: Purple (widespread risk level, many non-essential indoor business operations are closed) based on these metrics as of Monday:
New cases per day per 100,000 residents: 27.6
Case rate adjusted for testing volume: 27.0
Test positivity rate: 10.5% (9.3% in socioeconomically challenged neighborhoods)
What is next: San Bernardino County is not meeting the criteria to move to a less-restrictive tier. When it has met them for two consecutive weeks, it can advance.
