The status update for June 27, 2020, includes a behind the scenes video of COVID-19 testing, a recap of the adjusted June 29 business reopening schedule, updated COVID-19 activity and an overview of how to navigate our data and surveillance pages.
COVID-19 activity in Marin:
Marin Deaths: 18
Tests Completed in Marin: 28,497
Marin Cases Recovered: 741
Marin Hospitalizations cumulative: 60
Marin Hospitalizations currently: 11
San Quentin Cases: 613
San Quentin Hospitalizations Cumulative: 4
California Confirmed Cases: 208,004
California Deaths: 5,873
** We report San Quentin total cases as reported by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. By clicking on the link, you can view the data that is being reported to Marin Public Health. After clicking the link above, select “Institution View” in the COVID-19 Tracing Dashboard and filter to “CA State Prison, San Quentin” in the upper right hand corner. Total cumulative case and hospitalization counts do not include cases reported from San Quentin. [Hear more about outbreak]
Residential Care and Skilled Nursing Facility COVID-19 activity
Positive Patients at Facilities cumulative: 38
Positive Patients at Facilities current: 4
Positive Staff at Facilities cumulative: 59
Positive Staff at Facilities current: 11
Facilities with positive Patients/Staff: 4
Behind The Scenes Video: COVID-19 Drive Through Testing
Benita McLarin, Director of Marin Health and Human Services, takes viewers behind the scenes of Marin Public Health’s drive through testing site as she is tested for COVID-19. More information about testing can be found on our Testing Information page.
Other COVID-19 Testing Videos:
- Testing Frequently Asked Questions (English Video) (Spanish Video)
- Hacerse la prueba de COVID-19: ¿Por qué es importante?
- Hacerse la prueba de COVID-19: ¿Qué es el proceso?
Marin Adjusts June 29 Business Reopening Line-Up Due to Increase of COVID-19 Activity
A spike in coronavirus cases has led Marin County to delay the reopening of certain businesses previously scheduled to reopen on June 29.
Marin County is witnessing an increase in COVID-19 case activity. On June 25, Marin recorded 54 new cases, the highest number in any one day thus far in Marin’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This corresponds to record-high numbers of people hospitalized, at 12, and in intensive care, at five. Recent spikes in cases have been observed across the State of California, and local counties -- such as San Francisco and Contra Costa – have also announced delays in business reopening plans due to regional surges in cases.
Compounding the spike within Marin residents is a large outbreak at San Quentin State prison with more than 500 infected inmates in the past two weeks. The transfer of critically ill inmates from that facility has created stress on local hospitals. Over 75 staff, some of whom live in Marin County, have also been infected.
“Since the beginning of our reopening process in early May, Marin Public Health has committed to moving at a sequential rate, guided by local COVID-19 data and our progress indicators,” said Dr. Matt Willis, Marin’s Public Health Officer. “We’re seeing patterns we need to pay attention to. We’re not closing anything down. We’re just slowing the pace in response to the data.”
The decision to delay some of the business industry reopenings comes after careful deliberation of our current COVID-19 situation and weighing which businesses could move forward with minimal risk.
“We’re all eager to move forward out of the shelter in place, but the pandemic is far from over,” said Max Korten, Director of Marin County Parks and Acting Coordinator for the Marin Recovers Industry Advisors. “We have a shared responsibility in this. Everyone in Marin County needs to wear a face covering, maintain social distance, and practice good hygiene. These are simple tools, and our ability to reopen further depends a lot on following these practices as a community.”
The businesses and activities allowed to move forward with reopening on June 29 includes indoor dining, and hair salons and barbershops. Also coming online are campgrounds and RV parks, picnic and barbecue areas, outdoor vehicle-based gatherings. Guidance for all industries allowed to proceed beginning June 29 is available on the “Guidelines for Reopening” page of MarinRecovers.com.
Reopenings that have been paused include Hotels, Motels and Short Term Rentals; Gyms and Fitness studios; and other personal services (body art professionals, tattoo parlors, piercing shops, electrology services, estheticians, skin care and cosmetology services, non-medical massage services, and nail salons). These industries will be considered for the next round of reopenings, but a tentative date has not been established.
An overview of business sector reopenings is available on MarinRecovers.com. Businesses and activities are allowed to proceed under the current shelter-in-place order through amendments to the allowable business and allowable activity appendices.
More Information About Businesses Reopening:
Looking for more data?
Visit our Data & Surveillance webpage to view interactive graphs for confirmed COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Data analysis is available by age range, gender, race and geographic region. In addition, you can track the total number of local hospital visits due to respiratory illness -like activity, which provides situational awareness and could be an early indicator of potential hospital surge in Marin.
Visit our Indicators for Assessing Progress webpage to learn more about the data tracked by Health Officers across the Bay Area to measure progress in containing COVID-19 and assess to what extent we can continue to loosen the shelter in place order.
Where to get the latest information:
- Coronavirus in Marin website (MarinHHS.org/coronavirus)
- Recovery and Assistance (MarinRecovers.com)
- Surveillance & Data
- Testing Information
- Donation Options
- Subscribe for email updates
- Archive of past status updates
Have questions? Individuals can contact Marin Health and Human Services with non-medical questions about the coronavirus by email or by calling (415) 473-7191 (Monday – Friday, 9:30am to 12-noon and 1pm to 5pm).