The latest public health developments in the region as of Friday evening include:
Thousands of small restaurants, bars and cafes in Santa Clara County will not have to pay license fees this year after the Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to implement a COVID relief program.
The council’s unanimous vote freed up $6 million in relief funds for about 5,400 small food businesses across the county.
“Small businesses have had a harder time absorbing pandemic-induced losses than large corporations and publicly traded companies, and minority-owned small businesses have been particularly hard hit,” supervisor Otto Lee said Wednesday in A press release.
Eligible dining establishments represent approximately 54% of the county’s dining licensees.
Businesses eligible for the license exemption must have two or fewer locations in Santa Clara County, must be operated by the same owner, and must have 25 or fewer employees at each location.
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As of 5:30 p.m. Friday, authorities confirmed the following number of COVID-19 cases in the Greater Bay Area:
Alameda County: 382,234 cases, 2,197 deaths (382,109 cases, 2,196 deaths Thursday) (totals include Berkeley Health Department data)
Contra Costa County: 296,260 cases, 1,564 deaths (296,169 cases, 1,564 deaths Thursday)
Marin County: 49,333 cases, 317 deaths (49,333 cases, 317 deaths Thursday)
Monterey County: 99,831 cases, 831 deaths (99,831 cases, 831 deaths Thursday)
Napa County: 34,636 cases, 195 deaths (34,636 cases, 195 deaths Thursday)
San Francisco County: 196,028 cases, 1,173 deaths (195,992 cases, 1,171 deaths Thursday)
San Joaquin County: 210,729 cases, 2,414 deaths (210,292 cases, 2,410 deaths Thursday)
San Mateo County: 184,001 cases, 912 deaths (184,001 cases, 912 deaths Thursday)
Santa Clara County: 478,452 cases, 2,707 deaths (478,122 cases, 2,700 deaths Thursday)
Santa Cruz County: 68,646 cases, 276 deaths (68,646 cases, 276 deaths Thursday)
Solano County: 118,904 cases, 441 deaths (118,904 cases, 441 deaths Thursday)
Sonoma County: 114,893 cases, 548 deaths (114,893 cases, 548 deaths Thursday)
Statewide: 11,162,835 cases, 100,799 deaths (11,162,835 cases, 100,799 deaths Thursday)
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