Here is a list of the major developments in the coronavirus epidemic facing San Diego County, updated at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 30.
• There have been 3,564 cases and 124 deaths among San Diego County residents as of Thursday afternoon.
• Across California there have been 48,917 cases and 1,982 deaths as of Thursday afternoon.
• Across the United States, there have been 1,067,289 cases and 62,870 deaths as of Thursday afternoon, according to Johns Hopkins University.
• San Diego County public health officials eased more restrictions on outdoor recreation as they reported 132 new cases of coronavirus and four more deaths.
• Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the closing of all beaches in Orange County to prevent gatherings in violation in social-distancing orders, but backed away from a more extensive plan to close all California beaches and state parks.
• The Republican Party of San Diego County issued a resolution Thursday calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to immediately end the statewide lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic.
• Starting Friday and until further notice, cloth face coverings are required for San Diego County when residents go out in public.
• An organizer of Encinitas protests against state lockdowns has alarmed some with a Facebook post that speculates Gov. Gavin Newsom’s beach-closure orders might spark violence.
• The San Diego-based USS Theodore Roosevelt has 1,102 active COVID-19 cases, the Navy reported, in what will be its final report on virus cases aboard the aircraft carrier and USS Kidd barring “significant changes.”
• City Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Barbara Bry called for a “new San Diego” approach to government in the wake of hefty municipal budget cuts due to the coronavirus pandemic.
• The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced a new online form and hotline Thursday so the public can report suspected hate crimes against Asian Americans in the wake of the pandemic.
• Cox Communications is helping feed families in San Diego County through Feeding San Diego with a $25,000 donation from The James M. Cox Foundation. The grant will support local families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The San Diego Art Institute is launching a virtual online market with face masks created by artists from San Diego and Baja California to help support the creative sector during the pandemic.
• Walmart associates in Chula Vista and the Latino Restaurant Association hosted a hot meal giveaway for hospital frontline workers at Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chula Vista.
• State Sen. Andreas Borgeas writes that the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating, and California must continue to act decisively to help mitigate the damage to businesses and workers.
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