Here is a list of the major developments in the coronavirus epidemic facing San Diego County, updated at 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5.
• There have been 4,160 cases and 150 deaths among San Diego County residents as of Tuesday afternoon.
• Across California there have been 54,937 cases and 2,254 deaths as of Tuesday afternoon.
• Across the United States, there have been 1,201,337 cases and 70,847 deaths as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Johns Hopkins University.
• San Diego County reported 140 new coronavirus cases and six deaths, but the percentage of positive cases in each day’s tests continued to trend down.
• The Santee Vons shopper wearing a makeshift Ku Klux Klan hood has been identified, the Sheriff’s Department announced.
• County supervisors unanimously voted to adopt a framework to reopen businesses in a safe manner during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Three rural California counties are still calling on residents to cover their faces when in public, but are moving ahead to reopen stores and restaurants before the rest of the state.
• Rick Wilson, president and CEO of the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce, wrote to Gov. Gavin Newsom, the San Diego County congressional delegation and local mayors and other officials that “the time has come to place highest emphasis on reopening the economy.”
• Nonprofits in San Diego County are joining the worldwide #GivingTuesdayNow campaign to encourage contributions in the fight against coronavirus.
• San Diego biotechnology company Illumina announced it is donating $1 million to the region’s front-line workers affected by COVID-19 and local K-12 students.
• The San Diego-based Ronin Factory apparel company made a $100,000 donation to support Meals on Wheels San Diego County as part of #GivingTuesdayNow.
• In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Foundation for Women Warriors has shifted their focus to the most immediate needs of the women veteran community, through their new Women Veteran Emergency Services program. Their goal is to raise $25,000 by Mothers’ Day; an anonymous donor will match each dollar donated, up to $12,500.
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