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5 more counties move to orange tier | COVID-19 Updates in Northern California

A week ahead of the state's scheduled to open vaccine eligibility to more people, counties are moving forward themselves.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — ABC10 is following the latest coronavirus statistics and vaccine news for the Sacramento region and the state of California.

This blog will be updated throughout the day with the latest COVID-19 news. Click HERE to learn when and where you can sign-up to get the coronavirus vaccine near you.

Updates from April 8 can be found here.

Inmate visitation returns to San Joaquin County jails

Starting April 12, inmate visitation will be back in session at San Joaquin County jails.

While the visitations have returned, there will be some modified rules along with a modified schedule. Visits are by appointment and same-day only, so people can't schedule visits in advance for other days. Visits are available Monday through Friday, with six sessions daily.

For full details on how to schedule a visit and when click HERE.

COVID-19 hospitalization in San Joaquin County

Hospitals in San Joaquin County report having 56 COVID-19 positive patients admitted for care with adult intensive care units operating at 98% of licensed bed capacity. 

County hospitals have reported 0 patient deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 

Latest coronavirus numbers in California

According to the latest figures from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California has 3,590,758 confirmed coronavirus cases to date.

There have been 58,943 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic, with the state announcing 155 new deaths on Friday.

As of April 9, a total of 22,030,904 vaccine doses have been administered statewide.

Tap here to read more from the CDPH.

More California counties expand vaccine eligibility to 16 up

More California counties are opening up vaccines to younger adults, a week ahead of the state's schedule.

At the same time, California public health officials warned Thursday of decreases in supply because of a national reduction of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The state has received about 2.4 million doses this week, but it expects 2 million next week and 1.9 million doses the week after. Santa Clara County and Fresno County are the latest to open up vaccinations to everyone 16 and up. Humboldt County in far Northern California issued a press release encouraging residents to sign up because there are "currently hundreds of doses available Friday through Sunday."

At California State University, Los Angeles, a mass vaccination site, announced it would take adults on a walk-up basis because of excess appointments. It had to start turning people away Thursday.

Yosemite National Park to limit summer visitors due to virus

Yosemite National Park will require advanced reservations for day visitors this summer, the park's peak tourist season. 

Officials say they will limit the number of visitors to allow social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The San Jose Mercury News reports that under the new rules, reservations will be required for day use visitors who enter Yosemite from May 21 to Sept. 30. Rocky Mountain National Park and Glacier National Park are putting in place similar rules. 

This summer, the number of visitors allowed in Yosemite will range from 50% to 90%, depending on what levels of COVID-19 are found in Mariposa County on the park's western edge.

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