
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact across the world and also in cities across Northern California. The latest number of confirmed cases in the U.S. can be found at the CDC's 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. page. (The CDC updates the webpage on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.)
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Here are the latest developments on the respiratory illness in the U.S.:
10 p.m.
Solano Co. at risk of moving backward to purple tier by Nov. 24, county warns
Solano County says the county is at risk of moving back from the red tier to the purple tier in California's framework for reopening due to due to rising case counts. This past week, the county recorded a case rate of 11.3 per 100K, higher than the 7 per 100K daily case rate allowed to stay in the substantial (red) tier. On Thursday, the county warned that they could move back to the most restrictive (purple) tier as early as Nov. 24.
Going back to purple tier means that businesses such as museums, places of worship, movie theaters, gyms and restaurants, can only operate services outdoors. Here's a map that shows which counties can, can't reopen under Newsom's 4-tier system.
9:33 p.m.
Contra Costa Co. hosts 'Testing Before Turkey' campaign
Contra Costa County is going a different message ahead of the holidays. The county launched a "Testing Before Turkey" campaign to encourage families planning to gather on Thanksgiving to get tested to limit the spread. See safety recommendations for celebrating Thanksgiving from health experts here.
9:25 p.m.
COVID-19 cases top 11 million in the US
Novel coronavirus cases have reached 11 million in the United States, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. See the latest numbers is the Bay Area and across the globe here.
8:45 p.m.
Growing demand for San Francisco coronavirus testing sites as cases surge, holidays approach
The spike in COVID-19 cases is rising the demand for testing in the Bay Area is growing too -- but some testing sites are reaching capacity. One neighborhood advocate is calling for more testing sites to handle the load.
"The lines are getting longer and longer," said Jon Jocobo.
Jacobo is the Health Committee chairman from the Latino Task Force. He says demand is high at a test site in the Mission district. Recently, 500 people are getting tested every day. Read more here.
7:35 p.m.
10 UC Davis students quarantining after alleged frat party
UC Davis is looking into an alleged frat party where up to 20 people may have been exposed to COVID-19 after one member of Theta Chi Fraternity tested positive for the virus. Yolo County officials instructed members to quarantine and nine of the 10 students are isolating in designated quarantine apartments on campus. In a university news release, the school said they received reports that Theta Chi held a gathering of 10 to 20 people on Thursday evening, Nov. 12, which violates quarantine protocols and county and campus guidelines.
"We are deeply disappointed and troubled by the alleged behavior and decisions demonstrated by these students," Chancellor Gary S. May said.
12:30 p.m.
CA reports 10,968 new cases in single day, state data shows
California reported nearly 11,000 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, marking well over one million cases statewide to date. Another 35 people died of the virus and more than 3,600 remain hospitalized in California. The seven-day positivity rate stands at 4.8 percent and the 14-day rate is slightly lower at 4.4 percent. Nearly 200,000 Californians have been tested over a 24-hour period on Saturday, according to the latest state data.
4:45 p.m.
Coronavirus cases globally and nationally
There have been 53,757,027 COVID-19 cases and 1,308,122 cases reported globally, according to John Hopkins University. In the U.S., the university says there has been 10,859,661 infections and 245,453 COVID-19 related deaths. In the last week, the U.S. has reported nearly 1 million COVID-19 cases (955,084). That means approximately 1 in every 343 Americans tested positive for COVID-19 this week.
3 p.m.
Santa Clara County officials give update on COVID-19
Supervisor Dave Cortese held a town hall on the coronavirus pandemic in Santa Clara County. Dr. Sara Cody, the county's health officer, says the average per day case went from 139 on Nov. 1 to 210 per day as of Saturday in Santa Clara County. She advised that essential workers who interact with individuals outside of their households should get tested every two weeks as infections increase throughout the county and state.
WATCH: Dr. Cody offers advice, dangers on Thanksgiving holiday

11a.m.
California Department of Public Health Announces Latest Data
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) says the state has 1,008,377 confirmed cases to date.
There were 9,875 newly recorded confirmed cases Friday.
The 7-day positivity rate is 4.6% and the 14-day positivity rate is 4.2%.
There have been 18,218 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
1:20 p.m.
Marin Co. to close indoor dining
Marin County will be shutting down indoor dining, movie theater concessions and food courts beginning Tuesday, following several other Bay Area counties in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. Malls, libraries and gyms can continue to operate at limited capacity. Wineries and cardrooms must operate outdoors only under the new guidelines.
1:15 p.m.
Santa Clara Co. to close to indoor dining on Tuesday
Santa Clara County, the Bay Area's first epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, is shutting down indoor dining and moving into the state's red tier on Tuesday. Unless COVID-19 is "quickly" brought under control, the county's health officer expects the county to move into the most restrictive purple tier in a few weeks. The average number of daily COVID-19 has more than doubled since early October, the health department said, prompting the new restrictions. Indoor dining will close in Santa Clara beginning Tuesday.
12 p.m.
Contra Costa Co. closing indoor dining, fitness centers
In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, Contra Costa County is ordering the closure of indoor dining, fitness centers and concession stands at movie theaters beginning next Tuesday at 8 a.m. This comes as California marked one million cases of coronavirus on Thursday. Dine-in restaurants first reopened in late September when the county was upgraded to the state's red tier.
9 a.m.
West Coast governors issue travel advisory ahead of holidays
The governors of the West Coast states of California, Washington and Oregon have issued an advisory recommending against non-essential travel as the holiday season looms and the US sees a spike in COVID-19 cases. The advisory also encourages travelers from out of state to self-quarantine for 14 days. Get the full story here.
7:15 a.m.
SF to roll back certain activities
Tonight, San Francisco will begin rolling back certain activities even though the city is still in the state's least restrictive, yellow tier. At midnight -- indoor dining at restaurants will no longer be allowed and gyms and movie theaters will have to reduce capacity. The city is also pausing plans to reopen more high schools. Mayor London Breed says there's been a 250% increase in COVID cases since early October.
11:35 a.m.
Alameda Co. to pause more reopenings of activities
Alameda County announced Thursday it is pausing the reopening of any additional activities because of a surge in COVID-19 cases in the Bay Area and California. Alameda County is in the state's "orange" tier, meaning there is a moderate spread of the virus. In this category, hair salons, malls and restaurants can operate indoors with limited capacity. In a statement the county said it anticipates moving to a more restrictive tier soon because of the change in COVID-19. "In recent weeks we have seen day-over-day increases in the number of new cases reported, along with steady increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations," the county statement said.
11:10 a.m.
10,000 new cases in under 2 weeks in Bay Area
Bay Area county health officials are reporting 10,000 new COVID-19 cases in the Bay Area in the past 13 days. There are 130,000 people who have been infected with the coronavirus in the region since the pandemic hit.