california health and human services secretary doctor mark galli announced the indoor mask mandate is here to stay until at least mid-february. thank you for joining us on kron 4 news at 9. i'm pam moore and i'm ken wayne, the extended mask mandate comes as emergency rooms across california are filling up with covid cases. >> doctors say those who are vaccinated and boosted are unlikely to get severely ill from the omicron variant. >> but state officials say they're still concerned. >> this time last year that we were to peak on our total hospitalizations and that we so that he could about 53,000 total hospitalizations, not just covid all condition are hostage. as of this morning.

california health and human services secretary doctor mark galli announcing the indoor mask mandate. it's here to stay until at least mid february. good evening, everybody. thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 6. i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus. doctor galley made the announcement during a teleconference today. he also spoke of concerns regarding hospitals and address the upcoming super bowl in los angeles, ca four's. dan kerman >> listened in and joins us now live with some of the details. good evening, dan. good evening, doctor. galley, very proud of the work. california has done over these many months with covid 19 some of those include those. >> indoor mask mandates and has put in place which she nia says has made california residents safer. that's why this is one reason he's moving forward to extend that mask mandate. another month as the omicron variant continues its surge across california. the state is extending its indoor mask mandate. >> at least through mid february. so says california secretary of health and human services during a teleconference wednesday. doc

now through february 15th doctor mark galli says that will be reevaluated as we get closer to that time. but that's the situation. now and state officials are saying they're concerned about increased hospitalizations admissions both for covid and also other diseases. it was during a phone conference today that california health and human services secretary doctor mark galli said there were approaching a peak number of hospitalizations seen during the pandemic last year at this time. 53,000 people were in the hospital for both covid and other diseases like heart attacks even recovering from surgeries and diabetes. as of today. there are 51,000 patients in the hospital. doctors are not only helping those patients but hospitals are stressed with the demand for covid testing. doctor galley says the state will expand testing capacity to meet that demand. kron four's dan kerman is on the story for us tonight. he's got the very latest during kron 4 news at 5 o'clock. and just in now to the kron 4 news room. the cdc's vaccine advisers just gave the green light to pfizer's covid 19 booster shots

california health and human services secretary doctor mark galli announcing the indoor mask mandate. it's here to stay until at least mid february. good evening, everybody. thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 6. i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus. doctor galley made the announcement during a teleconference today. he also spoke of concerns regarding hospitals and address the upcoming super bowl in los angeles, ca four's. dan kerman >> listened in and joins us now live with some of the details. good evening, dan. good evening, doctor. galley, very proud of the work. california has done over these many months with covid 19 some of those include those. >> indoor mask mandates and has put in place which she nia says has made california residents safer. that's why this is one reason he's moving forward to extend that mask mandate. another month as the omicron variant continues its surge across california. the state is extending its indoor

. >> well, doctor mark galli says those facts and boosted are unlikely to get severely ill from the omicron variant california, emergency rooms and hospitals are filling up and state officials are concerned. >> this time last year that we were to peak on our total hospitalizations and that we so that he could about 53,000 total hospitalizations, not just covid all condition as of this morning. we were approaching 51,000 individuals in the hospital of the nearly 51,000 patients in hospitals. now. >> tcey're due to covid-19 and among those are many more young people. the good news is. >> hospital pediatric hospitals the state children's hospitals as well as many hospitals to take care of young people have well supported that they are able to take on the current demands and that many of the young people will go there and mated with covid and not being admitted to the icu pick used pediatric intensive care unit. >> with cases skyrocketing in los angeles county home to next month's super bowl. the nfl is said to be looking at alternative sites just in case. but doctor gala gave no indication the

mark galli says needs to take measures to stop the spread and not inundate hospitals, but doesn't anticipate more major closures. >> we are not discussing business closures or further limitations on businesses and sectors in our economy. reggie: several bay area organizations and businesses are making their own call to close. between that and more masking, you aren't alone if you are feeling a sense of dÉjÀ vu. here is amanda duffy still you. amanda: the new year being called 2022, a grim sense of dÉjÀ vu was soaring levels of transmission, longer testing lines, and stronger mass mandates. >> right when you think you might be out of the woods, you get hit with omicron. amanda: this professor is back on zoom after teaching in person . elsewhere across the bay area, word of impact from services to sports. but coleman police department tweeted all town facilities will be closed to the public until january police. stanford and uc berkeley announced their basketball programs are postponing games, including the pac-12 home opener against oregon state. there is a sense of optimism from the top

california health and human services secretary doctor mark galli announced the indoor mask mandate is here to stay until at least mid-february. thank you for joining us on kron 4 news at 9. i'm pam moore and i'm ken wayne, the extended mask mandate comes as emergency rooms across california are filling up with covid cases. >> doctors say those who are vaccinated and boosted are unlikely to get severely ill from the omicron variant. >> but state officials say they're still concerned. >> this time last year that we were to peak on our total hospitalizations and that we so that he could about 53,000 total hospitalizations, not just covid all condition are hostage. as of this morning. we were approaching 51,000 >> among those almost 51,000 patients in the hospital. there are 8,000 due to covid doctor galley says he wants both young and old people to step up their face mask wearing the cloth mask and no longer do the job by itself. >> sonoma county has now hit more daily covid infections than at any other point during this pandemic and the county held a coronavirus update today. it was des

dr mark galli said the state would reevaluate the numbers on that date, but did not provide criteria that would trigger an end to the mask mandate. at that time, we will again re evaluate the conditions across california , our communities and our healthcare delivery settings to make sure that we are taking the latest information into account to determine when if there would be another extension. with the rise in cases right now, doctors say it may be time to upgrade your mask. ktvu zach sauce has been speaking with healthcare experts and joins us live tonight with more on what they're advising. when it comes to masks, zack alex. they say it really comes down to what type of mask you're wearing. if it's just a single cloth mask, or even just a single surgical mask, they say that's likely not enough to stop them more contagious macron variant. it's going to be hard block transmission altogether just is because i'm a crown is so transmissible and throughout the pandemic infectious disease experts making it clear not all mass are created equal, particularly when faced with the omicron va

state health secretary dr mark galli said the governor's budget proposal provides important investments in public health for covid response includes $1.4 billion of. what i would describe as early action opportunities to continue to support the ongoing work of this covid response in the areas of health care stirred vaccinations support testing as well as communications. the spending plan comes as the state is seeing its highest daily case rate since the peak a year ago. dr galli says the rising cases are putting more pressure on the state's hospital system. also know it's six state health officials are considering issuing an order that would postpone many elective surgeries in response to staffing shortages and hospitals, a third of hospitals across the stadium, reporting a large number of workers calling in sick due to covid-19. elective means a surgery is not an emergency and can be scheduled in advance, such as cardiac and replacement surgery, removing kidney stones and other procedures. well there are concerns this evening after california issued new guidelines for health care worke

on the issue is will also be talking with secretary mark galli, health and human services secretary about when potentially could covid be ending in california. when do we call it? an endemic they're actually doing that planning now they're starting to think about timetables. we'll have that this weekend on the show. alright, looking forward to it as always, you can catch more of alex's interview. thank you, alex. by the way, you can catch more of alex's interview with secretary buttigieg's this weekend. the issue is airs at 5 30 sunday morning. up next here on the floor, a somber procession today for the alameda county cadet killed in a freeway shooting. why, the sheriff says showing support for david wynn and his family is so important. and more than 200 inmates released from sacramento jails because of covid outbreaks, how that decision new year, new start. and now comcast business is making it easy to get going with the ready. set. save. sale. get started with fast and reliable internet and voice for $64.99 a month with a 2-year price guarantee. it's easy... with flexible installation