{"source_url": "https://www.dailyrepublic.com", "url": "https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/wires/coronavirus-updates-ucsf-to-expand-testing-capacity-from-100-to-1000-patients-a-day-san-francisco-chronicle/", "title": "Coronavirus updates: UCSF to expand testing capacity from 100 to 1,000 patients a day [San Francisco Chronicle]", "top_image": "https://www.dailyrepublic.com/files/2017/06/dailyrepublic_11_1024.png", "meta_img": "https://www.dailyrepublic.com/files/2017/06/dailyrepublic_11_1024.png", "images": ["https://www.dailyrepublic.com/files/2020/03/gm-030120-01.jpg", "https://www.dailyrepublic.com/files/2017/07/dailyrepublic_21_940.png", "https://www.dailyrepublic.com/files/2020/03/WoI2020-01.jpg", "https://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-71sIyu7uMEjlU.gif", "https://www.dailyrepublic.com/files/2017/06/dailyrepublic_11_1024.png", "https://www.dailyrepublic.com/files/2020/03/hs01-1.jpg"], "movies": [], "text": "Mar. 19\u2013Scroll through the gallery above to see images of the San Francisco Bay Area that\u2019s under a shelter-in-place order to prevent COVID-19 spread.\n\nMarch 19, 9:45 a.m. UC San Francisco announced Thursday it\u2019s working to increase COVID-19 testing capacity in coming weeks.\n\nSince March 9, UCSF Health has been testing about 60 to 100 inpatients a day with a test using \u201ca polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique\u201d that\u2019s similar to the one administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\n\u201cPCR allows scientists to detect very small amounts of virus in a sample obtained with a swab from a patient\u2019s nose and throat,\u201d UCSF said in a statement. \u201cThe technique depends on the availability of special substances known as reagents (\u201cree-AY-gents\u201d), which are in very short supply nationwide, as are the swabs used to obtain patient samples. UCSF is making every effort to ensure we have a robust and reliable supply chain for all the materials we need to maintain and expand our testing capacity.\u201d\n\nUCSF is expanding its laboratory and as long as the medical center has access to testing reagents, it is on track to increase testing capacity to as many as 1,000 inpatients and symptomatic outpatients per day over the next few weeks.\n\nThe Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and CZ Biohub are helping support the effort.\n\nMarch 19, 7:30 a.m. Three residents of the Atria Burlingame assisted living facility in San Mateo tested positive for COVID-19, according to ABC 7. The facility is now closed to visitors and the three residents are all hospitalized. KRON 4 reports that two additional residents are under hospital quarantine. San Mateo County Health Department and CDC are investigating the situation.\n\nAtria Burlingame wasn\u2019t immediately available for comment on this story.\n\nWhere cases have been confirmed in the greater Bay Area:\n\nALAMEDA COUNTY: 31 confirmed cases\n\nFore more information on Alameda County cases, visit the public health department website.\n\nCONTRA COSTA COUNTY: 41 confirmed cases\n\nFor more information on Contra Costa County cases, visit the public health department website.\n\nLAKE COUNTY: 0 confirmed cases\n\nFor information on Lake County and coronavirus, visit the public health department website.\n\nMARIN COUNTY: 15 confirmed cases\n\nFore more information on Marin County cases, visit the public health department website.\n\nMONTEREY COUNTY: 2 confirmed cases\n\nFor more information on Monterey County cases, visit the public health department website.\n\nNAPA COUNTY: 0 residents, 2 patients treated in Napa, then transferred out of county\n\nFor more information on Napa County cases, visit the public health department website.\n\nSAN BENITO COUNTY: 5 confirmed cases\n\nFor more information on San Benito County cases, visit the public health department website.\n\nSAN FRANCISCO COUNTY: 51 confirmed cases\n\nFor more information on San Francisco County cases, visit the public health department website.\n\nSAN MATEO COUNTY: 80 confirmed cases, 1 death\n\nFor more information on San Mateo County cases, visit the public health department website.\n\nSANTA CLARA COUNTY: 175 confirmed cases, 6 deaths\n\nFore more information on Santa Clara County cases, visit the public health department website.\n\nSANTA CRUZ COUNTY: 9 confirmed cases\n\nFor more information on Santa Cruz County cases, visit the public health department website.\n\nSOLANO COUNTY: 8 confirmed cases\n\nFor more information on Solano County cases, visit the public health department website.\n\nSONOMA COUNTY: 6 confirmed cases\n\nFor more information on Sonoma County cases, visit the public health department website.\n\nIn California, 14 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported\n\nMORE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE:\n\nSign up for \u2018The Daily\u2019 newsletter for the latest on coronavirus here.\n\n\u2013A full list of online coronavirus resources: Where to get your questions answered\n\n\u2013What you need to know about Bay Area shelter in place orders due to coronavirus?\n\n\u2013How \u2018flatten the curve\u2019 works in the coronavirus pandemic\n\n\u2013How a mild case of the novel coronavirus can quickly turn deadly\n\n\u2013Study shows how easily coronavirus can potentially spread\n\n\u2013The two most common symptoms in coronavirus patients\n\n\u2013Does smoking/vaping put you at a higher risk of coronavirus?\n\n\u2013How coronavirus compares to epidemics of the past\n\n\u2013Photos show empty US tourist attractions amid coronavirus crisis\n\n\u2013How to tell if you have a cold, the flu, or coronavirus\n\n\u20136 things travelers should know in the age of coronavirus\n\n\u2013The worst myths and misinformation about coronavirus\n\n\u2013Out of hand sanitizer? 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