The coronavirus is spreading exponentially, and an estimated 2 percent of West Marin has been infected with it, according to Dr. Lisa Santora, the county’s deputy public health officer. A more restrictive shelter order and improved testing capabilities should help slow transmission.
At least five Marin residents have died from the disease in the last week, and intensive care units are seeing an uptick in patients needing treatment for untested respiratory illness.
The rise in cases prompted…