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Arizonaā€™s Salad Bowl becomes fertile ground for Covid-19

YUMA, Ariz. ā€” The Rev. Emilio Chapa was delivering a homily on a recent Sunday when he paused to lament a sight that had shaken him as he entered the sacristy before Mass. The board where his staff posted requests for funeral services was covered...

Monterey Countyā€™s Covid-19 isolation site at San Lorenzo Park sees surge in patients

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” More patients are being relocated to an Alternate Housing Site at San Lorenzo Park in recent weeks due to an overall increase in Covid-19 cases countywide. The King City site is called Operation Oasis by Monterey County staff, and has 10 trailers...

Microbusiness Covid-19 relief grants available in Monterey County

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” In order to support small businesses facing financial impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Monterey County Workforce Development Board, in partnership with the California Office of the Small Business Advocate, has established the Covid-19 Microbusiness Grant fund. The fund will provide grants to eligible...

California to require Covid vaccines for students by fall 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California announced Friday that the state plans to add the coronavirus vaccine to other vaccinations required to attend school, such as measles and mumps, starting as early as next fall. The vaccine mandate, for public and private schools, will be phased...

Health officials plan for next Covid-19 vaccine distribution in Monterey County

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County officials have already started planning the next phases of Covid-19 vaccine distribution and recipient prioritization after distributing the first round of vaccines last month. ā€œMonterey County will have, to date, an allocation totaling 12,550 vaccines that includes both the Moderna...

Concerns rise as Monterey County reports 24 Covid-19 deaths in past week

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MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Covid-19 case rates, positivity rates and hospitalization rates continue to be low in Monterey County, as announced by County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno during the April 21 press briefing. Despite an alarming 24 virus-related deaths in the past week, Moreno said...

Monterey County Health Department launches updated Covid-19 data dashboard

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County Health Departmentā€™s Public Health Bureau has launched an updated Covid-19 data dashboard to further improve accessibility to data for residents and stakeholders. The dashboard displays data on Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations, fatalities and outbreaks, as well as community testing and vaccination...

A new demographic surprise for California: population loss

SACRAMENTO ā€” For the first time in more than a century, California recorded a net loss in population last year, a demographic reversal caused by the deadly toll of the coronavirus and declining immigration and birthrates. The small but startling 0.46% drop ā€” a decline...

Thousands of farmworkers are prioritized for the coronavirus vaccine

COACHELLA, Calif. ā€” The sun-baked desert valley tucked behind the San Jacinto Mountains is best known for an annual music festival that draws 100,000 fans a day and a series of lush, oasis resort towns where well-heeled snowbirds go to golf, sunbathe and party....

Monterey County outpacing other local providers in Covid vaccines provided to children

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County's Health Department has administered more Covid-19 vaccine doses to children ages 5-11 than any other local vaccine provider, county officials said Tuesday. As of Sept. 29, the Public Health and Clinic Services divisions of the Health Department have administered 28...
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