Another bummer coronavirus summer for California? With cases on the rise, the state finds itself in a familiar, if frustrating, position.
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COVID Dashboard: Bay Area health officials urge caution amid surge
News of the week We’ve been crawling toward normalcy as our COVID fears has lessened, but the numbers – and public health officials – say donning a mask again may be a good idea. Last Friday, twelve Bay Area health officials urged the public to continue taking precautions — with masking indoors explicitly noted — […]
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‘Significant uptick’ in California coronavirus outbreaks brings new warnings
Coronavirus conditions are likely to worsen, with case rates rising and hospitalizations increasing, a Bay Area health official said.
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California COVID-19 deaths near 90,000, but the per capita rate is among lowest in U.S.
No state has suffered more pandemic-related deaths than California. However, on a per capita basis, California has the 11th-lowest COVID-19 death rate.
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COVID Dashboard: Bay Area is California’s hotspot; state’s per capita death rate among the nation’s lowest
News of the week You have probably heard that the Bay Area is now California’s hotspot. That’s true. However, cases are still only about 10% of the massive amount seen during the winter’s Omicron surge. Locally, county cases continued to rise, albeit at a slower rate than in either of the previous two weeks. According […]
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A guide to help you keep up with the Omicron subvariants
How different are the seemingly endless stream of emerging Omicron subvariants from one another and how protected are we?
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COVID Dashboard: Transmission rates rising in the Bay Area, but few severe cases
News of the week In Santa Cruz County, cases have increased by 229, up to 1,123 from last week’s 894. No new deaths were reported in the past week, as the pandemic total remains at 261. The emergence of the Omicron sub-variant BA.2, or “stealth Omicron,” has resulted in rising case counts across the Bay […]
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COVID Dashboard: Metro ends mask mandate despite cases still ticking up
News of the week Countywide, cases have increased by 255, up to 894 from last week’s 639. One new death was reported in the past week, raising the pandemic total to 261. On April 19, Santa Cruz Metro lifted its mask mandate for vaccinated passengers, following a federal judge’s ruling that mask mandates are not […]
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If you get the coronavirus, how do you get anti-COVID drugs?
There is no longer a shortage of anti-COVID medications in most locations, California health officials say.
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COVID Dashboard: Cases moving up, California delays K-12 vaccine mandate
News of the week Countywide, cases have increased by 144, up to 639 from last week’s 495. One new death was reported in the past week, raising the pandemic total to 260. This last week, California backed away from COVID vaccine mandates for K-12 students. Previously, the state was going to require it for the […]