New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
COVID 2022
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Congressional leaders close in on virus aid deal with another possible stimulus check, unemployment aid
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Next in line for California’s COVID-19 vaccine? Teachers and first responders, panel says
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Nursing homes account for 72% of deaths in Santa Cruz County: Data reveals surprising trends
LOOKOUT EXCLUSIVE: A breakdown of the COVID-19 fatalities in Santa Cruz County shows nursing homes accounting for far more deaths than in other parts of the state. “The virus does not give you a break,” one health official says.
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‘First line of defense’: UCSC’s COVID-19 testing lab ready to relocate, ramp up
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Stay-home order triggered for Santa Cruz County, Bay Area region after ICU capacity drops to 12.9%
Residents now have about 36 hours to make preparations; the new restrictions will go into effect at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday. That puts Friday, Jan. 8, as the re-evaluation date for any reopening of closed services.
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WATCH: 21 for ’21 event delves into where we’re headed as new year approaches
“We’ve got more crises to come, and we need to build our communities in ways that absorb the shocks — and maybe even benefit from those disruptions,” said County Supervisor Ryan Coonerty, one of the panelists.
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Thankful for ‘the PPE inside of me’: First COVID vaccines here evoke emotional responses
Toni Luckett, an RN at Dominican Hospital, was the first person in Santa Cruz County to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Santa Cruz County nurses rally against policy change they say would add to patient overload
Nurses at Dominican and Watsonville hospitals insist that their hands are too full already as they deal with new risks, and new protocols, to treat surging numbers of COVID-19 patients.
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‘Such a burnout’: As workloads rise, nurses hope new testing guidelines, vaccines, bring relief
As COVID-19 surges, nurses in Santa Cruz County are being stretched to their limits. And getting tested for many has been just as challenging as it has for the general public. Will new testing protocol and a vaccine lesson the burden?