News of the week Locally, COVID cases jumped over the past week following a dip in the previous week. The county recorded 842 active cases as of Monday’s update from the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency. That’s 235 more than last Monday and a 38% increase in cases over the previous week. No new […]
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COVID Dashboard: Stanford begins long COVID study
News of the week The updated, Omicron-targeting booster shot is now widely available at local drugstores and health care providers. Walgreens is booked out about one week in advance at the Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz locations, but has openings at its Freedom location as soon as Tuesday. Safeway and CVS county locations now have […]
COVID Dashboard: RSV, COVID, flu hitting Bay Area hospitals hard
News of the week The updated, Omicron-targeting booster shot is now widely available at local drugstores and health care providers. Walgreens is booked out about one week in advance at the Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz locations, but has openings at its Freedom location as soon as Tuesday. Safeway and CVS county locations now have […]
COVID Dashboard: Bay Area cases on the rise once again
News of the week The updated, Omicron-targeting booster shot is now widely available at local drugstores and health care providers. Walgreens is booked out about one week in advance at the Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz locations, but has openings at its Freedom location as soon as Tuesday. Safeway and CVS’s county locations now have […]
COVID Dashboard: With holidays nearing, health care professionals urging boosters
News of the week The updated, Omicron-targeting booster shot is now widely available at local drugstores and health care providers. Walgreens is booked out about one week in advance at the Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz locations, but has openings at its Freedom location as soon as Tuesday. Safeway and CVS’s county locations now have […]
COVID Dashboard: Lots of new variants circulating as winter draws closer
News of the week The updated, Omicron-targeting booster shot is now widely available locally at drugstores and health care providers. Walgreens is booked out about one week in advance at the Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz locations, but has openings at its Freedom location as soon as Tuesday. Safeway and CVS’s county locations now have […]
COVID Dashboard: What do new subvariants mean for the future of boosters?
News of the week The updated, Omicron-targeting booster shot is now widely available locally at drugstores and health care providers. Walgreens is booked out about one week in advance at the Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz locations, but has openings at its Freedom location as soon as Tuesday. Safeway and CVS county locations now have […]
COVID Dashboard: Cases rise in Santa Cruz County as new Omicron subvariant shows up in Bay Area
News of the week The updated, Omicron-targeting booster shot is now widely available locally at drugstores and health care providers. Walgreens is booked out about one week in advance at the Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz locations, but has openings at its Freedom location as soon as Tuesday. Safeway and CVS county locations now have […]
COVID Dashboard: Low cases, high prevalence in Bay Area
News of the week The updated, Omicron-targeting booster shot is now widely available locally at drugstores and health care providers. Walgreens is booked out about one week in advance at the Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz locations, but has openings at its Freedom location as soon as Tuesday. Safeway and CVS county locations now have […]
COVID Dashboard: Outdoor events in full swing; will they last?
News of the week The updated, Omicron-targeting booster shot is now widely available locally at drugstores and health care providers. Walgreens is booked out about one week in advance at the Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz locations, but has openings at its Freedom location as soon as tomorrow. Safeway and CVS county locations now have […]

