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With positivity rates and demand for testing in sharp decline, Calaveras County turned another corner in the COVID-19 pandemic, entering into the less-restrictive orange tier of the state’s monitoring system on Tuesday.
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Individuals over the age of 16 with medical conditions that may put them at higher risk of serious illness or death due to COVID-19 can now get vaccinated in Calaveras County.
With Calaveras County entering a less-restrictive COVID-19 monitoring tier this week, roughly 700 local educators vaccinated, and Gov. Gavin Newsom striking a deal to reopen California schools, it appears that the community has turned a corner in its gradual emergence from the pandemic.
Calaveras County Public Health recently announced that vaccinations against COVID-19 for food and agriculture workers are now being administered at Frogtown in Angels Camp.
Beginning March 10, indoor dining will be permitted at 25% capacity, indoor gyms can open at 10% capacity and other businesses can reopen with modifications, as Calaveras County has moved into the less-restrictive red tier of the state’s COVID-19 monitoring system.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
Two additional COVID-19 deaths have been reported by Calaveras County Public Health as part of an ongoing process to reconcile local case information with the state’s reporting system.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
Calaveras County Public Health has announced that 22 additional COVID-19 related deaths occurred in the county within the past three months, nearly doubling the county’s total death count.
Historic winter storms in Texas have delayed COVID-19 vaccine shipments throughout the state and in Calaveras County.
Reports of an active shooter at the Calaveras County Public Health building in San Andreas on Friday were determined to be unfounded, but not before the building was evacuated.
Calaveras County Public Health has received an award from the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) for the work it did in partnering with the Calaveras County Office of Education (CCOE).
Two additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Calaveras County this week, bringing the countywide death count to 25.
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Active COVID-19 case numbers in Calaveras County have plateaued since the end of January, with 46 active cases and two COVID-19-related hospitalizations reported as of Monday by the California Department of Public Health.
Calaveras County Public Health and Dignity Health Mark Twain Medical Center updated the board of supervisors Tuesday morning regarding their ongoing joint efforts to vaccinate an estimated 30,000 residents against COVID-19, a process which will require approximately 60,000 total doses.
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced on Monday that the regional stay-at-home order has been lifted for all regions of the state, including the San Joaquin Valley Region, which includes Calaveras County.
In its first week of operation, Dignity Health Mark Twain Medical Center’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic will have provided 860 doses to some Calaveras County residents in Phase 1B, Tier One of California’s vaccine rollout schedule.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras Public Health.
While the first application period for the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program came to a close on Wednesday, the dates for the second round were announced on Thursday.
Updated 7:15 p.m., 1/14/21: Dignity Health Mark Twain Medical Center has partnered with Calaveras County Public Health to vaccinate people living in Calaveras County who are 65 years of age and older.
A second round COVID-19 relief funds will leave some Calaveras County schools high and dry.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras Public Health.
Calaveras County Public Health, in partnership with Mark Twain Medical Center Dignity Health, will begin administering free COVID-19 vaccinations on Jan. 18 to residents over the age of 75.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras Public Health.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras Public Health.
As COVID-19 rages through Central Valley hospitals, Calaveras County’s only hospital waits with bated breath.
Update: The deadline for submitting applications for the first round has been extended until the end of the day on Jan. 13.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras Public Health.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras Public Health.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras Public Health.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras Public Health.
Dignity Health Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) staff in San Andreas became the first people in Calaveras County to be vaccinated against COVID-19 Thursday evening.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras Public Health.
After nearly a four-month wait, on Monday the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released its updated guidelines for outdoor and indoor youth and recreational sports. This announcement comes after the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) made the decision in early December …
Sufficient doses to vaccinate all local health care providers and EMS responders against COVID-19 are expected to arrive in Calaveras County by the week’s end.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras Public Health.
All Calaveras County schools will return to remote-only instruction next week due to a dramatic increase in case numbers throughout the community.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
COVID-19 case numbers in Calaveras County have far surpassed previous all-time highs – 58 new cases within a single biweekly reporting period, the county’s Public Health Division announced on Dec. 4.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras Public Health.
Even though the handwriting was on the wall, the Motherlode Valley Football League (MVFL) was holding onto any hopes that a modified youth football season could be played in 2021. In July, the league suspended play because of COVID-19 and hoped that delaying the start of the season by five m…
After weeks of speculation as to whether or not high school athletics would be given the go ahead to begin on Dec. 7, that decision has finally been made.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
The following is a press release issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
As cases of COVID-19 surge across the state, Calaveras County has not been left unscathed. More cases and an additional death have been reported.
Update 11/24/20: Calaveras County moved into the red "substantial" category on Nov. 24.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
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This is a massive overreaction to the real level of danger in Calaveras County. The notion that our shelter-in-place order should be practically equivalent to that of New York City is patently absurd. No golfing? No recreational boating (pray tell how a boater endangers himself or others)? F…
I’m just curious as to why Calaveras County doesn’t have more capacity for testing.
