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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.
COVID-19 cases are spiking everywhere and the Mother Lode is no exception.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
A case of COVID-19 has been reported in a student or staff member at Jenny Lind Elementary School in Valley Springs, prompting the school to notify parents who may have had contact with the infected individual.
Calaveras High School threw a Hail Mary in the form of Measure H. With Frank Meyer Field recently condemned, the tennis courts in shambles and other facilities needing work, Measure H was seemingly the last hope.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
Approximately $30,000 is available between now and the end of the year for workers throughout the Mother Lode region that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mother Lode Job Training (MLJT) announced Thursday.
Calaveras County residents will head to the poles on Nov. 3 to cast their votes for a bevy of different candidates and propositions. And while much of the focus is centered around the presidential election, there are a number of issues on the ballot that will directly impact Calaveras County.
Most indoor businesses can now reopen in Calaveras County, as the county moved into the “minimal” yellow tier of the state’s four-tier COVID-19 monitoring system on Tuesday.
In the wake of months spent teaching remotely and navigating through COVID-19 guidance from the state, schools across Calaveras County have begun reopening their campuses under various models – each one unique in its approach to achieving a safe yet practical learning environment.
Three additional deaths related to COVID-19 have been confirmed by Calaveras County Public Health, along with five new cases of the virus.
Calaveras County Public Health has reported an additional COVID-19-related death connected to an outbreak among residents at Avalon Health Care in San Andreas.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras Public Health.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
COVID-19 has claimed two additional lives at a convalescent home in San Andreas, where an outbreak has been occurring since August, resulting in the deaths of more than 10% of the facility’s total 100 residents.
Calaveras County Health Officer Dean Kelaita, MD, announced his resignation to county supervisors last week, citing “the current political climate” as a reason for his stepping down.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
Calaveras was one of several counties to move into a less restrictive tier in the state’s four-tier COVID-19 reopening system on Tuesday, along with Sacramento, San Joaquin, Amador and others.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
Employees at Avalon Health Care in San Andreas have alleged negligence in the prevention and management of an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak that has infected more than half of the nursing home’s 100 residents and left 11 dead.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
The COVID-19 death toll in Calaveras County climbs to 10 with Public Health’s latest update.
The “You Are Not Alone” (YANA) Program was implemented by the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office in 2016 to provide support to elderly residents at home. Now, the sheriff’s office is reminding the public of the program in the hopes of reaching those who may be struggling during the pandemic.
The number of admitted patients at Dignity Health Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) in San Andreas is currently double its average, but only two of those patients are being treated for COVID-19.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors in an Aug. 25 meeting picked apart a resolution that would have authorized punitive measures for enforcing state public health orders during the COVID-19 emergency. Then they failed to garner the votes to pass it.
Some Calaveras County businesses are scrambling to open their doors after new guidelines issued by the state have allowed restaurants, movie theatres and gyms to serve customers indoors at limited capacity.
Five COVID-19-related deaths have been confirmed at Avalon Health Care, a convalescent home in San Andreas.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Pubic Health.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
It’s that time of year again. It’s a time when students return to school – well, kind of. Much like everything else in the world, school has been changed because of COVID-19.
Calaveras County businesses might have been dealt more than they can handle with California’s mask mandate.
On Tuesday, Calaveras County Public Health confirmed 26 new cases of COVID-19, with 17 of those total cases linked to an “outbreak” at Avalon Health Care in San Andreas.
Updated 2:30 p.m., 8/26/20:
A second death due to complications related to COVID-19 in the county has been reported by Calaveras Public.
The Calaveras County Health and Human Services Agency announced on Thursday that the county will be removed from the state’s monitoring list.
Due to increased transmission and hospitalization levels due to COVID-19, Calaveras County has been added to the county monitoring list by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), County Public Health announced in a press release Monday.
Calaveras County Public Health reported 14 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday afternoon, but it could be underreporting due to a main server failure in the state’s electronic laboratory reporting system, the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange (CalREDIE).
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
The past seven days saw 28 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Calaveras County, including a case at Avalon Health Care in San Andreas.
The following press release was issued by Calaveras County Public Health.
It was a Thursday. To get a break from the heat, my wife, Tara, and I made a trip to her parents’ pool, about 30 minutes away from our home. We were enjoying our time in the water and were thrilled to get a small break from reality.
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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.
