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The Calaveras County Public Health Division has reported six additional Covid-related deaths, bringing the countywide total to 107.
Calaveras County has added five COVID-19 deaths to its count in the span of five days, with 101 total fatalities reported since the onset of the pandemic.
As COVID-19 cases surge, Calaveras County Public Health has reported the 95th Covid-related death to occur in the county since the onset of the pandemic.
Update 1/4/22, 4:40 p.m.:
On Tuesday, the Calaveras County Public Health Division announced the deaths of two elderly males due to COVID-19-related illness.
First reported in late November in South Africa, Omicron is quickly becoming the dominant COVID-19 variant worldwide.
Calaveras County Public Health recently added four COVID-19-related fatalities to its numbers, bringing the countywide death toll to 89.
On Nov. 8, Calaveras County Public Health added two additional deaths to its total Covid death toll, which is now 85.
The Calaveras County Public Health Division has reported two additional Covid-related deaths, bringing the countywide death count to 76.
Calaveras County has experienced its 74th COVID-19 death, the county's health department reported on Thursday.
Four additional Calaveras County residents have died due to COVID-19-related illness, according to the county's health department.
For those who work in health care, it is a full-life job—now, more than ever. From the hospital, to running errands, to being home with family, the novel coronavirus has a way of infecting one’s thoughts.
Two women, one in her 40s and the other in her 60s, have recently died from a COVID-19-related illness, Calaveras County’s health department reported on Wednesday.
Health officials are upping the ante with their latest advisory that residents of the sixteenth least-vaccinated county in the state should get the jab, as Calaveras County’s only hospital nears capacity due to a mounting COVID-19 surge.
The recent drop in confirmed “active” Covid cases in Calaveras County—from 189 on Aug. 20 to 97 on Aug. 23, and to 56 on Aug. 24—is not a decrease in actual confirmed cases, officials explained on Wednesday.
COVID-19 case numbers are growing rapidly in Calaveras County, but vaccination rates are not.
COVID-19 infections are on the rise, once again, in Calaveras County, while daily vaccination numbers have flattened.
Two additional Calaveras County residents have died from a COVID-19 related illness.
An additional COVID-19-related death has been reported by Calaveras County Public Health, bringing countywide total deaths to 56.
An additional COVID-19-related death has been reported by Calaveras County Public Health, bringing countywide total deaths to 55.
Another COVID-19 related that occurred during Calaveras County’s winter surge of the coronavirus was recently reported to local health officials by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
Another COVID-19 death of a Calaveras County resident has occurred.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Those seeking COVID-19 vaccines have more options.
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.
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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.