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.

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).

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.

Hard-to-get appointments.

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.

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.

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.

Two additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Calaveras County this week, bringing the countywide death count to 25.

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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.

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. 

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.

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. 

As COVID-19 rages through Central Valley hospitals, Calaveras County’s only hospital waits with bated breath.

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.