COVID-19

San Benito County Public Health officials report the number of new Covid-19 cases have now broken the 5,000 mark, including three new deaths in their latest newsletter. On Jan. 20, the county reported its 44th, 45th and 46th death of the novel coronavirus in San...

Jeannette Pulido spent her one-year anniversary of opening 4th Street Eatery in April shortly after the Covid-19 pandemic forced her small businesses to make some drastic changes just to stay open.  But, she’ll be getting some much needed assistance as San Benito County has partnered...

As of Jan. 19, San Benito County Public Health officials have reported 4,959 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the county. The local death count remains at 43, according to county officials.  The county’s Covid-19 dashboard shows that there are currently 515 active cases...

Local vaccine partners have stopped administering shots of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine after San Benito County officials received word that a shipment they received could lead to an allergic reaction.   The California Department of Public Health on Jan. 18 released a statement stating that the...

The L452R variant of Covid-19—being identified by viral genomic sequencing in San Francisco, Monterey and Santa Clara counties—has been linked to the outbreak at Kaiser Permanente's San Jose Medical Center that led to several dozen infections and possibly one death, as well as other large outbreaks in Santa Clara County.

After weeks of constant spikes in new coronavirus cases, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors hoped to curtail the public health crisis by passing a new ordinance that could cite individuals and commercial sites for not following state guidelines.  The board held a special...

San Benito County Public Health officials report the number of new Covid-19 cases continue to grow on a daily basis, including a new death in their latest newsletter. On Jan. 15, the county reported its 42nd death of the novel coronavirus in San Benito County....

Since the Covid-19 pandemic started, Coastal Kids Home Care—a regional nonprofit that provides specialized home healthcare for children living with illness and disability—has seen demand for its services skyrocket.

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors scheduled a special meeting to consider, and potentially adopt, a Covid enforcement ordinance. The board will convene on Jan. 15 at 6pm to discuss a draft ordinance that includes provisions to allow code enforcement officers, heath officers and...

The Running Rooster restaurant has had to adapt and change several times over the years in an effort to provide the community an all-out dining experience.  But nothing could’ve prepared co-owner Jim Chapman for what happened to him and many of the other downtown Hollister...