COVID-19

Covid-19 hospitalizations among California's children—especially those too young to go to school—are the highest they have been since the pandemic began. Chalk it up to the highly contagious omicron variant, kids exposed during in-person instruction at school and other public places, and infants and preschoolers...

As of Nov. 25, there have been 1,784 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the county, which is an increase of 307 cases reported since Nov. 2. The local death count remains at 16, according to San Benito County Public Health officials.  Confirmed cases...

The County of San Benito has made CARES funding available to residents impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic to offer a variety of services.  Residents and families who are struggling paying their rent or who are facing eviction can apply for assistance with the Health &...

San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting that the county saw a record of new Covid-19 deaths recorded over the span of a weekend. As of Jan. 4, the county reported five deaths of the novel coronavirus in San Benito County, making the toll...

San Benito County Public Health officials report the number of new Covid-19 cases continue to decline but their latest newsletter reported two deaths.    On Feb. 1, the county reported its 53rd and 54th death of the novel coronavirus in San Benito County. This is the...

About 24 percent of San Benito County has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, but officials want to see more accurate, complete reporting of the numbers from local providers. As of April 14, public and private providers have administered 30,675 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to San...

The San Benito County Department of Public Health is reporting that the numbers for new cases of Covid-19 have been skyrocketing the past few weeks, leaving question marks for the upcoming holiday season.   The Public Health Services’ latest community newsletter announced on Nov. 23 that...

Errors in the state’s Covid-19 data reporting system have led to vast undercounts of both positive and negative results in counties throughout California.

Gavilan College had several more incidents of the novel coronavirus reported last week, bringing the case count up to 12 since the start of the pandemic in March. Jan Bernstein-Chargin, public information officer at Gavilan, sent out a mass email to students and staff on...

Any members of the community who want to participate in this week’s San Benito County Board of Supervisors meeting will have to do so from a safe distance on the internet or the phone.   County officials announced on Jan. 11 that the public will not...