COVID-19

Hollister councilwoman Carol Lenoir announced earlier this week that she tested positive for Covid-19, adding her to the list of surging cases within San Benito County. She said in an email to the Hollister Free Lance on July 7 confirming she contracted the virus.

San Benito County Public Health officials are hoping that a new state issued guidebook will help businesses get back on track to opening its doors.  Public health officials on Aug. 7 announced in a press release that the California Department of Public Health issued the...

The number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise in San Benito County including a local death count that is now at three, according to county officials. As of July 28, 31 new cases were reported, which now makes it 584 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in...

Starting Feb. 23, a mobile OptumServe Covid-19 testing bus will be offering appointment-based and drop-in tests in Hollister, says a press release. The testing bus will be located at Brigantino Park, 2045 San Juan Hollister Road in Hollister. The Covid-19 mobile testing bus will be...

The Northern California Renaissance Faire will not take place this summer due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the event’s general manager said in a July 1 press release.

As of Aug. 3, there have 676 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in San Benito County. The local death count remains at four, according to county officials.  Confirmed cases include patients who have since recovered and those who are deceased. The data from the Public Health Services’...

San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting that the county set another record of new Covid-19 cases in a single day and broke the 3,000 mark, including another death in their latest newsletter. As of Dec. 22, the county reported a 24th death of...

Public health officials say they’ve detected the first known cases of a South African Covid-19 variant in Santa Clara and Alameda counties. Chief health officers in each jurisdiction, doctors Sara Cody and Nicholas Moss, hosted a press conference Feb. 10 to field questions about the...

People who have been exposed to Covid-19 will no longer be required to quarantine under updated public health guidance issued Aug. 11 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those exposed to the virus are now encouraged to wear a mask for 10...

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...