COVID-19

Update: 6:30pm Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital began administering the first batch of Covid-19 vaccinations to its staff on Wednesday as soon as they received a shipment of 230 doses sent by the state. On Dec. 16, the hospital posted on its Facebook page that they “immediately...

The arrest of an unmasked San Benito County resident and business owner at the supervisors meeting chambers Dec. 15 has sparked a firestorm of commentary on social media and among the community.

San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting the number of new Covid-19 cases continue to drastically rise in the county, including a death in their latest newsletter. As of Dec. 15, the county reported a 22nd death of the novel coronavirus in San Benito...

Santa Clara County received its first 5,850 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on Dec. 15. This delivery is the first of the initial 17,550 doses allocated to the county by the state, 230 of which will go to San Benito County per the state’s...

San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting the number of new Covid-19 cases are still on the rise in the county, including two more deaths in their latest newsletter. As of Dec. 14, the county reported its 20th and 21st death of the novel...

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...

As of Dec. 11, San Benito County Public Health officials have reported 2,348 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the county. The local death count remains at 19, according to county officials.  The county’s Covid-19 dashboard shows that there are currently 361 active cases...

As of Dec. 10, San Benito County Public Health officials have reported 2,314 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the county, which is an increase of 385 cases reported since the start of this month. The local death count remains at 19, according...

The City of Hollister came up with the idea to allow business owners to keep their places open under all of the state’s Covid-19 guidelines with the help of building new outdoor parklets along San Benito Street. But any plans to utilize the outdoor spaces...

Even though Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is at 100 percent capacity, medical staff said the facility is still open to treat patients during the “double-headed surge.”