COVID-19

An 11-year-old Spring Grove School student suffered a medical emergency at the school Oct. 19, and is now hospitalized in critical condition, according to authorities. The student tested positive for Covid-19. The sixth-grade student was transported from Spring Grove School—located off Fairview Road in northeast...

San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting that the number of new daily cases of Covid-19 continues to rise within the county.   As of Nov. 18, there have been 1,652 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the county, which is an increase of...

As of Aug. 21, there have been 918 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in San Benito County. The local death count remains at seven, according to county officials.  Confirmed cases include patients who have since recovered and those who are deceased. The county’s public health department...

The San Benito County Public Health Services department released its latest Covid-19 Vaccination Plan, which includes a rollout timeline and a dashboard that will inform residents when they’ll be eligible for the vaccine.  San Benito County is currently in the opening stages of the vaccination...

As of Jan. 21, San Benito County Public Health officials have reported 5,042 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the county. The local death count remains at 46, according to county officials.  The county’s Covid-19 dashboard shows that there are currently 530 active cases...

San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting the number of new Covid-19 cases is still on the rise in the county including another death in their latest report. As of Sept. 18, county officials reported an 11th death and 1,272 confirmed cases of the...

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors opened up a second round of small business grants to help locals who have been directly impacted by recent stay-at-home orders and related Covid-19 restrictions.

From academics to pandemics, California teenagers are seeking out more help from friends, parents and teachers to cope with their situation, according to a survey released Thursday by Blue Shield of California.  Between July and August, Blue Shield of California asked 500 California students aged...

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage through San Benito County with 10 fatalities from the virus already reported this month and the daily case rate climbing higher, the Board of Supervisors at the Jan. 12 meeting spent the day discussing the local CARES...

It’s been a roller coaster year for Bella Mia Salon owner and stylist Olga Arreola, who last week was able to reopen her shop for the first time since December.    The guidelines are just the same as the first two times: one guest per stylist...