COVID-19

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. 28, the county reported its 27th and 28th deaths from the novel...

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...

San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting the number of new Covid-19 cases are still on the rise, including another death in their latest newsletter. As of Dec. 17, the county reported a 23rd death of the novel coronavirus in San Benito County. It’s...

As of Aug. 13, there have been 792 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...

San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting the number of new Covid-19 cases are still declining in the county, however, another death was disclosed in last week’s newsletter. As of Oct. 19, county officials have reported 14 deaths and 1,403 confirmed cases of the...

Bars and breweries in Hollister may have to shut down this weekend and beyond following some modifications made by the state due to rising cases of Covid-19.  San Benito County officials announced July 8 that Dr. David Ghilarducci, county interim health officer, issued an order...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_nMnWEiN96s The San Benito County Public Health Department released a video with an update and message on the Covid-19 pandemic during this holiday season. County Interim Public Health Officer Dr. David Ghilarducci said that it’s been a difficult year and understands that people want to...

The Hollister Police Department arrested a local transient for vandalism of city property and assault on a police officer that included the use of a five-foot long bamboo staff.        Hollister resident Raymundo Lucas Lucatero Jr., 26, was booked on charges of felony vandalism, two counts...

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.

San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting the number of new daily cases of Covid-19 has gone back up, slowing down any progress they made to move into the next level of the California Blueprint for a safer economy. The data from the Public Health...