COVID-19

Local officials expect San Benito County to move into the state’s “Red Tier” of Covid-19 risk by next week, which could open up more indoor business and allow more public gatherings. San Benito County Interim Public Health Officer Dr. David Ghilarducci said at the March...

San Benito County Public Health officials’ March 4 Covid-19 update shows the daily case rate and test positivity rate continue to decline locally. The county’s Covid-19 dashboard shows there have been 5,708 confirmed cases and currently 55 active cases. The local death count remains at...

The first set of remote Covid-19 vaccine clinics for food and agricultural sector workers was a big success in San Benito County, bringing in approximately 250 people to get their first shots.    The county’s public health department and Safeway Pharmacy along with the Grower-Shipper Association...

San Benito County Public Health officials report the number of new Covid-19 cases continue to decline but two new deaths were reported in their latest newsletter.    On March 1, the county reported its 60th and 61st death of the novel coronavirus in San Benito County....

By Patricia Cohen, @nytimes New claims for unemployment fell last week, the government reported Thursday, the latest sign that the labor market’s recovery, however slow and unsteady, is continuing. “The numbers look encouraging on the face of it,” said Gregory Daco, chief U.S. economist at Oxford...

By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation Outdoor youth sports will soon be allowed to resume in California counties that meet a threshold for coronavirus cases, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. Outdoor sports like football and baseball will be allowed to resume as early as next...

San Benito County residents who work in the agricultural and food industries can start signing up for Covid-19 vaccinations, but it might be a while before supplies are available for everyone who registers. The county’s public health services department and the Grower Shipper Association of...

San Benito County Public Health officials’ Feb. 16 Covid-19 update shows the daily case rate and test positivity rate continue to decline locally. The county’s Covid-19 dashboard shows there have been 5,569 confirmed cases and currently 99 active cases. The local death count remains at...

San Benito County is home to some of the most vulnerable residents when it comes to the health impact of Covid-19—specifically, Latinos and farmworkers—but has received fewer vaccine doses per capita than most other counties in California, according to a Feb. 11 letter from...

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...