Governor orders statewide curfew
Residents of Santa Clara County and other counties in California’s “purple” Covid-19 risk tier are subject to a “limited stay at home order” starting Saturday, Nov. 21, Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted Thursday.
Covid-19: By the numbers
Below are the latest Covid-19 statistics as reported by Johns Hopkins University and Santa Clara County:
As of Feb. 5:
World: 105,048,430 cases; 2,288,655 deaths
U.S.: 26,691,738 cases; 456,295 deaths
Santa Clara County: 103,748 cases; 1,505 deaths
Morgan Hill: 3,122 cases
Gilroy: 6,806 cases
San Jose: 68,416 cases
As of Jan....
Walk-up testing sites open Aug. 4-7
Santa Clara County will offer free COVID-19 diagnostic testing Aug. 4-8 in San Jose and Gilroy.
Santa Clara County forms Covid-19 enforcement team
In an effort to regain control of the Covid-19 pandemic, Santa Clara County supervisors Aug. 11 voted unanimously to create a new tool for a group of enforcers by using a combination of warnings and fines rather than criminal penalties.
State updates worship service guidance
California public health officials updated the state's guidance for places of worship and cultural ceremonies Monday, removing capacity limits for both indoor and outdoor gatherings.
Since unveiling the tiered Covid-19 reopening system late last August, the state has faced pushback from religious groups and advocates...
Newsom replaces watchlist with new tiered reopening system
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday revealed what he called a new, more “stringent” four-tiered reopening system that allows counties to open their economies depending on their case and test positivity rates.
State rejects Santa Clara County reopening plan
State public health officials stunned Santa Clara County on the Fourth of July weekend, rejecting its proposal to implement a customized COVID-19 order that would have reopened more businesses in mid-July.
Demand jumps for blood donors
More than two years after the Covid-19 pandemic started, hospitals and medical facilities throughout the region are still “desperate” for blood supplies for their patients, according to an American Red Cross representative. One way that many people, organizations and venues are committed to helping...
Santa Clara County receives first doses of Covid-19 vaccine
With hospitals stretching beyond capacity and the number of people dying from Covid-19 continuing to rise, Santa Clara County officials described a “ray of hope” Dec. 15 when the first shipment of a vaccine arrived.
The county received its first 5,850 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech...
County expands free Covid-19 testing
Santa Clara County this week expanded its local Covid-19 testing access with six new testing locations throughout the county.
