COVID-19

Santa Clara County health officials reported 259 new cases of Covid-19 on July 30, bringing the total to 9,612 positive cases since the pandemic began.

Local public health officials on Nov. 30 reported 801 new cases of the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 35,085 since the pandemic began in March.

For a few hours on Monday it seemed as though gyms, salons and other indoor operations would start to reopen in Santa Clara County, despite orders from Gov. Gavin Newsom to shut down businesses in jurisdictions on the state’s Covid-19 watch list.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Dec. 8 to partner with the state’s “California Rebuilding Fund,” hoping to provide as much as $100 million in loans for county small businesses, and to provide an immediate $6 million for low-interest loans for businesses as a first step in a phased approach to a larger loan program.

Santa Clara County announced Tuesday that it has acquired the new Novavax Covid-19 vaccine and will begin administering the vaccine at all County Health System vaccination sites on Aug. 2. Unlike the currently available Pfizer and Moderna vaccines that use an mRNA-based approach to developing...

By early next year, De Paul Health Center’s former emergency room will be renovated to accommodate dozens of hospital beds and a variety of healthcare services in an expanded urgent care clinic, with longer-term plans to develop a skilled nursing home in the Morgan Hill facility’s old hospital wing.

Below are the latest Covid-19 data from Santa Clara County and Johns Hopkins University: As of Feb. 19: World: 110,562,484 cases; 2,448,188 deaths U.S.: 27,950,547 cases; 495,015 deaths Santa Clara County: 108,255 cases; 1,708 deaths Morgan Hill: 3,304 cases Gilroy: 7,128 cases San Jose: 71,399 cases As of Feb. 10: World: 107,179,340...

There are more than 50 free Covid-19 testing sites in Santa Clara County. Most Covid-19 tests last minutes and are easy to schedule either online or over the phone.

The first day back on campus Monday was unlike any other at schools throughout Morgan Hill, as students, teachers, parents and faculty resumed in-person instruction in a post-pandemic world of social distancing, hygiene guidelines and new remote learning technology that brings students from their...

Residents age 65 and older can line up to receive their Covid-19 vaccine at a two-day vaccination site this week at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center. Vaccines will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis from 10am to 3pm Feb. 23 and 24,...