San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health Division supports the wellbeing of our county families, friends and colleagues. When you hear, read or watch news about an outbreak of an infectious disease, you may feel anxious and show signs of stress – even when the outbreak effects people far from where […]
Sonora, CA…Today, the Tuolumne County Public Health Department has confirmed the first two deaths of Tuolumne County residents from COVID-19. The individuals were both males, one in his 60s with no known underlying health conditions which contributed to his illness, and one in his 80s, with some underlying health conditions. HIPAA privacy rules restrict the […]
Jackson, CA…The show must go on for the 21st Annual Hospice of Amador & Calaveras “Celebrate Life” Art Auction,and it willꟷVIRTUALLYꟷon Friday, September 18 on Facebook live. This year’s event promises the same excitement as in years’ past, with a live art auction, a raffle-style drawing for valuable prizes, and the ever-popular final event of […]
Washington, DC… Thank you very much. Well, thank you very much, everybody. Please. (Applause.) This promises to be a very big and very important meeting, so bear with me. Take a little while. But it has to do with a thing called “drug pricing.” And as you know, Congress has been working on this for […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) is appealing to the community to join the movement to CELEBRATE CALAVERAS. Doug Archer, MTMC President and CEO explains, “We are launching CELEBRATE CALAVERAS — a fun social media campaign – to share, raise spirits and build community pride and for this unique place where we live and […]
San Andreas, CA…On Friday, July 24, 2020 Calaveras Public Health reported five new cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The additional cases include three females between 18 to 49 years of age, one male between 50 to 64 years of age, and one male over the age of 65. Districts 2, 4, and 5 each […]
San Andreas, CA…Now Accepting Patients in San Andreas. Dr. Isabella Flores-Merritt, Board Certified General Surgeon, has joined the team at Mark Twain Medical Center and is now accepting patients at the San Andreas Multi-Specialty Care Center. Dr. Flores-Merritt has more than 15 years of experience, and completed her general surgery residency at Conemaugh Memorial Medical […]
Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California’s positivity rate – a key indicator of community spread – is trending upward in the 14-day average. Hospitalization rates are also trending upward in the 14-day average. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be […]
Angels Camp, CA…The boil water notice in the City of Angels was lifted at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2020. The City of Angels completed state-mandated water testing, and the results came back negative for harmful bacteria.The water is safe to drink and customers may resume normal use. Staff will hand-deliver notices this afternoon […]
San Andreas, CA…From Sheriff Rick DiBasilio..”The Sheriff’s Office is encouraging all to wear masks while out in public and not able to social distance. Sheriff’s Office personnel will wear masks when; There is time to apply a mask when contacting someone in public. Entering a residence when on a call for service. Entering any business […]
San Andreas, CA…Dr. Kaite Khandelwal Gilman has joined the Medical Staff at Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC). Dr. Khandelwal Gilman is a Board Certified General Surgeon and is now accepting patients at the MTMC San Andreas Specialty Care Center. “We are excited to welcome Dr. Khandelwal Gilman to our team,” says MTMC President and CEO […]
Amador County, CA – Since Friday’s COVID-19 update, Amador County Public Health confirms eleven additional COVID-19 cases in Amador County. Of these cases three are hospitalized locally and another is hospitalized out-of-county. Three of the cases reside in Jackson, 4 live in Ione, 2 live in Pioneer, 1 lives in Pine Grove, and another resides […]
San Andreas, CA…On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Calaveras Public Health reported seven new cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The additional cases include one female and two males between 0-17 years of age and one female and three males between 18 to 49 years of age. Six cases are from District 1 and one case […]
Sonora, CA…We were advised of two additional positive COVID-19 test results at our jail facility. The two additional cases include (1) inmate and (1) staff member within the jail. The inmate and staff member were tested for COVID-19 during the third round of testing at our facility. The inmate remains in custody and has been […]
Sonora, CA…A total of 17 cases are being reported today, which includes cases of which we were notified over the weekend. 8 Saturday, 4 Sunday, and 5 today. 11 individuals are isolating at home, 2 are in isolation at the county jail (see statement below), 2 have completed their isolation period, and 2 are hospitalized. […]
San Andreas, CA…On Monday, July 20, 2020, Calaveras Public Health confirmed the first death of a Calaveras County resident from complications related to COVID-19 illness. The individual was a male over the age of 65 who resided in District 4. The individual tested positive for the virus. He was unable to recover and passed away […]
Cambridge, UK…Interim results from the ongoing Phase I/II COV001 trial, led by Oxford University, showed AZD1222 was tolerated and generated robust immune responses against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in all evaluated participants. COV001 is a blinded, multi-centre, randomised controlled Phase I/II trial with 1,077 healthy adult participants, aged 18-55 years. It assessed a single dose of […]
Sonora, CA…1 new case is being reported today. The individual is currently isolating at home and the case is under investigation. 3 individuals have been moved from isolation to recovered. The vast majority of the cases we are seeing are not connected to previous cases, and the source of infection is often unknown. As a […]
Amador County, CA – Since Tuesday’s COVID-19 update, Amador County Public Health confirms six additional COVID-19 cases in Amador County. Of these cases two are hospitalized. One is hospitalized out-of-county and another is hospitalized locally. Two of the cases reside in Jackson, 1 lives in Ione, 1 lives in Pioneer, 1 lives in Pine Grove, […]
San Andreas, CA…On Friday, July 17, 2020 Calaveras Public Health reported twelve new cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The additional cases include four females and three males between 18 to 49 years of age, three females between 50 to 64 years of age, and two females over 65 years of age. Of the twelve […]
Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Office…”Today we were advised one of the inmates housed at the jail tested positive for COVID-19. The inmate was arrested for a felony crime and housed in our facility for less than 48 hours. The inmate was tested for COVID-19 during the second round of testing at our facility. The […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) is appealing to the community to join the movement to CELEBRATE CALAVERAS. Doug Archer, MTMC President and CEO explains, “We are launching CELEBRATE CALAVERAS — a fun social media campaign – to share, raise spirits and build community pride and for this unique place where we live and […]
San Andreas, CA…COVID19 Local Calaveras Update with Dr Dean Kelaita, Calaveras County Public Health Officer
Bentonville, AR… From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our focus and priority has been and continues to be on the health and safety of our associates, members and customers. As the number of confirmed cases has spiked in communities across the country recently, so too have the number and types of face covering mandates […]
San Andreas, CA…On Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Calaveras Public Health reported eight new cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The additional cases include a female between 0 to 17 years of age, one male between 18 to 49 years of age, one male and one female between 50 to 64 years of age, and two […]
San Andreas, CA…This morning Calaveras County Public Health Officer Dr Dean Kelaita and others gave an update and discussed the current situation on the COVID-19 pandemic.
San Andreas, CA…On July 13, 2020, Governor Newsom announced the statewide closure of the following businesses because of statewide increases in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and intensive care unit utilization: All brewpubs, breweries, bars and pubs (indoor and outdoor) Dine-in restaurants (indoor) Wineries and tasting rooms (indoor) Family entertainment centers (indoor) […]
Sacramento, CA…California is monitoring COVID-19 closely in each local community and keeping the public informed. We’re teaming up with counties to fight it with every tool we have: current local data, testing, contact tracing, infection control, emergency supplies, containment measures, and more. Counties should be ready to restore limitations if outbreaks increase. The State Public […]
San Andreas, CA…Now Accepting Patients in San Andreas. Dr. Isabella Flores-Merritt, Board Certified General Surgeon, has joined the team at Mark Twain Medical Center and is now accepting patients at the San Andreas Multi-Specialty Care Center. Dr. Flores-Merritt has more than 15 years of experience, and completed her general surgery residency at Conemaugh Memorial Medical […]
San Andreas, CA…On Friday, July 10, 2020 Calaveras Public Health reported six new cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The additional cases include a male and female between 0 to 17 years of age, two females and one male between 18 to 49 years of age, and a female between 50 to 64 years of […]
