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 […]
San Andreas, CA…On Tuesday, July 7, 2020, Calaveras Public Health reported 8 additional cases of COVID-19 in the County. The total number of cases among Calaveras residents is now up to 61. “As we continue to receive reports and learn about more cases, it is more important than ever for the public to avoid group […]
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 […]
Amador County, CA…Amador County Public Health reports two additional cases of COVID-19 in Amador County. One case is a male resident of Jackson in his 30s and the other is a teenage resident of Pine Grove. One of the new cases was exposed at a family gathering, became ill and sought care. The contact tracing […]
Sonora, CA…The Toulumne County Public Health Department reported 9 new cases in Tuolumne County yesterday, all of whom are isolating at home. One of the cases is a staff member associated with the Avalon Care Center cluster (total, 10). Additional test results from Avalon are still pending. 3 cases have been moved from isolation to […]
Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Office…”On Wednesday, we were notified one of our staff members in the custody facility tested positive for COVID-19. In response to the positive case, we are working closely with public health while conducting containment measures and mandatory testing for all inmate and staff within our facility. Additional resources from UCSF […]
Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Public Health Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Sonia Angell issued the following statement today warning Californians not to gather with people outside of their immediate households this Fourth of July weekend to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in our communities: “Traditionally, Fourth of July is a […]
Sacramento, CA… As COVID-19 cases rise throughout the state and in advance of the Fourth of July weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the “Wear A Mask” public awareness campaign encouraging Californians to use face coverings – one of the best ways people can protect themselves and others from the virus. The campaign is taking […]
San Andreas, CA…The Mark Twain Health Care District is Seeking a Board Member to Fill a Vacant Seat.
San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Public Health continues to experience an alarming and accelerating trend of community spread in the County. On Thursday, July 2, 2020, Calaveras Public Health reported 13 additional cases of COVID-19. This is the largest increase of positive cases in any reporting period in the County since the pandemic began. “As we enter […]
Sacramento, CA….Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health today released guidance directing counties that have been on the County Monitoring List for three consecutive days or more to close indoor operations for certain sectors which promote the mixing of populations beyond households and make adherence to physical distancing and wearing face coverings difficult. The guidance applies for […]
Amador County, CA – Amador County Public Health confirms the first 2020 case of West Nile virus (WNV) in an Amador County horse. Outbreaks of WNV occur each summer in the United States and are most commonly transmitted to humans and animals through a mosquito bite from a mosquito harboring the virus. Public Health officials […]
