COVID-19

At least 177 employees were laid off at stores in the Gilroy Premium Outlets since early April, state filings show, as “non-essential” businesses across the country fight to stay alive during a pandemic-induced shutdown. Rosewood CordeValle in San Martin, meanwhile, laid off 263 employees on...

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...

Health officials throughout the nation have said testing is an essential factor in the battle against the novel coronavirus, and with case numbers rising in communities near and far getting a test is critical to understanding where the virus is and how officials can...

Se prevé que el Covid-19 sea la tercera causa principal de muerte en el condado de Santa Clara este año, solo detrás del cáncer y las enfermedades cardíacas. Los datos fueron publicados por funcionarios de salud cuando el condado superó un hito sombrío esta...

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.

With at least 632 fatalities attributed to Covid-19 so far in 2020, the virus is projected to be the third leading cause of death in Santa Clara County this year, according to public health officials.

Deaths from fentanyl, a powerful opioid drug, are drastically on the rise in Santa Clara County this year, and public health officials think stress and anxiety resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic might be contributing to the increase.

More agricultural workers in South Santa Clara County are receiving doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, even as supply remains low. This week, the county vaccinated food and agricultural workers on-site at Lusamerica Foods and Kawahara Nursery in Morgan Hill, and will be facilitating a vaccination...

Hundreds of children ages 5-11 are already signed up for their first round of Covid-19 vaccinations at two clinics scheduled in South County this weekend. On Saturday, a Safeway vaccine clinic for children will take place 10am to 4pm at El Toro Health Science Academy,...

Santa Clara County Public Health will offer Covid-19 vaccinations at the Gilroy Senior Center, 7371 Hanna St., on Feb. 10 from 9am-3pm. County residents who are 65 years or older are eligible to receive the vaccine. Per a recent announcement by the county, everyone eligible...