The new variation was reported in Santa Clara and Alameda counties, health officials announced Wednesday.

County residents can visit sccfreevax.org to find updated information on who is eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine and where it is available.

According to Cal-OSHA, Kaiser’s San Jose Medical Center is one of the top pandemic-safety violators in the state.

The county has launched an investigation into the hospital’s handling of the superspreader event that infected at least 60 people and killed one.

The South Bay hospital outbreak comes amid a post-holiday season explosion in coronavirus cases throughout California.

Because Covid-19 can be found in stool, even from people without symptoms, researchers are testing wastewater to monitor the virus.

This delivery is the first of the initial 17,550 doses allocated to the county by the state, 230 of which will go to San Benito County.

On Tuesday, the county saw its highest single-day case count with 512 new Covid-19 infections, as well as a record number of hospitalizations.

Santa Clara County on Sunday reported 358 new diagnoses—a single-day case count second only to the record 385 tallied on July 15.

Santa Clara County Covid-19 Testing Officer Dr. Marty Fenstersheib said the county has been conducting 7,000 to 8,000 tests a day.

Under the new reopening tier, which goes into effect at midnight, more establishments can expand indoor operations—with certain limitations.

Indoor events could resume at up to 25 percent capacity or up to 100 people and outdoor gatherings of up to 200 people.

The state Covid-19 framework gives counties credit toward their case rate for reopening if they test more people than the state average.

County health officials are asking people not to hold parties or visit haunted houses this Halloween.

The South Bay’s largest school district will continue virtual learning through December, saying it’s too risky to resume in-person instruction.

Alan Viarengo is accused of repeatedly threatening Santa Clara County’s chief public health officer over her Covid-19 mandates.