February 10, 2021 California’s First South African Coronavirus Strain Detected in Two Bay Area Counties By Silicon Valley Newsroom The new variation was reported in Santa Clara and Alameda counties, health officials announced Wednesday. Read More 0
January 22, 2021 Calif. Says It’s Safe to Use Scrutinized Lot of Moderna Coronavirus Vaccines By Eli Walsh, Bay City News County residents can visit sccfreevax.org to find updated information on who is eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine and where it is available. Read More 5
January 20, 2021 Even Before Recent Outbreak, San Jose Kaiser Faced Steep Fines for Covid Safety Violations By Jennifer Wadsworth According to Cal-OSHA, Kaiser’s San Jose Medical Center is one of the top pandemic-safety violators in the state. Read More 6
January 6, 2021 Kaiser Faces $44,000 in Fines for Handling of San Jose Outbreak By Jennifer Wadsworth The county has launched an investigation into the hospital’s handling of the superspreader event that infected at least 60 people and killed one. Read More 5
January 4, 2021 One Dead, 43 Others Infected in San Jose Kaiser Covid Outbreak By Jennifer Wadsworth The South Bay hospital outbreak comes amid a post-holiday season explosion in coronavirus cases throughout California. Read More 23
December 17, 2020 What Silicon Valley’s Sewers Reveal About the Coronavirus By Jennifer Wadsworth Because Covid-19 can be found in stool, even from people without symptoms, researchers are testing wastewater to monitor the virus. Read More 7
December 16, 2020 Santa Clara County Receives First Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine By Silicon Valley Newsroom 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. Read More 1
November 25, 2020 WATCH: Santa Clara Co. Health Officials Urge Strict Compliance Amid Rising Covid Infections By Silicon Valley Newsroom 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. Read More 3
November 9, 2020 Health Officials Urge Caution Amid Alarming New Surge in Coronavirus Infections By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County on Sunday reported 358 new diagnoses—a single-day case count second only to the record 385 tallied on July 15. Read More 10
November 2, 2020 Santa Clara County Surpasses One Million Covid-19 Tests By Grace Hase Santa Clara County Covid-19 Testing Officer Dr. Marty Fenstersheib said the county has been conducting 7,000 to 8,000 tests a day. Read More 1
October 13, 2020 South Bay Moves to Less Restrictive Tier Under State’s Covid Reopening Guidelines By Silicon Valley Newsroom Under the new reopening tier, which goes into effect at midnight, more establishments can expand indoor operations—with certain limitations. Read More 4
October 7, 2020 Santa Clara County Prepares to Resume Indoor Gatherings—With Certain Restrictions in Place By Emanuel Lee Indoor events could resume at up to 25 percent capacity or up to 100 people and outdoor gatherings of up to 200 people. Read More 7
September 30, 2020 Health Officials Hope to Increase Covid-19 Testing Numbers By Erik Chalhoub The state Covid-19 framework gives counties credit toward their case rate for reopening if they test more people than the state average. Read More 2
September 29, 2020 Santa Clara County Releases Guide to Safe Halloween, Dia de Los Muertos Celebrations By Silicon Valley Newsroom County health officials are asking people not to hold parties or visit haunted houses this Halloween. Read More 0
September 17, 2020 SJUSD to Continue Online Learning Through Year’s End By Jennifer Wadsworth The South Bay’s largest school district will continue virtual learning through December, saying it’s too risky to resume in-person instruction. Read More 3
September 8, 2020 Gilroy Teacher Accused of Threatening Public Health Official is Due in Court Again Oct. 5 By Silicon Valley Newsroom Alan Viarengo is accused of repeatedly threatening Santa Clara County’s chief public health officer over her Covid-19 mandates. Read More 6