Children in elementary schools donāt need to be 6 feet apart, CDC says
In a major policy revision intended to encourage more schools to welcome students back full time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that elementary school students and some middle and high school students could be spaced 3 feet apart in...
California orders all teachers to be vaccinated or face regular testing
California became the first state to issue a vaccine mandate for all educators in public and private schools when Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered teachers and school staff members to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or face weekly testing.
āWe think itāll be...
More than half of Monterey County residents vaccinated
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Reopening blueprint metrics have Monterey County in the Orange Tier, but the vaccination rates continue to climb.
County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno said on April 14 that 48% of the countyās populace age 16 and older have received at least one...
Monterey County could move to yellow tier as soon as next week, top health official says
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County could move into the yellow tier of the state's pandemic reopening system as soon as next week, the county's top health official said Tuesday.
Monterey County's rate of new cases per day per 100,000 residents, adjusted for the county's testing...
Why Covid-19 looks so different across California
If youāve been following the news on the coronavirus in California this week, you may have noticed a stark contrast in how the pandemic is playing out across the state.
While hospitals in Central and Northern California called in National Guard troops to help staff...
Covid-19 cases rising again in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County is seeing another increase in Covid-19 cases, announced County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno during last weekās media briefing.
According to Moreno, specimens sent for gene sequencing have determined a statewide average of 40 to 50% of Covid-19 cases are...
Monterey County hospitals warn about respiratory virus surge
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Mee Memorial Healthcare System, Natividad Medical Center, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and the Monterey County Health Department are urging all residents to act now to protect themselves and their families against respiratory viruses circulating this...
Delta variant causes surge in Monterey County cases
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno has announced that cases of Covid-19 continue to rise both statewide and in Monterey County, with the Delta variant of the virus now accounting for a large majority of the infections.
āWhat weāre seeing here...
Monterey County expands Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to more residents beginning this week
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Health Department has announced plans to expand the eligibility for Covid-19 vaccinations to more individuals this week.
As vaccine supply allows, county residents age 65 to 74 who work in the industry sectors of food and agriculture, education and childcare...
Vaccination efforts continue as Monterey County moves to Orange Tier
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Vaccination numbers continue to climb in Monterey County, with County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno announcing that more than 35% of county residents age 16 and over have received at least one vaccine dose.
During a March 31 press briefing, Moreno noted...
Local News
Body recovered after vehicle found in Arroyo Seco River
GREENFIELD ā Authorities recovered the body of a man Monday after a vehicle was discovered partially submerged in the Arroyo Seco River west of...























