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March 28, 2024

Monterey County lifts most indoor mask mandates

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” In alignment with the state of California, Monterey County and nearly a dozen other Bay Area jurisdictions have lifted universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday. Last week Monterey County announced that it would join the counties of Alameda,...

Monterey Countyā€™s first bulk order of Covid-19 tests arrives

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County is making good on its commitment to invest up to $1 million to secure more Covid-19 rapid tests for the community, with the first direct purchases from this effort arriving last week. About 750 test kits were delivered last Wednesday,...

State’s indoor mask mandate to expire for most vaccinated residents

CALIFORNIA ā€” California will roll back its mask requirement next week for vaccinated residents in most indoor spaces, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. The state implemented the mandate in mid-December as COVID-19 cases began to spike due to the highly infectious omicron variant, requiring residents...

Monterey County commits up to $1M for Covid-19 tests

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” As demand for rapid testing skyrockets, Monterey County Board of Supervisors has unanimously agreed to spend up to $1 million to purchase additional Covid-19 tests for the community. In a 5-0 vote last Tuesday, the Board committed to bringing more rapid tests...

Monterey Countyā€™s Covid-19 testing sites expand hours to meet demand

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey Countyā€™s state-supported Covid-19 testing sites located in Seaside, Salinas and Soledad are expanding hours in response to an increase in demand for testing. The community testing sites will be adding additional days and appointment times as a result, announced Monterey County...

Post-Infection Immunity Protective Against Delta, CDC Reports, but Vaccines Still Offer Best Defense

Previous infection with the coronavirus appeared to provide stronger protection against the delta variant than did vaccination in a large sample of patients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. But in the long term, vaccination still offers the best defense against the...

Omicron Is Spreading Rapidly Through California

(California Today) How fast is the coronavirus spreading in California? 1. A considerable spike in new cases over the holiday weekend ā€” nearly a quarter million ā€” was reported by the state health department Tuesday, with an average of nearly 59,000 cases a day recorded from New Yearā€™s...

California is reinstating an indoor mask mandate

California will once again require residents to wear masks in indoor public settings everywhere in the state, amid uncertainty surrounding the rapid spread of the omicron coronavirus variant and rising case rates as the holidays approach. The mandate will go into effect Wednesday and will...

Why Omicron was first found in San Francisco

As soon as the first U.S. case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus was reported in San Francisco, California officials began sounding the same message: Donā€™t panic. ā€œWe are not surprised by this. This was predictable. This was predicted,ā€ Gov. Gavin Newsom said in...

Monterey County lifts indoor mask mandate

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County Board of Supervisors has voted to suspend the masking requirement of its indoor face covering ordinance, effective immediately. ā€œThis means while wearing face coverings in indoor public settings remains strongly recommended, it is no longer required,ā€ according to Maia Carroll,...

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 20, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD March 96:56 p.m. DUI on El Camino Real. March 107:21 a.m. Agency Outside Assistance on Cypress...