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Some 2,400 COVID-19 cases remain active in Santa Cruz County.
There were 65 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Santa Cruz County as of Wednesday, of which 17 were being treated in intensive care units.
See where the Santa Cruz County area ranked in a recently released list from SmartAsset.
$95,000 grant from Kaiser Permanente will help Second Harvest Santa Cruz County enroll 1,000 in CalFresh nutritious food program in pandemic
Find out how to sign up for appointments at the new facility and see which other testing sites are available in Santa Cruz County.
The county's prediction comes as the Bay Area region reaches a critical shortage of intensive care unit beds.
The Bay Area's intensive care unit capacity dropped below the 15 percent threshold Wednesday, pushing Santa Cruz under a stay-at-home order.
The first batch of Pfizer vaccines have arrived to Santa Cruz County with the first administrations to begin as soon as Wednesday.
Although the Bay Area region's ICU capacity increased to 17.8 percent, health officials could still opt into the stay-at-home order.
"Our main objective is to learn where and how the virus is spreading...and which communities are the most vulnerable."
See who could be first in line to receive the vaccine in Santa Cruz County.
The opt-in CA Notify service allows COVID-19 patients to anonymously notify others they've been close to about their diagnosis.
The Bay Area is the one part of California that would not be required to shut down immediately, but six health officers have had enough.
A new site is opening, while capacity has been expanded at one of the county's most popular testing sites.
Updated: No new cases have been reported since last week.
A tool developed by researchers from several universities lets you see your risk of being exposed to the coronavirus indoors.
Updated: There have been a total of 28 deaths in Santa Cruz County.
The grant is to Housing Matters, the largest provider of care in Santa Cruz County; part of Kaiser Permanente housing initiative
See Santa Cruz's latest COVID-19 case count as Santa Cruz County residents prepare to move into the purple or "widespread risk" tier.
An outbreak at a local assisted living had sickened 14 residents and 10 staff members, as of Friday afternoon.
Kaiser Permanente Infectious Disease expert suggests keeping events small, short, stable and safe: mask, social distance, wash hands, more
"It's really, really a dire situation for Santa Cruz County." Also: Get the latest Santa Cruz COVID-19 case count.
Officials shared some alternatives for Thanksgiving celebrations and gave tips on the safest way to gather.
Santa Cruz County officials announced plans to expand COVID-19 testing capacity and updated the public on a nursing home outbreak.
Bay Area Health Officers call for residents to get their flu shot to avoid straining limited resources in hospitals and urgent care centers.
In an effort to prevent a “twindemic” of COVID-19 and seasonal flu, County of Santa Cruz Public Health is urging residents get vaccinated.
A third of the residents at a skilled nursing facility have tested positive for the coronavirus and another three deaths have been reported.
The man in his early 40s died in his home. Also: The coronavirus continues to disproportionately affect South County and Latinx residents.
Santa Cruz County's air quality index as of Tuesday is 158. Residents are encouraged to stay indoors when possible.
The fires have torched 86,509 acres in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties since lightning strikes ignited multiple blazes Aug. 16.
Santa Clara County's third evacuation center for fire victims opened Sunday in Cupertino.
Beaches in unincorporated Santa Cruz County will close for much of Labor Day weekend, supervisors decided Tuesday.
Teens and young adults who vaped were five to seven times more likely to be infected with the coronavirus.
Suspect's husband calls allegations against former special-education teacher Nancy Nordland "fake news" according to the report.
Hundreds have been sickened in the United States, including 76 Californians, prompting a voluntary recall of a variety of onions.
Under the new partnership, Santa Cruz County will be able to test up to 800 people per day, officials said.
A Facebook spokesman described the president’s statement “harmful COVID misinformation.”
Also: Santa Cruz County believes local cases may have been underreported in the past seven to 10 days due to a technical, statewide problem.
Statewide, 514,901 Californians have been sickened and 9,388 have died as a result of COVID-19.