Monterey County Local News: COVID-19

As pandemic renter protections end, a spike in homelessness will likely follow, data shows.

Coverage through state health insurance exchange will rise almost 10 percent.

State Supreme Court says "burden on employers" outweighs damage from viral illness.

A Salinas-born illustrator tweeted that he is “sad to hear that it sounds like Salinas Valley Comic Con ... is not to be again.”

The California Department of Public Health told the Monterey County Health Department that use of testing sites continues to decline, similar to other jurisdictions.

During the pandemic, the Federal Emergency Management Agency launched a program to help with funeral costs for loved ones, but it came with a catch.

The Hartnell College Board of Trustees voted to amend its pandemic policy to “strongly recommend” the COVID-19 vaccine for students and employees.

As a wave of respiratory illnesses spreads, a vital medicine goes out of stock.

Significant levels of influenza combined with an early surge of Respiratory Syncytial Virus and an expected increase in Covid-19 cases have brought back a symbol of the early pandemic.