Placer County Local News: COVID-19


All Local COVID-19 News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

California Local Pin Marker From The Sacramento Bee...

01/05/2022
As the omicron COVID-19 variant continues to spread through California, many are using over-the-counter testing kits. If you test positive, what do you do with your result?

California Local Pin Marker From YubaNet...

01/03/2022
With the Omicron variant surging throughout Placer County, the county extended its late summer health warning, encouraging residents to wear high-quality masks and to take other measures to avoid overtaxing the hospitals.

California Local Pin Marker From The Sacramento Bee...

12/27/2021
U.S. health officials have lowered isolation restrictions from 10 to five days for patients with coronavirus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said the guidance reflects evidence that people are most infectious two days before and three days after symptoms develop.

California Local Pin Marker From The Sacramento Bee...

12/15/2021
Dr. Rob Oldham, Placer County’s top health official, has made it clear that there’s no intention for Placer County to enforce a mask mandate due to the fact there’s been no enforcement direction from the state.

California Local Pin Marker From California Local...

12/09/2021
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A new variant of the COVID-causing coronavirus is causing fears of a new pandemic wave.

California Local Pin Marker From California Local...

11/26/2021
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Prices are going up and inflation is making headlines—but what’s causing it and can it be stopped?

California Local Pin Marker From The Sacramento Bee...

11/18/2021
Two counties have asked for religious and personal belief exemptions for the student COVID-19 vaccination mandate to stay valid when the mandate takes place next year.

California Local Pin Marker From The Sacramento Bee...

11/04/2021
City officials in Rocklin have approved an urgency ordinance to help restaurants and bars extend outdoor dining infrastructure through the holidays. The ordinance creates a permit process and streamlines regulations.

California Local Pin Marker From California Local...

10/11/2021
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California’s ports are backed up with overflow cargo ship traffic. Here’s why that’s dangerous.

California Local Pin Marker From California Local...

10/08/2021
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COVID relief measures have ended. But people are still out of work in California.

California Local Pin Marker From Auburn Journal...

09/28/2021
The Rocklin City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution to streamline the permitting approval process for permanent outdoor-dining structures. The council is also looking to extend the temporary outdoor dining program, which is scheduled to end on Nov. 1.

California Local Pin Marker From The Sacramento Bee...

08/29/2021
California has some of the most extensive workplace vaccine requirements in the nation, but they don’t cover every industry. Some advocates say the state should expand its vaccine mandates to certain industries.

California Local Pin Marker From San Jose Inside...

08/25/2021
A Harvard University study found evidence linking smoke from wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington in 2020 to rising COVID cases and deaths. They said that fine particulate matter acts as a vehicle for spreading infection and makes existing cases worse.

California Local Pin Marker From Auburn Journal...

08/12/2021
At Monday’s Auburn City Council meeting, talk revolved around potential uses for the funds that Auburn will get from the American Rescue Plan Act, allocated by the feds to help cities recoup from pandemic-related losses.

California Local Pin Marker From South Tahoe Now...

08/12/2021
The website is posting a weekly Friday wrap-up of COVID-19 statistics for counties around Lake Tahoe.

California Local Pin Marker From Tahoe Daily Tribune...

07/31/2021
Around Lake Tahoe and its surrounding communities, business owners are feeling the labor shortage pinch, with help wanted ads unanswered and interviews unattended.

California Local Pin Marker From The Californian...

07/30/2021
Low-income Californians enrolled in Medi-Cal have been vaccinated at far lower rates than the overall population. About 45 percent of eligible Medi-Cal enrollees had received at least one dose as of July 18, compared to about 70 percent of all eligible Californians, state officials said.

California Local Pin Marker From California Local...

07/29/2021
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The state of California, as well as some local governments, will soon require all public employees to be vaccinated against COVID. Here’s why they’re taking that step.

California Local Pin Marker From Good Times...

07/25/2021
As the number of cases of COVID begin to rise in California again, a new UC Davis study shows that people have become desensitized and disinterested in following public health guidelines. The UC Davis researchers hopes their study can help with public outreach before COVID-19 again reaches crisis levels.

California Local Pin Marker From California Local...

07/21/2021
Image for display with article titled Why Are Masks Coming Back in California? It’s Not Just the Delta Variant.

Mask requirements appear to be on the way back in California, including for fully vaccinated people. Here's why.

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