Sacramento County Local News: COVID-19

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

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COVID-19 Economy & Jobs Health Crisis & Personal Support Government

Millions of Californians Struggle to Get Enough Food Despite State’s Abundance

08/07/2023
How bad is California hunger? A lot depends on your access to food aid, which expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic but is being reduced.

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Community Colleges Use Flashy Marketing to Get Students Back

08/04/2023
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Community colleges roll out light shows, splashy billboards and other marketing gimmicks.

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COVID-19 Economy & Jobs Families & Children Homelessness Housing Government

Here's How California Policy Makes Homelessness Worse

08/03/2023
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As pandemic renter protections end, a spike in homelessness will likely follow, data shows.

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Covered California Announces Steepest Premium Hike in 5 Years

07/26/2023
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Coverage through state health insurance exchange will rise almost 10 percent.

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COVID-19 Economy & Jobs Health Government

California Blocks In-N-Out Burger Plan to Ban Masks in Workplace

07/26/2023
The iconic California burger joint known for its crossed palm trees and cups printed with Bible verses banned its employees in five states from wearing masks at work.

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COVID-19 Health

Pandemic-Driven Drinking Increased Alcoholic Liver Disease Death Rates

07/16/2023
Excessive drinking during the pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease deaths so much that the condition killed more Californians than car accidents or breast cancer, a California Healthline analysis has found.

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No Workers Comp for COVID Given to Family Members, Court Rules

07/07/2023
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State Supreme Court says "burden on employers" outweighs damage from viral illness.

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Economy & Jobs COVID-19

Why California’s COVID Unemployment Mess Isn’t Over Yet

05/15/2023
Workers denied pandemic-era jobless benefits are still struggling as they fight a state employment agency on edge about fraud and an appeals system facing a “historic” backlog. What happens next will help decide who pays for a multi-billion-dollar debacle three years in the making.

From Elk Grove Citizen...

City of Elk Grove Education COVID-19

School District to Review COVID Relief Spending Plan

03/03/2023
Elk Grove Unified, which supports 68 schools, has over $100 million in COVID relief funding still available. The board recently met to discuss how best to use the money.

From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

Economy & Jobs COVID-19

California to End Mandatory Pay for Workers With COVID

12/14/2022
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted to end the rule in part because it has become harder to enforce. Only people who caught the virus on the job are eligible to keep getting paid, but it is so widespread that it's hard to tell where someone got sick.

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COVID-19 Health

Amoxicillin: Why the Popular Antibiotic Is in Short Supply

12/09/2022
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As a wave of respiratory illnesses spreads, a vital medicine goes out of stock.

From Monterey Herald...

Education COVID-19

Pandemic Impact Continues at Cal State With Fall 2022 Enrollment Decline

11/22/2022
Overall undergraduate enrollment for the Cal State system fell once again, to 404,820 students this fall—about 17,500 fewer students than the previous year.

From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

Health COVID-19 State of California Education

California Appeals Court Axes District COVID-19 Student Vaccine Mandate

11/22/2022
Just 67 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds and and 38 percent of 5- to 11-year-olds have had the primary two-shot COVID-19 vaccine series.

From Monterey Herald...

Education Health COVID-19

Could These Antiviral Pills Treat Long COVID?

11/20/2022
Stanford launches the nation’s first study of an antiviral strategy for long COVID.

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Education Families & Children COVID-19

CDC Paves Way to Require School COVID Vaccines—But Lawmakers Have Given Up for Now

10/27/2022
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control decided to list COVID-19 among the vaccines it recommends for children, but each state decides whether to adopt those guidelines. It's unclear what California will do.

From The Sacramento Bee...

COVID-19 Environment

Quarantine Ends—Now Higher Carbon Emissions Are Back

10/25/2022
2020 carbon emissions fell because of the COVID-19 pandemic–but now emissions are on the rise again.

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COVID-19 Health

Heart Attack Deaths Rose Sharply Among Young U.S. Adults in Pandemic

10/24/2022
As the number of COVID-19 infection surged during the pandemic, deaths from heart attacks rose sharply as well, with adults ages 25-44 experiencing the most significant increases, according to new research from scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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Health COVID-19

Some 300 COVID Variants Are Circling the Globe. Which Will Hit Here?

10/23/2022
“It's a cloak-and-dagger, spy-versus-spy game. … These variants that are bubbling up now are trying to get past some of our immunity."

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COVID-19 Health State of California

Newsom to End State’s COVID State of Emergency After More Than 2 Years

10/17/2022
After more than two-and-a-half years, California is retiring its COVID-19 emergency proclamation. Governor Gavin Newsom will lift the state of emergency declaration on Feb. 28.

From Elk Grove Citizen...

City of Elk Grove Parks & Recreation COVID-19

Elk Grove’s CSD Reveals COVID Relief Fund Projects

10/13/2022
From a new fire engine to a renovated public pool: Elk Grove’s Cosumnes Community Service District allots $5 million in federal and state COVID relief funds for citywide projects.

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